BMP-1 vs Matador (mine protected vehicle)

AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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

Matador (mine protected vehicle) — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Matador (mine protected vehicle)

Mine-protected vehicle

Credit

Gulustan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

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

2.94m

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Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Width

Single source

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

2.07m

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Height

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]

13.2t

15.3tCombat

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

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

15,300 kg

Combat

Single source

10,800 kg

Curb

Single source

Curb: 10,800 kg (23,760 lb) Combat: 15,300 kg (33,660 lb)^[source]

2+ 12 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

+ 12 passengers

Single source

2 + 12 passengers^[source]

65km/hMaximum; road

100–120km/hMaximum; tyre dependent

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]

100–120 km/h

Maximum; tyre dependent

Single source

100–120 km/h (tyre dependent)^[source]

600kmOperational; road

700kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

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]

700 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

700 km (435 mi)^[source]

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

221kWCummins ISBe4 Diesel ( 1,100 Nm) MAN (

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]

176 kW

925 Nm

Single source

221 kW

Cummins ISBe4 Diesel ( 1,100 Nm) MAN (

Single source

Cummins ISBe4 Diesel (221 kW, 1,100 Nm) MAN (176 kW, 925 Nm)^[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 Matador (mine protected vehicle) configuration
Specification	BMP-1	Matador (mine protected vehicle)
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Mine-protected vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	South Africa^[source]
In service	1966–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]	—
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	Paramount Group^[source]
Produced	1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]	2008–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]	—
Armor	6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]	Ballistic protection: STANAG 4569 level III (7.62 × 54 mm RB 32 API - Dragunov) and mine-blast protection: STANAG 4569 4a and 4b (double anti-tank mine (14 kg of TNT) under the hull, triple anti-tank mine (21 kg of TNT) under any wheel)^[source]
Main armament	73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]	—
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	—
Power/weight	22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	4x4 or 6x6 wheeled^[source]
Ground clearance	370 mm (15 in)^[source]	420 mm^[source]
Fuel capacity	462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]	—
Payload capacity	—	6,000 kg (13,200 lb)^[source]
Steering system	—	18 meters turning radius^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Jordan

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BMP-1

Matador (mine protected vehicle)

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Mine-protected vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

South Africa^[source]

In service

1966–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]

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Manufacturer

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

Paramount Group^[source]

Produced

1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]

2008–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]

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Armor

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

Ballistic protection: STANAG 4569 level III (7.62 × 54 mm RB 32 API - Dragunov) and mine-blast protection: STANAG 4569 4a and 4b (double anti-tank mine (14 kg of TNT) under the hull, triple anti-tank mine (21 kg of TNT) under any wheel)^[source]

Main armament

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

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Secondary armament

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

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Power/weight

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

—

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

4x4 or 6x6 wheeled^[source]

Ground clearance

370 mm (15 in)^[source]

420 mm^[source]

Fuel capacity

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

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Payload capacity

—

6,000 kg (13,200 lb)^[source]

Steering system

—

18 meters turning radius^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Jordan