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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 1
Fiat Marealarger figure on 0 of 1
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]
estate
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Fiat Marea |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[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] |
saloon
Single source4,391 mm (172.9 in) (saloon) 4,490 mm (176.8 in) (estate)[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]
estate
Single sourcesaloon
Single source1,420 mm (55.9 in) (saloon) 1,535 mm (60.4 in) (estate)
Mass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[source]
(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers
Single source3 (commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers[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]
Operational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single source600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[source]
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-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.
Centro Stile Fiat: Mauro Basso (saloon) Antonio Piovano (estate)[source] |
| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Fiat[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[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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| Also called | — | Fiat Marengo (panel van)[source] |
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| Production | — | 1996–2002 (Italy and Poland) 1998–2007 (Brazil) 1999–2007 (Turkey)[source] |
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| Assembly | — | Italy: Turin , Mirafiori Italy: Cassino Plant , Piedimonte San Germano Italy: Rivalta Brazil: Betim , Minas Gerais Turkey: Osmangazi , Bursa Province ( Tofaş ) Poland: Tychy ( Fiat Auto Poland )[source] |
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| Class | — | Small family car ( C )[source] |
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| Body style | — | 4-door saloon 5-door estate[source] |
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| Layout | — | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Platform | — | Fiat C1[source] |
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| Related | — | Alfa Romeo 147 Alfa Romeo 156 Alfa Romeo GT Fiat Bravo/Brava Fiat Multipla Lancia Lybra[source] |
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| Engine | — | petrol : 1.25 L I4 1.4 L I4 1.6 L I4 1.8 L I4 2.0 L I5 2.0 L turbo I5 2.4 L I5 (Brazil) BiPower : 1.6 L I4 diesel : 1.9 L turbo I4 2.4 L turbo I5[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,540 mm (100.0 in)[source] |
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| Kerb weight | — | 1,085–1,385 kg (2,392–3,053 lb)[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Fiat Tempra Fiat Croma[source] |
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| Successor | — | Fiat Linea (for saloon) Fiat Stilo Multi Wagon (for estate)[source] |
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