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BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 3
K808 White Tigerlarger figure on 2 of 3
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]
K806
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | K808 White Tiger |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armored Personnel Carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2018–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators[source] |
K808
Single sourceK808: 7.2 meters (23 ft 7 in) K806: 6.6 meters (21 ft 8 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
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; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
South Korea[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt
| Wars | See Service history[source] | — |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | Hyundai Rotem[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2012–2016[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Hyundai Rotem[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] | 2016–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] | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | Samyang Comtech Ceramic / Polymer matrix composites[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | K808: K4 grenade launcher , or K6 heavy machine gun K806: K3 light machine gun[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | K808: 12.7 mm / 30 mm RCWS K806: 40 mm AGL / 12.7 mm RCWS[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | K808: 21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t) K806: 25 hp/t (18.38 kW/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Independent Hydropneumatic Suspension Unit (HSU)[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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| Passengers | — | K808: 1–10 K806: 1–9[source] |
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100 km/h (62 mph) (road) 8 km/h (5.0 mph; 4.3 kn) (water)[source]