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BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 3
FV103 Spartanlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Jaguar J60 4.2 litre DOHC inline six-cylinder petrol engine 252 lbs/ft at 3,000 rpm replaced with Cummins 5.9 turbo diesel at 4,500 rpm
Single sourceJaguar J60 4.2 litre DOHC inline six-cylinder petrol engine 252 lbs/ft at 3,000 rpm replaced with Cummins 5.9 turbo diesel 190 hp (140 kW) at 4,500 rpm[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | BMP-1 | FV103 Spartan |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armoured personnel carrier[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] | — |
| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
| Produced | 1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)[source] | 1978[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] | 967[source] |
| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[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] | 1 x 7.62 mm General Purpose Machine Gun[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] | 17.9 hp/t[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | — |
| Reported operators | — |
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