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BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Iveco LMV |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Italy[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | — |
| Wars | See Service history[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]
LMV2 Crewcab
Single sourceLMV Crewcab
Single sourceMass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[source]
LMV2-Chassis Cab · source measurement 7
Single sourceLMV2-Chassis Cab · source measurement 8
Single sourceLMV2-Crew Cab
Single sourceLMV2-Medevac
Single sourceLMV-Medevac
Single sourceLMV-Short Cab · source measurement 3
Single sourceLMV-Short Cab · source measurement 4
Single sourceLMV-Standard Cab · source measurement 1
Single sourceLMV-Standard Cab · source measurement 2
Single source7.1T (LMV-Standard Cab) 7.5t (LMV-Standard Cab) 7.1t (LMV-Short Cab) 7.5t (LMV-Short Cab) 7.1t (LMV-Medevac) 8.5t (LMV2-Crew Cab) 7.1t (LMV2-Chassis Cab) 7.75t (LMV2-Chassis Cab) 7.1t (LMV2-Medevac)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 1990s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Iveco Defence Vehicles BAE Systems (UK only) MVPS (Russia only)[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] | 2001–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] | 10,000+[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] | AMAP for STANAG 4569 Level 1-3[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | Pintle mounted weapon Remote controlled weapon station[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] | Independent, Double A-Arm[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 473 mm (18.6 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | €405,000[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 800 kg (1,800 lb) (LMV Crewcab) 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) (LMV2 Crewcab)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 6 speed fully-automatic (LMV) 8 speed fully-automatic (LMV2)[source] |
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2,050 mm (6 ft 8.7 in) (LMV Crewcab) 2,172 mm (7 ft 1.5 in) (LMV2 Crewcab)[source]