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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
First Win
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | First Win |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Thailand / Malaysia[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | See Service history |
First Win AFV and First Win AIFV
Single sourceFirst Win ALV
Single sourceFirst Win II and First Win IFV
Single source6.5 meters (First Win) 6.2 meters (First Win II and First Win IFV) 6.09 meters (First Win AFV and First Win AIFV) 5.56 meters (First Win ALV)[source]
Width
Single source2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)[source]
First Win AFV and First Win AIFV
Single sourceFirst Win ALV
Single sourceFirst Win, First Win II and First Win IFV
Single source2.45 meters (First Win, First Win II and First Win IFV) 2.59 meters (First Win AFV and First Win AIFV) 2.3 meters (First Win ALV)[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]
First Win
Single sourceFirst Win AFV and First Win AIFV
Single sourceMass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[source]
Empty · source measurement 1
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 3
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 5
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 7
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 9
Single source(full) (First Win)
Single source(full) (First Win AFV)
Single source(full) (First Win AIFV)
Single source(full) (First Win ALV)
Single source(full) (First Win II and First Win IFV)
Single source11 tonnes (empty), 13 tonnes (full) (First Win) 12 tonnes (empty), 14 tonnes (full) (First Win II and First Win IFV) 12 tonnes (empty), 13.5 tonnes (full) (First Win AFV) 11.5 tonnes (empty), 13 tonnes (full) (First Win AIFV) 9 tonnes (empty), 10.5 tonnes (full) (First Win ALV)[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; First Win
Single sourceMaximum; First Win II, First Win AFV, First Win AIFV, First Win ALV and First Win IFV
Single sourceOperational; 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]
Cummins Diesel Engine First Win
Single sourceFirst Win AFV and First Win AIFV
Single sourceFirst Win ALV
Single sourceFirst Win II
Single sourceCummins Diesel Engine 197-215 HP (First Win) 300 HP (First Win II) 330 HP (First Win AFV and First Win AIFV) 215 HP (First Win ALV)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2010[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Chaiseri Metal and Rubber Co., Ltd. (Thailand) DefTech (Malaysia)[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] | 2010 – 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] | — |
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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] | Ballistic: STANAG lv. 2 (optional to lv. 3), mine protection: STANAG lv. 3 (First Win) Ballistic: STANAG lv. 2 (optional to lv. 3), mine protection: STANAG lv. 3b/4a (First Win II) Ballistic: STANAG lv. 1, mine protection: STANAG lv. 2 (First Win AFV) Ballistic: STANAG lv. 1 (optional to lv. 2), mine protection: STANAG lv. 2 (optional to lv. 3) (First Win AIFV) Ballistic: STANAG lv. 1 (optional to lv. 2), mine protection: STANAG lv. 1 (First Win ALV)[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | Varies: 7.62 mm MG, 0.5 cal HMG, 40 mm AGL[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] | 4x4[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 0.4 meters (First Win) 0.36 meters (Axle) 0.49 meters (Hull) (First Win II) 0.48 meters (First Win AFV) 0.5 meters (First Win AIFV) 0.42 meters (First Win ALV)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | — | Allison automatic transmission[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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First Win ALV
Single sourceFirst Win IFV
Single sourceFirst Win II
Single source2.65 meters (First Win) 2.68 meters (First Win II) 2.56 meters (First Win AFV and First Win AIFV) 2.52 meters (First Win ALV) 2.75 meters (First Win IFV)[source]
100 km/h (First Win) 110 km/h (First Win II, First Win AFV, First Win AIFV, First Win ALV and First Win IFV)[source]