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BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 4
Pandur II (8×8)larger figure on 3 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Pandur II (8×8) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Austria[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators[source] |
7,350 mm (289 in)[source]
Mass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[source]
amphibious limit
Single source(with additional protection) *turret not included
Single source(with minimal protection) or
Single source17.3 t (38,000 lb) (with minimal protection) or 22 t (49,000 lb) (with additional protection) *turret not included 20.1 t (44,000 lb) (amphibious limit)[source]
Maximum; water
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; 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; water
Single sourceMaximum; (road) ≤
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]
Cummins ISLe 450 HPCR, 8.9l in-line 6 turbo-diesel engine 1,628 N⋅m (1,201 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceCummins ISLe 450 HPCR, 8.9l in-line 6 turbo-diesel engine 335 kW (449 hp) 1,628 N⋅m (1,201 ft⋅lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Portugal[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt
| Wars | See Service history[source] | See Variants[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] | Steyr-Daimler-Puch and Czechoslovak Group (licensed production for Central and Eastern Europe + Asia)[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] | 2001–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] | 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II gun or TOW anti-tank guided missile or 105 mm Cockerill high-pressure gun or 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun or 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun or 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun or Spike LR anti-tank guided missile[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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| Developed from | — | Pandur I (6×6)[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 11 (APC version)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 8.5 t (19,000 lb)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF 6HP602 S PLUS (6 forward, 1 reverse gears) Steyr VG 1400 transfer case[source] |
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105 km/h (65 mph) (road) ≤11 km/h (6.8 mph) (water)[source]