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BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle (Object 765)
Designed in 1966. It was mass-produced from 1966 to 1982. It was in service with the Soviet Army, the armies of the Warsaw Treaty countries and a number of developing countries. Used in battles in the Middle East and in the Republic of Afghanistan.
BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, Kubinka tank museum
The performance characteristics
Mass – 13 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 2 (8) people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6735 x 2940 x 2068 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 73 mm., Ammunition – 40 shots
coaxial machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds
anti-tank launcher “Malutka” (Baby) – 1 piece, ammunition – 4 missiles
Armor Protection – Bulletproof
Engine power – 300 horsepower
Maximum speed – 65 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 600 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 7 km / h
Design features
The base is original.
General layout – the power plant is located in the front, the landing compartment – in the back. Armament – a smoothbore gun has an electromechanical drive and a loading mechanism with a conveyor for ammunition; ATGM (PTUR) installed on the guide frame located on the mask of the gun.
Protection – welded hull and turret made of rolled steel sheets; the housing has side niches protruding above the tracks; a nuclear weapons protection system and an automatic fire fighting equipment system were installed.
Chassis – six-cylinder engine, liquid-cooled diesel; mechanical transmission, consisting of a multi-disk main clutch of dry friction, a five-speed gearbox, two planetary two-stage steering mechanisms and two final drives.