BMP-1 vs Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)

AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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

BArmoured vehicles

Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)

Reconnaissance Anti–tank Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Command and control Recovery vehicle

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMP-1Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)Length

4.79 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMP-1larger figure on 3 of 4

Length+41%
Width+32%
Mass+63%

Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)larger figure on 1 of 4

Height+2%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

4.79m

Length+41%

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

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

4.79 m

Length

Single source

4.79 m (15 ft 9 in)^[source]

2.94m

2.23m

Width+32%

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Width

Single source

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

2.23 m

Width

Single source

2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)^[source]

2.07m

2.1m

Height+2%

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]

2.102 m

Height

Single source

2.102 m (6 ft 10.8 in)^[source]

13.2t

8.1t

Mass+63%

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

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

8,074 kg

Mass

Single source

17,800 lb (8.074 tonnes)^[source]

Between three and seven depending on variant

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers

Single source

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

Between three and seven depending on variant^[source]

65km/hMaximum; road

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Speed

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]

600kmOperational; road

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Range

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]

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

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Power

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]

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

Configuration

Details

BMP-1 and Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) configuration
Specification	BMP-1	Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Reconnaissance Anti–tank Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Command and control Recovery vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Service history^[source]	—
Wars	See Service history^[source]	—
Designer	Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]	Alvis^[source]
Designed	1961–1965^[source]	1967^[source]
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	—
Produced	1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]	1970^[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]	—
Variants	BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .^[source]	FV101 Scorpion c. 3000 built FV102 Striker 350 FV103 Spartan 967 FV104 Samaritan 101 FV105 Sultan FV106 Samson 136 FV107 Scimitar over 600 Sabre 325 + several hundred Alvis Stormer over 220^[source]
Armor	6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]	—
Main armament	73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]	—
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	—
Power/weight	22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	—
Ground clearance	370 mm (15 in)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]	—

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BMP-1

Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Reconnaissance Anti–tank Armoured personnel carrier Ambulance Command and control Recovery vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]

In service

1966–present^[source]

—

Used by

See Service history^[source]

—

Wars

See Service history^[source]

—

Designer

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

Alvis^[source]

Designed

1961–1965^[source]

1967^[source]

Manufacturer

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

1970^[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]

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Variants

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

FV101 Scorpion c. 3000 built FV102 Striker 350 FV103 Spartan 967 FV104 Samaritan 101 FV105 Sultan FV106 Samson 136 FV107 Scimitar over 600 Sabre 325 + several hundred Alvis Stormer over 220^[source]

Armor

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

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Main armament

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

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Secondary armament

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

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Power/weight

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

—

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

—

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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