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Configuration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Shota (vehicle) |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source]SHOTA |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Albania[source]SHOTA |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | Active (in service)[source]SHOTA |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators |
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]
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-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.
| Wars | See Service history[source] | — |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | Grigor Andoni[source]SHOTA |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2023 (first prototype)[source]SHOTA |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Timak (Albania) Kosovo Croatia (Potentially)[source]SHOTA |
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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] | — |
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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] | 4x4 & 6x6[source]SHOTA |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a[source]SHOTA |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | 7.62×39mm API BZ at 30 meters with 695 m/s[source]SHOTA |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | Artillery 155 mm High Explosive at 80 m Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–22°[source]SHOTA |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Leaf spring[source]SHOTA |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 345 mm[source]SHOTA |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | 310 liter[source]SHOTA |
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| Engine | — | Cummins ISBE 275 or Cummins ISLE 350 6 Cylinder 6210cc[source]SHOTA |
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| Transmission | — | SAND and Transmission Guard[source]SHOTA |
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| Reported operators | — |
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