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BMP-1larger figure on 4 of 4
Véhicule Blindé Légerlarger figure on 0 of 4
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Véhicule Blindé Léger |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Scout car[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | — |
| Wars | See Service history[source] |
long version
Single sourceVBL · Length
Single sourceHeight
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]
Height
Single sourceVBL · avec arme (7.62mm) en place
Single sourceMass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[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; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; VBL · Maximum speed
Single sourceOperational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single source600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single sourceVBL · Range
Single sourceUTD-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.
Bosnian War Rwandan Civil War Djiboutian Civil War Chiapas conflict Kosovo War First Congo War Second Congo War War in Afghanistan First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Northern Mali conflict Central African Republic Civil War[source] |
| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Panhard[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] | 1985–2010[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] | — |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | depends on the version[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | none[source] |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | 22.0 kW/t (29.5 hp/t)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | 0.35 m ground clearance[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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| Armour | — | STANAG level 1 (protection against 7.62×51 NATO rounds and shrapnel)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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