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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BMP-3larger figure on 4 of 4
FV105 Sultanlarger 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 source7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-3 | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union Russia[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)[source] | — |
4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1975–1987[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| No. built | 2,000+[source] | — |
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| Armor | Aluminium alloy (ABT-102) and steel armour (BT-70Sh) Hull Front: 22 mm steel, 60 mm aluminium Hull Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium Hull Roof: 15 mm aluminium Hull Floor: 10 mm aluminium Turret Front: 16 mm steel, 70 mm space, 50 mm aluminium Turret Roof: 18 mm aluminium Turret Sides/Rear: 43 mm aluminium[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 2K23/Bakhcha-U/Berezhok turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon 30 mm 2A72 autocannon AGS-30 grenade launcher and Kornet-EM (Berezhok turret only) AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station turret with 57 mm BM-57 autocannon[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 3 × 7.62 mm PKT machine guns[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 27 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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