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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Land Rover Defender 110
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | MDT David |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Light Armored Vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2007–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Users[source] |
Toyota Hilux LC79
Single sourceLand Rover Defender 110 : 4,470 mm (15 ft), Toyota Hilux LC79 : 5,040 mm (17 ft)[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]
Land Rover Defender 110
Single sourceToyota Hilux LC79
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
Operational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single source600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[source]
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
LC79 @ 3,800rpm
Single sourceTurbocharged inter-cooled diesel engine Land Rover Defender 110 @ 3500 rpm, Toyota Land Cruiser
Single sourceTurbocharged inter-cooled diesel engine Land Rover Defender 110: 122 bhp (91 kW) @ 3500 rpm, Toyota Land Cruiser LC79: 129 bhp (96 kW) @ 3,800rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | See Service history[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] | MDT Armor Corporation, Shladot[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] | 2006–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] | — |
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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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Suspension can either be based on a Toyota Hilux, Toyota Land Cruiser, or Land Rover Defender.[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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| Drive | — | Permanent 4 wheel drive, Part time 4X4[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual, 5/6 forward[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Land Rover Defender 110 : 2,035 mm (7 ft), Toyota Hilux LC79 : 2,227 mm (7 ft)[source]