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BArmoured vehicles
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BMD-4larger figure on 1 of 2
Praga V3Slarger figure on 1 of 2
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 | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Airborne Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | — |
| In service | 2004–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Russia[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designed | 1990s[source] | — |
6.36 m (20 ft 10 in ) (gun forward) 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) (hull)[source]
Length
Single source6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Mass
Single source13.6 t (15.0 short tons ; 13.4 long tons )[source]
Maximum; in water
Single sourceMaximum; on paved roads
Single sourceMaximum; on rough terrain
Single source70 km/h (43 mph ) (on paved roads) 45 km/h (28 mph) (on rough terrain) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (in water)[source]
Operational; on paved roads
Single source500 km (310 mi) (on paved roads)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Volgograd tractor factory Kurganmashzavod (since April 2024)[source] | Praga[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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