BMP-1
INANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE SOVIET UNION
The
BMP-1 IFV was developed in the early 1960s and was first seen in public in
1967. Since then, it has been built in large numbers for import and export
markets. Further development has resulted in the improved BMP-2. In the Soviet
Army (now Russian Army), the BMP-1 was the replacement for the BTR-50
full-tracked APC and, compared to this vehicle, has significant increase in
armor, mobility, and firepower. The BMP-1 has a main turret with one 73-mm
primary cannon fed by an automatic loader (as in the 73-mm rounds are loaded
and taken out with by electronic equipment) with a 7.62-mm (30-cal.) co-axial
machine gun and a launch rail for a Sagger ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) over
the 73-mm. The vehicle is fully amphibious, propelled in water by its tracks at
a speed of 7 km/h. Standard equipment includes firing ports/vision devices
(those small hatches seen on both sides of the vehicle), a fire detection and
suppression system, an NBC (NOT the TV channel! It stands for Nuclear,
Biological, Chemical) system and night vision equipment (night vision equipment
mainly in the turret, to the left of the cannon). It can also lay its own smoke
screen by injecting diesel fuel into the exhaust outlet on the right side of
the hull.
DATA:
Crew:
3+8 soldiers
Weight:
29,700 lbs
Length:
22.1 ft
Width:
9.6 ft
Height:
7.1 ft
Ground
clearance: 1.3 ft
Max
Trench: 7.2 ft
Speed:
40.3 mph
Range:
372 mph
Power
Pack: Type UTD-206-cylinder diesel, 300 hp coup. To man. trans.
Armament:
1 73-mm cannon, 1 Co-axial 30-cal MG, 1 Sagger ATGM