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At a glance
BMP-1larger figure on 0 of 3
Type 05 amphibious fighting vehiclelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Bow extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Type 05 amphibious fighting vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Amphibious fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2005–present[source] |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | See Operators |
Hull length
Single sourceHull length: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) Bow extended: 13.24 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
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]
Maximum; on land
Single sourceMaximum; (ZBD-05) on water
Single sourceBars 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] | Chen Pengfei ( Norinco )[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2000–2004[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Norinco[source] |
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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] | 2005–present[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] | — |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | Welded aluminum alloy and steel construction with composite armor plates[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | ZPT-99 cannon turret ZPL-98A 105mm rifled gun[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | HJ-73 C anti-tank missile QJC-88 anti-aircraft machine gun QJT-88 coaxial machine gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension , retractable suspension units[source] |
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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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| Passengers | — |
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| Reported operators | — |
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65 km/h (40 mph) on land 28–30 km/h (15–16 kn) (ZBD-05) on water[source]