BMP-1 vs Lenco BearCat: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

One half 3544 · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Lenco BearCat — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Lenco BearCat

Non-military armored vehicle

Credit

Srđan Popović · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMP-1Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

Lenco BearCatLength

6.096 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 4

Length+10%
Mass+66%

Lenco BearCatlarger figure on 2 of 4

Width+4%
Height+77%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

6.1m

Length+10%

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)^[source]

6.096 m

Length

Single source

240 in (6,096 mm)^[source]

2.94m

3.05m

Width+4%

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Width

Single source

2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)^[source]

3.048 m

Width

Single source

120 in (3,048 mm)^[source]

2.07m

3.66m

Height+77%

All recorded figures & sources

2.068 m

Height

Single source

1.881 m

to turret top

Single source

2.068 m (6 ft 9.4 in) 1.881 m (6 ft 2.1 in) to turret top^[source]

3.658 m

Height

Single source

144 in (3,658 mm)^[source]

13.2t

Mass+66%

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)^[source]

7,961 kg

Mass

Single source

17,550 lb (7,961 kg)^[source]

2+ 10 passengers

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers

Single source

3 (commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers^[source]

2 people

+ 10 passengers

Single source

2 + 10 passengers^[source]

65km/hMaximum; road

145km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

45 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

65 km/h

Maximum; road

Single source

7–8 km/h

Maximum; water

Single source

65 km/h (40 mph) road 45 km/h (28 mph) off-road 7–8 km/h (4.3–5.0 mph) water^[source]

145 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

90 mph (145 km/h)^[source]

600kmOperational; road

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Off-road

Single source

600 km

Operational; road

Single source

600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road^[source]

220kWUTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm

328kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

220 kW

UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm

Single source

UTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm^[source]

328 kW

6.7 L Ford Power Stroke turbo-diesel V8 @ 2,800 rpm

Single source

6.7 L Ford Power Stroke turbo-diesel V8 440 hp (328 kW) @ 2,800 rpm^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BMP-1 and Lenco BearCat configuration
Specification	BMP-1	Lenco BearCat
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Non-military armored vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	2001–present^[source]
Used by	See Service history^[source]	See § Operators^[source]
Wars	See Service history^[source]	—
Designer	Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]	—
Designed	1961–1965^[source]	2001^[source]
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	Lenco Industries^[source]
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]
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]	—
Variants	BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .^[source]	See § Variants^[source]
Armor	6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]	0.5–1.5 in (13–38 mm) steel plate ( NIJ Type IV+ )^[source]
Main armament	73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]	Weapon mountable rotating roof hatch^[source]
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	Multiple side gun ports^[source]
Power/weight	22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	Live axle^[source]
Ground clearance	370 mm (15 in)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]	—
Unit cost	—	US$188,793–300,000^[source]
Transmission	—	Ford 6R140 6-speed automatic^[source]

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BMP-1

Lenco BearCat

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Non-military armored vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United States^[source]

In service

1966–present^[source]

2001–present^[source]

Used by

See Service history^[source]

See § Operators^[source]

Wars

See Service history^[source]

—

Designer

Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]

—

Designed

1961–1965^[source]

2001^[source]

Manufacturer

Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]

Lenco Industries^[source]

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]

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]

—

Variants

BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .^[source]

See § Variants^[source]

Armor

6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]

0.5–1.5 in (13–38 mm) steel plate ( NIJ Type IV+ )^[source]

Main armament

73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]

Weapon mountable rotating roof hatch^[source]

Secondary armament

7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]

Multiple side gun ports^[source]

Power/weight

22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]

—

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

Live axle^[source]

Ground clearance

370 mm (15 in)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]

—

Unit cost

—

US$188,793–300,000^[source]

Transmission

—

Ford 6R140 6-speed automatic^[source]