BMD‑1 infantry fighting vehicle
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The BMD‑1 infantry fighting vehicle is a Soviet-era, air-droppable armored vehicle designed for rapid deployment and combat support of airborne troops.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BMD‑1 | 0 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne combat vehicle
ⓘ
infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| airDroppable | yes ⓘ |
| amphibious | yes ⓘ |
| armorType | welded aluminum alloy ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet armored fighting vehicles
ⓘ
airborne military equipment of the Soviet Union ⓘ tracked infantry fighting vehicles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
airborne troops
ⓘ
air‑droppable operations ⓘ |
| designer | Arkady Shabalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | mid‑1960s ⓘ |
| enginePower | 240 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | UTD‑20 diesel engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 1.97 m ⓘ |
| hullLayout |
front‑mounted engine
ⓘ
rear troop compartment ⓘ |
| length | 5.41 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRoadSpeed | 60 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumWaterSpeed | 10 km/h ⓘ |
| operator |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parachuteSystemCompatible | multi‑canopy parachute platforms ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 4 infantrymen ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Russian Airborne Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Airborne Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
ASU‑57
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ASU‑85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air‑droppable infantry fighting vehicle
ⓘ
armored personnel carrier ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm bow machine guns ⓘ 9M14 Malyutka ATGM launcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1969 ⓘ |
| successor |
BMD‑2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BMD‑3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| turretType | one‑man turret ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
First Chechen War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian invasion of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Chechen War NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Donbas NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | 7.2 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 2.63 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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