BMP-1 vs Saxon (vehicle): Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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

Saxon (vehicle) — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Saxon (vehicle)

Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

Sgt Brian Gamble · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMP-1Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

Saxon (vehicle)Length

5.17 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 3

Length+30%
Width+18%

Saxon (vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 3

Height+38%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 37 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

5.17m

Length+30%

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

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

5.17 m

Length

Single source

5.17 m (17 ft 0 in)^[source]

2.94m

2.49m

Width+18%

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Width

Single source

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

2.49 m

Width

Single source

2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

2.07m

2.86m

Height+38%

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]

2.86 m

Height

Single source

2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)^[source]

13.2t

11.7tcombat

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

13,200 kg

Mass

Single source

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

11,660 kg

combat

Single source

9,940 kg

standard

Single source

9,940 kg (21,910 lb) (standard) 11,660 kg (25,710 lb) (combat)^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers

Single source

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

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

65km/hMaximum; road

96km/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]

96 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

96 km/h (60 mph)^[source]

600kmOperational; road

510kmOperational; 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]

510 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

510 km (320 mi)^[source]

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

122kWBedford 500 6-cyl 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]

122 kW

Bedford 500 6-cyl diesel

Single source

Bedford 500 6-cyl diesel 164 hp (122 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 Saxon (vehicle) configuration
Specification	BMP-1	Saxon (vehicle)
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	1976–present^[source]
Used by	See Service history^[source]	Operators^[source]
Wars	See Service history^[source]	Cold War The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]
Designer	Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )^[source]	GKN Sankey^[source]
Designed	1961–1965^[source]	1975–1976^[source]
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	GKN Sankey Alvis Alvis Vickers BAE Systems^[source]
Produced	1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)^[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]	—
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]	7.62 mm MG^[source]
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	none^[source]
Power/weight	22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)^[source]	14.06 hp/t (10.48 kW/t)^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	leaf spring with hydraulic shock absorbers^[source]
Ground clearance	370 mm (15 in)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)^[source]	153 L (34 imp gal)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	10 passengers^[source]
Transmission	—	Allison AT-545 automatic with 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Congo Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Ukraine

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BMP-1

Saxon (vehicle)

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]

In service

1966–present^[source]

1976–present^[source]

Used by

See Service history^[source]

Operators^[source]

Wars

See Service history^[source]

Cold War The Troubles Gulf War Bosnian War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer

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

GKN Sankey^[source]

Designed

1961–1965^[source]

1975–1976^[source]

Manufacturer

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

GKN Sankey Alvis Alvis Vickers BAE Systems^[source]

Produced

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

—

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]

7.62 mm MG^[source]

Secondary armament

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

none^[source]

Power/weight

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

14.06 hp/t (10.48 kW/t)^[source]

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

leaf spring with hydraulic shock absorbers^[source]

Ground clearance

370 mm (15 in)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

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

153 L (34 imp gal)^[source]

Payload capacity

—

10 passengers^[source]

Transmission

—

Allison AT-545 automatic with 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Congo
Reported operator · Djibouti
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Ukraine