BMP-1 vs Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)

AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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

Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)

Armoured personnel carrier / scout car

Credit

Italian Army · CC BY 2.5 · Resized · CC BY 2.5 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMP-1Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)Length · source measurement 1

5.07 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 2

Width+41%
Height+24%

Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)larger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

5.07mLength · source measurement 1

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

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

5.07 m

Length · source measurement 1

Single source

4.76 m

Length · source measurement 2

Single source

5.07/4.76 m^[source]

2.94m

2.09m

Width+41%

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Width

Single source

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

2.09 m

Width

Single source

2.09 m^[source]

2.07m

1.67m

Height+24%

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]

1.67 m

Height

Single source

1.67 m^[source]

13.2t

8.2tMass · source measurement 1

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

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

8,200 kg

Mass · source measurement 1

Single source

7,000 kg

Mass · source measurement 2

Single source

8.2/7 t^[source]

2+4/2+2 passengers

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers

Single source

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

2+4/2+2 passengers^[source]

65km/hMaximum; road

110km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

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; Maximum speed

Single source

110 km/h^[source]

600kmOperational; road

700kmOperational; Operational range

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]

700 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

700 km (435 mi)^[source]

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

118kWIVECO 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel

PowerScopes differ

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]

118 kW

IVECO 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel

Single source

IVECO 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel 160 hp (118 kW )^[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 Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) configuration
Specification	BMP-1	Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Armoured personnel carrier / scout car^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Italy^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	2001–present^[source]
Used by	See Service history^[source]	Operators^[source]
Wars	See Service history^[source]	—
Designer	Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]	—
Designed	1961–1965^[source]	1988^[source]
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	Iveco - Oto Melara^[source]
Produced	1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[source]	2001–2004^[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]	250 6×6 and 330 4×4^[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]	—
Main armament	73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]	7.62mm , 12.7mm MG or Remote Weapon System^[source]
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	Smoke-grenade launchers^[source]
Power/weight	22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	22.8 (4×4) hp/tonne^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	—
Ground clearance	370 mm (15 in)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]	—
Transmission	—	5-speed automatic 6×6/4×4^[source]
Former operator · Italy	—	Italy^[source]
Source measurement	—	The 4x4 variant carries 3 troop members plus the driver, the 6×6 variant carries 6 troops plus driver.^[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The 4×4 variant carries two soldiers in addition to the driver and gunner, and is used in pairs for battlefield reconnaissance. The 6X6 version carries four soldiers plus driver and gunner, and together with another Puma 6×6 can carry an Italian infantry squad of eight men. In 2007 the Italian Army ordered 19 Hitrole 12.7mm machine gun remote controlled turrets from Oto Melara and is planning to add extra armor to the vehicle.^[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage
Country of origin	—	Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 4, cell 3; revision 1375013163; retrieved 2026-10-02
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Ukraine

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BMP-1

Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Armoured personnel carrier / scout car^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Italy^[source]

In service

1966–present^[source]

2001–present^[source]

Used by

See Service history^[source]

Operators^[source]

Wars

See Service history^[source]

—

Designer

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

—

Designed

1961–1965^[source]

1988^[source]

Manufacturer

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

Iveco - Oto Melara^[source]

Produced

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

2001–2004^[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]

250 6×6 and 330 4×4^[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]

—

Main armament

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

7.62mm , 12.7mm MG or Remote Weapon System^[source]

Secondary armament

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

Smoke-grenade launchers^[source]

Power/weight

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

22.8 (4×4) hp/tonne^[source]

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

—

Ground clearance

370 mm (15 in)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

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

—

Transmission

—

5-speed automatic 6×6/4×4^[source]

Former operator · Italy

—

Italy^[source]

Source measurement

—

The 4x4 variant carries 3 troop members plus the driver, the 6×6 variant carries 6 troops plus driver.^[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The 4×4 variant carries two soldiers in addition to the driver and gunner, and is used in pairs for battlefield reconnaissance. The 6X6 version carries four soldiers plus driver and gunner, and together with another Puma 6×6 can carry an Italian infantry squad of eight men. In 2007 the Italian Army ordered 19 Hitrole 12.7mm machine gun remote controlled turrets from Oto Melara and is planning to add extra armor to the vehicle.^[source]Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Country of origin

—

Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 4, cell 3; revision 1375013163; retrieved 2026-10-02

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Djibouti
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Ukraine