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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Centauro 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Centauro (Tank destroyer) |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Wheeled tank destroyer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Italy[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1991 - present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators |
Centauro 2
Single sourceCentauro 1: 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) Centauro 2: 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)[source]
Height
Single sourceto turret top
Single source2.068 m (6 ft 9.4 in) 1.881 m (6 ft 2.1 in) to turret top[source]
Centauro 1
Single sourceCentauro 2
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Centauro 1: Iveco VTCA V6 , turbo-diesel engine ( ) Centauro 2: Iveco Vector 8V V8 engine (
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceCentauro 1: Iveco VTCA V6 , turbo-diesel engine (520 hp (390 kW)) Centauro 2: Iveco Vector 8V V8 engine (704 hp (525 kW))[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] | United Nations Operation in Somalia II Implementation Force Kosovo Force Iraq War UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Iveco Fiat (hull, propulsion) Oto Melara (weapons, turrets)[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] | Centauro: 1991–2006 Centauro 2: 2021–present[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] | 490+ (plus 249 Freccia)[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 armoured hull[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | Centauro 1: Oto Melara 105 mm/52 (rifled) Centauro 2: Oto Melara 120mm L/45 LRF (smoothbore)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | Centauro 1: Coaxial: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Pintle: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Centauro 2: Coaxial: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) RWS Hitrole Mod.L or pintle: 1 × GPMG or ( 7.62×51mm NATO / 12.7×99mm NATO )[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | independent MacPherson struts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | € 1.6 million[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 350 kg (770 lb)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Hydropneumatic automatic transmission with 5 forward and 2 reverse gears 8×8 wheels[source] |
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Centauro 1: 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) Centauro 2: 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)[source]