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BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 1
Iveco MTVlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Iveco MTV |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Italy[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2024–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | Netherlands Armed Forces[source] |
5,900 mm (230 in)[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]
FPT NEF N67 280 (6.7 litres, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine , Euro III) Power Torque: 1,000 N⋅m (740 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceFPT NEF N67 280 (6.7 litres, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine , Euro III) Power: 276 hp (206 kW) Torque: 1,000 N⋅m (740 ft⋅lb))[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] | Iveco Defence Vehicles[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Iveco Defence Vehicles[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] | 200 (as of October 2024, with a total of 1,185 on order)[source] |
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| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] | See 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] | Hardtop: FN deFNder RCWS equipped with an FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Softtop variant, manned ring mount with optionally: M2 Browning ( 12.7×99mm NATO HMG ) H&K GMG ( 40×53 mm HV , AGL ) Spike LR / LR2 ( ATGM )[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | Softtop variant: lateral swing mount for the softtop variant, with a FN MAG ( 7.62×51mm NATO , GPMG )[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | 23 hp/t (17 kW/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 350 mm (14 in) (vertical obstacle)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | — | Payload: > 2.0 t (4,400 lb) Towing capacity: 3.5 t (7,700 lb)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Automatic High-low transfer case Permanent 4×4 wheel-drive 3 fully lockable differentials[source] |
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