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BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 4
Patria Pasilarger 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 | Patria Pasi |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | 6×6 amphibious armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Finland[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | — |
| Wars | See Service history |
7.35 m (24.1 ft)[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 (XA-180/185)
Single sourceMaximum; ~ on land
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]
XA-180: Valmet 611 DSBJA diesel XA-200: Valmet 612 DWIBIC (EURO 2), 6 in-line cylinders, turbo-charged, intercooled diesel XA-180 at 2100 rpm, max torque 1080 Nm at 1600 rpm
Single sourceXA-180: Valmet 611 DSBJA diesel XA-200: Valmet 612 DWIBIC (EURO 2), 6 in-line cylinders, turbo-charged, intercooled diesel XA-180 XA-200
Single sourceXA-180: Valmet 611 DSBJA diesel XA-200: Valmet 612 DWIBIC (EURO 2), 6 in-line cylinders, turbo-charged, intercooled diesel XA-180: 236 hp (176 kW) XA-200; 271 hp (202 kW) at 2100 rpm, max torque 1080 Nm at 1600 rpm[source]
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Mali War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[source] |
| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | Sisu-Auto[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] | Sisu-Auto (1984–1997) Patria (1997–2003)[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] | 1984–2003[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] | 1,300 (estimate)[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] | 6–12 mm[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | 12.7 mm NSV or M2 browning machine gun[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] | 17.48 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Parabolic leaf-springs with hydraulic shock absorbers[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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| Reported operators | — |
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~105 km/h on land 9 km/h in water (XA-180/185)[source]