BMP-1 vs BMP-3: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

One half 3544 · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

BMP-3

Infantry fighting vehicle

Reference photo · Configuration may differ

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMP-1Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

BMP-3Length

7.14 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMP-1larger figure on 0 of 5

None

BMP-3larger figure on 5 of 5

Length+6%
Width+9%
Height+16%
Mass+42%
Speed+11%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 40 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

7.14m

Length+6%

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)^[source]

7.14 m

Length

Single source

7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)^[source]

2.94m

3.2m

Width+9%

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Width

Single source

2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)^[source]

3.2 m

Width

Single source

3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)^[source]

2.07m

2.4m

Height+16%

All recorded figures & sources

2.068 m

Height

Single source

1.881 m

to turret top

Single source

2.068 m (6 ft 9.4 in) 1.881 m (6 ft 2.1 in) to turret top^[source]

2.4 m

Height

Single source

2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)^[source]

13.2t

18.7t

Mass+42%

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)^[source]

18,700 kg

Mass

Single source

18.7 tonnes (18.4 long tons ; 20.6 short tons )^[source]

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers

Single source

3 (commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers^[source]

3 people

(commander, gunner, driver) 7 troopers (+ 2 additional seats)

Single source

3 (commander, gunner, driver) 7 troopers (+ 2 additional seats)^[source]

65km/hMaximum; road

72km/hMaximum; road

Speed+11%

All recorded figures & sources

45 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

65 km/h

Maximum; road

Single source

7–8 km/h

Maximum; water

Single source

65 km/h (40 mph) road 45 km/h (28 mph) off-road 7–8 km/h (4.3–5.0 mph) water^[source]

45 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

72 km/h

Maximum; road

Single source

10 km/h

Maximum; water

Single source

72 km/h (45 mph) (road) 45 km/h (28 mph) (off-road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (water)^[source]

600kmOperational; road

600kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Off-road

Single source

600 km

Operational; road

Single source

600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road^[source]

600 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

600 km (370 mi)^[source]

220kWUTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm

375kWUTD-29M diesel

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

220 kW

UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm

Single source

UTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm^[source]

375 kW

UTD-29M diesel

Single source

UTD-29M diesel 500 hp (375 kW)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BMP-1 and BMP-3 configuration
Specification	BMP-1	BMP-3
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union Russia^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	1987–present^[source]
Used by	See Service history^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	See Service history^[source]	First Chechen War Second Chechen War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)^[source]
Designer	Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]	—
Designed	1961–1965^[source]	1975–1987^[source]
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	Kurganmashzavod^[source]
Produced	1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]	—
No. built	More than 20,000 of all variants (Soviet Union) More than 3,000 of all variants (PRC) 18,000 (Czechoslovakia) ≈800 (India)^[source]	2,000+^[source]
Variants	BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .^[source]	—
Armor	6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]	Aluminium alloy (ABT-102) and steel armour (BT-70Sh) Hull Front: 22 mm steel, 60 mm aluminium Hull Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium Hull Roof: 15 mm aluminium Hull Floor: 10 mm aluminium Turret Front: 16 mm steel, 70 mm space, 50 mm aluminium Turret Roof: 18 mm aluminium Turret Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium^[source]
Main armament	73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]	2K23/Bakhcha-U/Berezhok turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon 30 mm 2A72 autocannon AGS-30 grenade launcher and Kornet-EM (Berezhok turret only) AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station turret with 57 mm BM-57 autocannon^[source]
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	3 × 7.62 mm PKT machine guns^[source]
Power/weight	22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	27 hp/tonne^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	torsion bar^[source]
Ground clearance	370 mm (15 in)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]	—
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · India

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BMP-1

BMP-3

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Soviet Union Russia^[source]

In service

1966–present^[source]

1987–present^[source]

Used by

See Service history^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Wars

See Service history^[source]

First Chechen War Second Chechen War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)^[source]

Designer

Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]

—

Designed

1961–1965^[source]

1975–1987^[source]

Manufacturer

Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]

Kurganmashzavod^[source]

Produced

1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]

—

No. built

More than 20,000 of all variants (Soviet Union) More than 3,000 of all variants (PRC) 18,000 (Czechoslovakia) ≈800 (India)^[source]

2,000+^[source]

Variants

BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .^[source]

—

Armor

6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]

Aluminium alloy (ABT-102) and steel armour (BT-70Sh) Hull Front: 22 mm steel, 60 mm aluminium Hull Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium Hull Roof: 15 mm aluminium Hull Floor: 10 mm aluminium Turret Front: 16 mm steel, 70 mm space, 50 mm aluminium Turret Roof: 18 mm aluminium Turret Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium^[source]

Main armament

73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]

2K23/Bakhcha-U/Berezhok turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon 30 mm 2A72 autocannon AGS-30 grenade launcher and Kornet-EM (Berezhok turret only) AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station turret with 57 mm BM-57 autocannon^[source]

Secondary armament

7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]

3 × 7.62 mm PKT machine guns^[source]

Power/weight

22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]

27 hp/tonne^[source]

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

Ground clearance

370 mm (15 in)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]

—

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · India