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BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 4
BTR-60larger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | BTR-60 |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators[source] |
7.56 metres (24 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source65 km/h (40 mph) road 45 km/h (28 mph) off-road 7–8 km/h (4.3–5.0 mph) water[source]
Maximum; in water
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single source80 km/h (50 mph) on road 10 km/h (6 mph) in water
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
2×GAZ-49B 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline each
Single sourcecombined
Single source2×GAZ-49B 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline 67 kW (90 hp) each 134 kW (180 hp) (combined)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | See Service history[source] | See List of conflicts[source] |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | V. A. Dedkov[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 1955[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară (Romania, TAB-71)[source] |
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| Produced | 1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)[source] | 1960–1976 (Soviet Union) 1970-1990 (Romania)[source] |
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| 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] | ~25,000 (Soviet Union) 1,878 (Romania, TAB-71)[source] |
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| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | Welded steel 5−9 mm at hull 7 mm at turret[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (3,000 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | 13.03 kW/t (17.47 hp/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 475 mm ( 18 + 11 ⁄ 16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | 290 L (77 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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