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BMD-4larger figure on 2 of 3
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Gun forward
Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-4 | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Airborne Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2004–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Russia[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designed | 1990s |
6.36 m (20 ft 10 in ) (gun forward) 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) (hull)[source]
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
BMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4
Single sourceBMD-4M
Single sourceBMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4: 450 hp (331 kW ) BMD-4M: 500 hp (368 kW)[source]
Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel
Single sourceCummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd tractor factory Kurganmashzavod (since April 2024)[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Produced | 2004–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminum alloy[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Bakhcha-U/Sinitsa turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon 30 mm 2A72 autocannon 9M113 Konkurs ATGM[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 5.45 mm RPK-74 machine gun 7.62 mm PKM machine gun[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | BMD-4: 33.1 hp/tonne (24.3 kW/tonne) BMD-4M: 37.0 hp/tonne (27.2 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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