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BMP-1larger figure on 0 of 2
Common Tactical Wheeled Vehiclelarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Common Tactical Wheeled Vehicle |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armored fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Japan[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2024-present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | Japan |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
8.1 to 8.7 m (27 to 29 ft)[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]
Height · source measurement 1
Single sourceHeight · source measurement 3
Single sourceOperational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single source600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[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] | — |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | TRDI (Technical Research & Development Institute)[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2010 - 2024[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[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] | Since 2024 (serial production)[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] | 3 prototypes as of 2024[source] |
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| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] | Type 24 AWCV Type 24 MM Type 25 RCV[source] |
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| 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] | Mk44 Bushmaster II (unmanned turret of the Type 24 AWCV and manned turret of the Type 25 RCV) 2R2M mortar (in the Type 24 MM)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | 7.62 mm Mk 52 chain gun (Type 24 AWCV and Type 25 RCV)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | 29.8 hp/tonne empty[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Independent Double wishbone suspension or Hydropneumatic suspension[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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| Developed from | — | Type 16 MCV Mobile Armored Vehicle[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | ¥ 1 billion yen (USD $ 7.04 million)[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 8 (Type 24 AWCV)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 10,000 kg (22,000 lb)[source] |
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Single source2.7 to 2.9 m (8 ft 10 in to 9 ft 6 in)[source]