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BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 5
OT-62 TOPASlarger figure on 4 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 | OT-62 TOPAS |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Tracked Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Czechoslovakia Poland[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators[source] |
7.08 m (23.2 ft)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
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; road
Single sourceMaximum; 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] | 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] | 1958–1962[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Podpolianske Strojárne (PPS) plant[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] | 1963–1972[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] | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in)[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] | 20 hp/t (15 kW/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 0.37 m (1.2 ft)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | 417 L (110 US gal)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $55,000 (vehicle's unit price for Morocco in 1967)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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58.4 km/h (36.3 mph) (road) 10.8 km/h (6.7 mph) (water)[source]