Name: | BMP-1 | Mowag Piranha |
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Type: | Infantry fighting vehicle | Armoured fighting vehicle |
Origin: | Russia | Switzerland |
Produced: | 1966–1982 | 1972 |
Unit cost: | - | - |
More: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
BMP-1 and Mowag Piranha


Specifications
Main armament: | 73 mm 2A28 "Grom" low pressure smoothbore semi-automatic gun | 1 × 12.7 mm MG turret, or MOWAG apex mount, grenade launcher, or TOW anti-tank missile. |
Engine: | UTD-20, 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped airless-injection water-cooled multifuel 15.8 liter diesel | Diesel engine 202 kW 275hp |
Speed: | 65 km/h (40 mph) road | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Weight: | 13.2 tonnes | 9.3 tonnes |
Crew: | 3 (+ 8 passengers) | 3 (+5 passengers) |
Speed
Dimensions
Length: | 6.73 m | 6.25 to 7.45 m |
Width: | 2.94 m | 2.5 to 2.66 m |
Height: | 2.07 m | 1.8 to 1.98 m |
Images
BMP-1

Mowag Piranha
