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The BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the Soviet Union. [ 8 ] [ 12 ] It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO before its correct designation was known. [ 13 ] [ 14 ]
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 (Ob'yekt 764) – The original main prototype of the BMP-1 was developed by the design bureau of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Works (ChTZ) and built in 1965. In comparison with Ob'yekt 765Sp1, Ob'yekt 764 was 4 mm higher, had a maximum swimming speed of 10 km/h, a lower maximum range (550 km on road) and a reduced number of firing ports for its passenger's armament (six).
BMP-1. 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, which was the first IFV to carry a relatively large cannon, came under criticism during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War for its mediocre individual accuracy, due in part to the low velocities of its projectiles. [7]
Russian Army BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle in front of a unit of main battle tanks in August 2021, a half year prior to hostilities with Ukraine. ... which they may have used to spot the BMP ...
BMP-1 at the Great Patriotic War museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, 1 October 2006. The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked Infantry fighting vehicle used by many different nations around the world. This is a list of nations that operate it.
Produced by the Russian manufacturing company Kurganmashzavod, the BMP-3 — an abbreviation of Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty, or infantry fighting vehicle in Russian — was first used by the Soviet ...