BMP-1 vs Plasan SandCat: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

One half 3544 · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Plasan SandCat — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Plasan SandCat

Light armoured vehicle

Credit

Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMP-1Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

Plasan SandCat4th Generation M-LPV

5.94 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 48 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

5.94m4th Generation M-LPV

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)^[source]

5.94 m

4th Generation M-LPV

Single source

5.94 m (4th Generation M-LPV)^[source]

2.94m

2.32m4th Generation M-LPV

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Width

Single source

2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)^[source]

2.315 m

4th Generation M-LPV

Single source

2.315 m (91.1 in)(4th Generation M-LPV)^[source]

2.07m

2.54m4th Generation M-LPV

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.068 m

Height

Single source

1.881 m

to turret top

Single source

2.068 m (6 ft 9.4 in) 1.881 m (6 ft 2.1 in) to turret top^[source]

2.54 m

4th Generation M-LPV

Single source

2.54 m (4th Generation M-LPV)^[source]

13.2t

—

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)^[source]

up to 10 (variant dependent)

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers

Single source

3 (commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers^[source]

up to 10 (variant dependent)^[source]

65km/hMaximum; road

110km/hMaximum; 4th generation

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

45 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

65 km/h

Maximum; road

Single source

7–8 km/h

Maximum; water

Single source

65 km/h (40 mph) road 45 km/h (28 mph) off-road 7–8 km/h (4.3–5.0 mph) water^[source]

110 km/h

Maximum; 4th generation

Single source

110 km/h (4th generation)^[source]

600kmOperational; road

500–550kmOperational; 3rd and 4th generation

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Off-road

Single source

600 km

Operational; road

Single source

600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road^[source]

500–550 km

Operational; 3rd and 4th generation

Single source

500-550 km (3rd and 4th generation)^[source]

220kWUTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

220 kW

UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm

Single source

UTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BMP-1 and Plasan SandCat configuration
Specification	BMP-1	Plasan SandCat
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Light armoured vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Service history^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	See Service history^[source]	Mexican drug war Second Nagorno-Karabakh war^[source]
Designer	Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]	Nir Kahn^[source]
Designed	1961–1965^[source]	2004^[source]
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	Plasan / Oshkosh Corporation / IBN Industrias Militares/IBN Military Industries^[source]
Produced	1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]	2004-present^[source]
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]	around 700^[source]
Variants	BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .^[source]	—
Armor	6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]	steel/ceramic/Kevlar; protection level to suit requirement^[source]
Main armament	73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]	Remote weapon station (optional)^[source]
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	—
Power/weight	22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	coil springs and shock-absorbers at the front and leaf springs and shock-absorbers at the rear. Uprated as required (second generation had a Plasan-designed coil spring and trailing arm rear suspension)^[source]
Ground clearance	370 mm (15 in)^[source]	280 mm (4th generation M-LPV)^[source]
Fuel capacity	462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]	150 litres (4th generation)^[source]
Engine	—	6.7 L Power Stroke diesel V8 (6.4 L in early variants)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	up to 2,109 kg (generation and variant dependent)^[source]
Transmission	—	Ford Torqshift six-speed automatic (five-speed in some early models)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Republic of Korea Reported operator · Sweden Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · United Kingdom

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BMP-1

Plasan SandCat

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Light armoured vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

1966–present^[source]

—

Used by

See Service history^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Wars

See Service history^[source]

Mexican drug war Second Nagorno-Karabakh war^[source]

Designer

Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]

Nir Kahn^[source]

Designed

1961–1965^[source]

2004^[source]

Manufacturer

Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]

Plasan / Oshkosh Corporation / IBN Industrias Militares/IBN Military Industries^[source]

Produced

1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]

2004-present^[source]

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]

around 700^[source]

Variants

BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .^[source]

—

Armor

6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel^[source]

steel/ceramic/Kevlar; protection level to suit requirement^[source]

Main armament

73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]

Remote weapon station (optional)^[source]

Secondary armament

7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]

—

Power/weight

22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]

—

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

coil springs and shock-absorbers at the front and leaf springs and shock-absorbers at the rear. Uprated as required (second generation had a Plasan-designed coil spring and trailing arm rear suspension)^[source]

Ground clearance

370 mm (15 in)^[source]

280 mm (4th generation M-LPV)^[source]

Fuel capacity

462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]

150 litres (4th generation)^[source]

Engine

—

6.7 L Power Stroke diesel V8 (6.4 L in early variants)^[source]

Payload capacity

—

up to 2,109 kg (generation and variant dependent)^[source]

Transmission

—

Ford Torqshift six-speed automatic (five-speed in some early models)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Republic of Korea
Reported operator · Sweden
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · United Kingdom