BMP-1 Armored Fighting Vehicle

BMP-1 Armored Fighting Vehicle

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	13.7 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.

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 degrees
19mm sloped at 36 degrees
13mm sloped at 30 degrees
6mm
7mm to 19mm sloped at 57 to 80 degrees
16mm to 18mm sloped at 0 to 14 degrees
16mm sloped at 19 degrees
6mm
5mm to 7mm

Overall Length:

22 feet, 1 inch

6.74 meters

Height
(Over Searchlight):


7 feet	2.15 meters

Width:

9 feet, 8 inches

2.94 meters

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


50 miles per hour	80 kilometers per hour
4.5 miles per hour	7 kilometers per hour

Range (on road):

311 miles

500 km