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BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 3
Patria 6×6larger figure on 2 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 | Patria 6×6 |
|---|---|---|
| Thrust | — | DC 09 Scania AB , an in-line 5 diesel engine 294 kW (394 hp ) 1,870 N⋅m (1,380 lbf⋅ft )[source] |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Finland[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2021–present[source] |
7.5 m (25 ft)[source]
Mass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[source]
Empty
Single sourceMaximum for amphibious operations
Single sourceMaximum with coil springs suspensions
Single sourceMaximum with hydropneumatic suspensions
Single sourceEmpty: 15.5 t (34,000 lb) Maximum for amphibious operations: 21.5 t (47,000 lb) Maximum with coil springs suspensions: 22.0 t (48,500 lb) Maximum with hydropneumatic suspensions: 24.0 t (52,900 lb)[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; in water
Single sourceMaximum; over on land up to
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]
DC 09 Scania AB , an in-line 5 diesel engine 1,870 N⋅m (1,380 lbf⋅ft )
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by |
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See Service history[source] |
See Operators below[source] |
| Wars | See Service history[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | Patria[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] | Patria Under licence: In Latvia at Valmiera In Germany by Patria, DSL (part of KNDS Deutschland ) and FFG[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] | — |
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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] | 300 (as of February 2026)[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] | STANAG 4569 level K2, M2a/b (Optional level K4, M4a/b)[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] | 18.3 to 12.25 kW/t (24.88 to 16.66 PS/t )[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | independent coil springs (optional hydropneumatic suspension )[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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| Payload capacity | — | 8.5 t (19,000 lb)[source] |
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| Drive | — | 6×6 wheeled[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Friedrichshafen, 7 gears forward, 2 gears backwards[source] |
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over 100 km/h (60 mph) on land up to 8 km/h (5.0 mph) in water[source]