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BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 3
VBMR-L Servallarger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | VBMR-L Serval |
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| Thrust | — | Cummins ISLe375-30 inline-six , 8.9 litre diesel engine 375 hp (280 kW) 1,550 N⋅m (1,140 lbf⋅ft)[source] |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Multirole Infantry mobility vehicle (IMV)[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 2022 - present[source] |
6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Height
Single sourceto turret top
Single source2.068 m (6 ft 9.4 in) 1.881 m (6 ft 2.1 in) to turret top[source]
roof
Single sourceturret
Single source2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) (roof) 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) (turret)
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Cummins ISLe375-30 inline-six , 8.9 litre diesel engine 1,550 N⋅m (1,140 lbf⋅ft)
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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See Service history[source] |
France[source] |
| Wars | See Service history[source] | — |
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | Nexter (now KNDS France) Texelis[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2018 - 2021[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | KNDS France Texelis[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] | 2021 - 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] | 189 units as of 31 December 2023[source] |
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| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] | Armoured patrol, ISTAR, communications relay, electronic warfare, and associated subvariants[source] |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | RCWS : T1 Hornet , T2 Hornet Lite , FN deFNder ( 7.62 mm , 12.7 mm , 40×53 mm HV ) Anti-tank: Akeron MP ATGM Air-defence: MANPADS : Mistral 3 , ARX 30 RWS C-UAS Mortars: LLR 81 , MO-120 RT[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | Self-protection smoke grenade discharger : 8×80 mm GALIX (on all French variants)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | 22.1 hp/t (16.5 kW/t) (at maximum mass)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Texelis TXP 14 chassis, all-wheel drive, with Timoney / Texelis T700 axles (with independent suspensions)[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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| Unit cost | — | Serval VPB (standard): € 1.2 million (FY2021)[source] |
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| Passengers | — | Up to 8[source] |
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| Armour | — | STANAG 4569 Level 4 (standard) Additional modular armour kits (optional)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison 3000 Series automatic gearbox (6 forward, 1 backward)[source] |
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