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]

The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty ( Боевая Машина Пехоты , literally "infantry combat vehicle").

BMP-1步兵战车（英文：BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle [1]），是20世纪60年代中期 苏联 研制的一型履带式步兵战车。 BMP-1步兵战车战斗全重13.3吨，乘员3人，载员8人。 最大公路速度65千米/小时，最大行程600千米。 该车车首具有流线型斜甲板，防弹性能较好。 车体前部可以抵御12.7毫米枪弹的攻击，车体中部顶端的单人炮塔上配备有1门2A28型73毫米滑膛炮、1挺7.62毫米并列机枪和一座顶置式AT-3“耐火箱”反坦克导弹发射器 [7]。

The BMP, which stands for Boyevaya Mashina or literally "Infantry Fighting Vehicle", was first introduced by the USSR in the 1960s and created a stir in the West. There was nothing to compare at that time, as the M113 and its APCs equivalents has comparatively less armour and a much weaker armament.

The BMP-1 was given to motorized rifle divisions and the motorized rifle regiments of tank divisions, replacing tracked lightly armed BTR-50P and wheeled BTR-152 and BTR-60s. Afghanistan BMP-1s were at the forefront due to its large availability and better protection/armament than regular APCs.

2021年5月24日 · The BMP-1AM stands as a notable modernization program – the first major overhaul of the old BMP-1 undertaken ever since the BMP-1P or BMP-1D of the 1970s and 1980s. It is both a non-negligible but also questionable upgrade.

2025年3月2日 · The BMP-1 is a Russian-made tracked armored infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle was adopted for service in 1966 by the Russian army. It is designed to carry the infantrymen, engage in combat, and support the dismounted infantrymen by fire when they fight on foot.

2022年5月13日 · The BMP-1 was a welded hull, amphibious armored fighting vehicle mounting a central one-man turret armed with the 2A28 Grom 73 mm low-pressure smoothbore gun and fed by an autoloader mechanism. The vehicle also featured a coaxial PKT 7.62 mm machine gun and a 9M14 Malyutka missile launcher mounted on top of the Grom’s barrel.

The Russian BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle page has the most comprehensive information on Russian variants, operator variants, layout & upgrades on the web

1999年10月16日 · The BMP represented an important shift from the concept of an armored personnel carrier to an armored infantry combat vehicle, combining high mobility, effective anti-tank weapons, and armored protection for carrying troops. The BMP is significantly smaller than Western APCs and has considerably greater firepower.