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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Survivor R · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | RMMV Survivor R |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source]Survivor R |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany/ Austria[source]Survivor R |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators[source] |
6.5 m[source]Survivor R
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]
Operational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single source600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[source]
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Survivor R · MAN 6.9-litre 6-cylinder 4-stroke Euro 3 (Euro 5 option) water-cooled 4-stroke diesel and 1250 Nm torque
Single sourceMAN 6.9-litre 6-cylinder 4-stroke Euro 3 (Euro 5 option) water-cooled 4-stroke diesel 330 hp and 1250 Nm torque[source]Survivor R
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | See Service history[source] | — |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | RMMV /Achleitner[source]Survivor R |
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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] | RMMV/Achleitner[source]Survivor R |
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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] | 2017 onwards[source]Survivor R |
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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] | steel, classified[source]Survivor R |
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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] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | parabolic leaf springs, shock-absorbers and anti-roll bar[source]Survivor R |
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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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| Transmission | — | MAN 12 AS 1210 Tipmatic 12-speed automated gearbox coupled to a MAN G 103 2-speed transfer case[source]Survivor R |
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| Reported operators | — |
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