BMP-1 vs VBTP-MR Guarani: Specs Compared

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AArmoured vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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

VBTP-MR Guarani — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

VBTP-MR Guarani

Amphibious wheeled Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações from Brasília - DF, Brasil · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMP-1Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

VBTP-MR GuaraniLength

6.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMP-1larger figure on 1 of 4

Width+9%

VBTP-MR Guaranilarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+2%
Height+13%
Mass+27%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

6.9m

Length+2%

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

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

6.9 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

BMP-1 and VBTP-MR Guarani configuration
Specification	BMP-1	VBTP-MR Guarani
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Amphibious wheeled Armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Brazil / Italy^[source]
In service	1966–present^[source]	since 2014^[source]
Used by	See Service history^[source]	—
Wars

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

Designed	1961–1965^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.^[source]	Iveco^[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]	Basic armour: STANAG 4569 Level 2. Add on armour: STANAG 4569 Level 4 (max)^[source]

Main armament	73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)^[source]	Armoured remote controlled AEL Systems UT30 turret 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II autocannon with Coaxial FN MAG MG 7.62 mm, 6 smoke grenade launchers (can be fitted with add on armour), equipped with infrared/thermal/night vision electronic sight.^[source]

Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)^[source]	7.62 mm FN MAG MG, M2 Browning installed in Remote controlled stabilized REMAX turret (fitted with 4 smoke grenade launchers, electronic thermal/infrared, night vision), or armoured manual turret REMAN (STANAG 4569 Level 2).^[source]