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BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 5
M2 Bradleylarger figure on 3 of 5
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | M2 Bradley |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1981–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators[source] |
21.49 ft (6.55 m)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
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; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; in water
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | See Service history[source] | Gulf War Iraq War Yemeni Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[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] | United Defense (1981–1995) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (since 2004)[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] | 1981–1995 ( United Defense ) 2004–present ( BAE Systems Platforms & Services )[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] | — |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | Spaced laminate armor offering 14.5 mm all around protection. Hull base is 7017 aluminum[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | 25 mm M242 chain gun (900 rounds) 2 × TOW anti-tank missile launchers (7 missiles)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | 7.62 mm coaxial M240C machine gun (2,200 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | 16.18 kW/tonne (21.7 hp/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Torsion bar[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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| Unit cost | — | $3,166,000 in 1998.[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 6 (7 in M2A2 ODS/M2A3/M2A4)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum; Maximum speed
40 mph (64 km/h); 40 km/h off-road; 7.2 km/h in water[source]