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The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle that has been in service from 1966 to the present. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1 (Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты 1; БМП-1 ), meaning "infantry fighting vehicle, 1st serial model". [ 11 ]
A BMP-1 TJ artillery observation vehicle. BMP-1 – Has six stop lights but no autoloader. BMP-1PS – Finland has modified all its BMP-1s and BMP-1Ps to BMP-1PS and BMP-1K1 level (q.v.). The former is similar to the original BMP-1P but has four additional 76 mm Wegmann smoke grenade launchers on the right front of the turret and two Lyran 71 ...
The BMP series were among the first production line infantry fighting vehicles. Included in the series are the mainline BMPs, the airborne variant BMDs, and licensed modified (i.e. MLI-84 ) and reverse engineered versions (i.e. Boragh , Type 86 ).
The BMP-1 entered service with the Soviet Army in 1966. The first unit to be equipped was the 1st Motor Rifle (renamed as Armoured) Battalion of the 339th Guards Red Banner Belostok Motor Rifle Regiment of the 120th Guards Rogachev Motor Rifle Division (Belorussian Military District), which tested thirty Ob'yekt 765 IFVs and three experimental Ob'yekt 765s.
BMP-1: Infantry fighting vehicle 210 [52] Soviet Union: BMP-2: Infantry fighting vehicle: 400 [52] 1991–2001 (may be present, as production is alleged to have not ended) Soviet Union Iran: 1,500 ordered in 1991 from Russia and 413 were delivered between 1993 and 2001 of which 82 were delivered directly by Russia and 331 were assembled in Iran.
The Bradley infantry fighting vehicle was developed in part as a response to the Soviet Union’s BMP-series of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which combined troop-carrying capacity with ...
There were 764 BMP-1A1 Ost vehicles in 1994 and 450 in 1996. [4] [72] Eventually all were scrapped or sold to other countries. 110 different variants of BMP-1/BMP-1P were sold to Finland in 1990 (these weren't modified). 501 BMP-1A1 Ost IFVs were sold to Greece in 1993–1994 and 350 BMP-1A1 Ost IFVs were sold to Sweden in the beginning of the ...
The MLI-84 is a tracked Romanian infantry fighting vehicle currently in service with the Romanian Land Forces.It was derived from the chassis of the Soviet BMP-1 but possessing a lengthened hull, a 12.7×108mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun mounted on the roof of the troop compartment and MLI-84M having Oerlikon KBA autocannon and new ATGMs.