bmp-1 user manual (english)
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Russian BMP-1 tracked infantry fighting vehicle user manual in English.Translated by US military.Has redactions made by US military but this is the best English manual available for the BMP-1TRANSCRIPT
BMP-1 Fighting Vehicle The Bronevaya Maschina Piekhota (BMP-1) literally "Combat Vehicle of the Infantry", was first built in the early 1960s and seen in public in November 1967 at a Red Square parade. The BMP represented an important shift from the concept of an armored personnel carrier to an armored infantry combat tank, combining high mobility, effective anti-tank weapons, and armored protection.
The BMP-1 was innovative in that it allowed the infantry being carried to fire their personal weapons from within the vehicle whilst remaining protected by armour. Thus the BMP became the first Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV).
Engine Type: UTD -‐ 20 Eng Layout: V6 Quad Valve Eng Starting Primary: Air Engine BHP: 300 BHP Engine Displacement: 19,000 cc Engine Torque: 100 kgm / 981 Nwm Engine Bore x Stroke: 150 mm x 150 mm Dimensions Length: 6,720 mm Dimensions Width: 3,150 mm Dimensions Height: 2,450 mm Fuel consumption: 78 ltr / 100 km Fuel Quantity: 480 Ltr Fuel type: Diesel Trench clearance: 2,200 mm Fording depth: Amphibious Max Road Speed: 65 kph Max Off-‐Road Speed: 45 kph Max ascent angle: 50 Degrees Side slope: 33 Degrees Vertical obstacle: 850 mm Ground clearance: 480 mm Ground pressure: 0.63 kg / cm2 NBC Air filtration: Yes Brakes Type: Hydraulic Track: 2,760 mm