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BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 2
M901 ITVlarger figure on 0 of 2
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 | M901 ITV |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Anti-tank missile carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | — |
| Wars | See Service history[source] |
4.86 m (15 ft 11½ in)[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]
head extended
Single sourcetargeting head stowed
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Gulf War Iraq War[source] |
| 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] | — |
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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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | M220-series TOW weapon system[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | 7.62x51mm NATO machine gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 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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| Former operator · Iraq | — | Iraq[source] |
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| Former operator · United States Army | — | United States Army[source] |
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| Former operator · Israel | — | Israel[source] |
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| Role | — | American armored vehicle introduced into service in 1979, and[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The M901 ITV provides the crew and weapon system protection from small-arms fire and artillery fragments. The squad leader has a 270-degree range of view through the squad leader's periscope (SLP). The turret launcher has the capability for day and night acquisition and tracking of targets, and it provides firing coverages of 360 degrees in azimuth and +35 to −30 degrees in elevation. The ITV has stowage provisions for tripod-mounted TOW components configured so the ground system can be dismounted and set up in three to five minutes. In addition, the ITV is completely amphibious and is air transportable. It has the following characteristics:[source]M901 ITV · Equipment; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 23, cell 3; revision 1375897637; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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2.94 m (9 ft 8 in) targeting head stowed, 3.41 m (11 ft 2 in) head extended[source]