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BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 3
Oshkosh M-ATVlarger figure on 1 of 3
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 | Oshkosh M-ATV |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP)[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators section below[source] |
246.8 inches (6,270 mm)[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; electronically limited
Single source65 miles per hour (105 km/h) ( electronically limited )[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] | War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | Oshkosh / Plasan[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Oshkosh Corporation[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] | 2009–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] | approaching 10,000[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] | Plasan composite[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | 1× 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 in) M240 machine gun , 1× 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher , 1x Mk 47 Striker 1× .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun, or 1× BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile launcher 1× MILAN anti-tank guided missile (in Saudi M-ATV)[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] | 23 hp/ton[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | 4x4 , TAK-4 independent suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 375 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $470,000+[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison 3500SP , 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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