BMP-1 Armored Fighting Vehicle

BMP-1 Armored Fighting Vehicle

Designer:

Manufacturer:

Izhevsk State Factory

Role:

Armored Personnel Carrier

Year Adopted:

1966

Produced:

1966-1982

Major Variants:

BMP-1	- Initial production version
BMP-1K	- Battalion level command version
BRM	- Recon version
BRM-1	- Recon version
BRM-1K	- Recon version with 'Tall Mike' radar
PRP-3	- Artillery recon version
IRM	- Amphibious engineer version
BMP-PPO	- Mobile training center
BMPKShM	- Command and staff version

Weight:
(BMP-1):
(IRM):


12,500 kg	(13.8 tons)
17,000 kg	(18.7 tons)

Operational Status:

Used By: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, North Korea, Libya, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Syria, Yemen, Yugoslavia, and other former Soviet Republics

Armament:

1 x 73mm 2A28 low pressure gun with 40 rounds
1 x coaxial 7.62mm PKT machine gun*
1 x PUR-64 Malyutka (AT-3 Sagger) missile**

* 2000 rounds of ammunition
** with 2 reload missiles stored in turret.

Engine:

UTD-20, 6 cylinder in-line, water-cooled diesel engine, producing 300 horsepower @ 2000 RPM.

Suspension:

Torsion Bar (w/ Hydraulic Shocks on 1st and 6th road wheel)

Crew:

3+8 (Driver, Gunner, Commander, additional troops)

Armor:

Turret (Front):

Turret (Sides):

Turret (Rear):

Turret (Top):

Hull Front:

Hull Sides:

Hull Rear:

Hull Top:

Underside:


23mm sloped at 42°	(0.9 inches at 42°)
19mm sloped at 36°	(0.75 inches at 36°)
13mm sloped at 30°	(0.51 inches at 30°)
6mm	(0.24 inches)
7mm to 19mm at 57° to 80°	(0.27 to 0.75 inches at 57° to 80°)
16mm to 18mm at 0° to 14°	(0.63 to 0.71 inches at 0° to 14°)
16mm at 19°	(0.63 inches at 19°)
6mm	(0.24 inches)
5mm to 7mm	(0.2 to 0.28 inches)

Overall Length:

6.74 meters

(22 feet, 1 inch)

Height
(Over Searchlight):


2.15 meters	(7 feet)

Width:

2.94 meters

(9 feet, 8 inches)

Maximum Speed
(on road):
(in water):


80 kilometers per hour	(50 miles per hour)
7 kilometers per hour	(4.4 miles per hour)

Range (on road):

500 km

(311 miles)

Fuel Capacity:

462 liters

(122 gallons)