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BMP-3larger figure on 0 of 1
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-3 | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union Russia[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
| Wars |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6x6
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source72 km/h (45 mph) (road) 45 km/h (28 mph) (off-road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (water)[source]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] |
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designed | 1975–1987[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod[source] | JCB[source] |
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| No. built | 2,000+[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[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] | A-kit: standard unprotected B-kit: applique and transparent armour C-kit (Theatre Entry Standard): blast mitigation belly plate, internal spall liner, slat armour, capacity for electronic counter-measures and situational awareness.[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Produced | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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