{ "id": "bmp-1d", "name": "BMP-1D", "aliases": [], "domain": "land", "country": "RUS", "category": "Infantry fighting vehicle", "status": null, "fielded": 1982, "operators": [ "AFG", "RUS" ], "prolif_count": 2, "summary": "A non-amphibious BMP-1D (the so-called 'Afghan' variant), was built in 1982 for assault units in Afghanistan. It had 5 mm thick appliqué steel armor plates on the hull sides with holes for side firing ports as well as armor plate under the commander's and driver's seats for added protection against mines.", "specs": [ { "k": "", "label": "Manufacturer", "section": "system", "v": "Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union)[", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "crew", "v": 3, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "length_m", "v": 6.74, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "width_m", "v": 2.94, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "height_m", "v": 2.15, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "combat_weight_t", "v": 14.5, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "engine_name", "v": "UTD-23 (Upgraded Engine)", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "engine_hp", "v": 360, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "road_range_km", "v": 500, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "speed_road_kmh", "v": 65, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "speed_xc_kmh", "v": 45, "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Fording depth", "section": "mobility", "v": "Not Amphibious m", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Computerized FCS", "section": "firecontrol", "v": "Yes", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Thermal Vehicle Commander", "section": "firecontrol", "v": "Yes, TKN-3B day night sight with variable magnification", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Thermal Gunner", "section": "firecontrol", "v": "Yes, TVNE-1PA active IR night vision metascope", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Armor (turret front)", "section": "protection", "v": "Protection from 12.7mm AP rounds", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Applique Armor", "section": "protection", "v": "Kovriki turret armour, plus 5-6 mm thick appliqué steel armour on the sides of the hull as well as five plates per side covering the suspension and additional armour under the commander's and driver's seats for protection against mines.", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Explosive reactive armor", "section": "protection", "v": "Available", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "NBC Protection System", "section": "protection", "v": "GO-27 radioactive and chemical agent detector", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Smoke Equipment", "section": "protection", "v": "Yes, a upgraded 81mm 902V \"Tucha\" smoke grenade launcher", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "", "label": "Grenade Launcher", "section": "protection", "v": "Yes, RPG-7 light grenade launcher with grenades", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "main_armament", "v": "AGS-17 Plamya, 30mm Automatic Grenade Launcher", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" }, { "k": "armament", "label": "Secondary armament", "v": "1 x 7.62mm PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun) General-Purpose Machine Gun; The 7.62 PKT can be controlled remotely and is slaved to the main gun,", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium" } ], "payloads": [ { "name": "HEAT", "role": "73 mm ammunition", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium", "caps": { "Muzzle velocity": "665 m/s" }, "qty": "40 ea" }, { "name": "SACLOS Wire-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)", "role": "ammunition", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium", "caps": { "Warhead": "2.7 kg", "Guidance": "Wire-guided SACLOS", "Armor penetration": "600mm of RHA" }, "qty": "4 ea" }, { "name": "SACLOS Wire-Guided Anti-Tank Missile (ATGM)", "role": "ammunition", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium", "caps": { "Warhead": "1.7 kg", "Guidance": "SACLOS wire-guided missile" }, "qty": "4 ea" }, { "name": "30mm Grenade", "role": "ammunition", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ], "conf": "medium", "caps": { "Muzzle velocity": "185 m/s", "Warhead": "high explosive fragmentation warhead." }, "qty": "40 ea" } ], "variants": [ { "name": "BMP-1", "text": "BMP-1 is the first mass produced, tracked IFV of the erstwhile USSR. It is the first variant of the now obsolete BMP model designed in 1966. Considered to be the world's first true IFV, it is also a radical departure fro", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ] }, { "name": "BMP-1P", "text": "BMP-1P (Ob'yekt 765 Sp4). The main changes were the replacement of the largely ineffective 9M14M Malyutka ATGM with the more reliable, longer range and more powerful 9P135M or 9P135M-1 ATGM launcher.", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ] }, { "name": "BMP-1M", "text": "Kliver turret & drop down gate", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ] }, { "name": "Type 86/WZ-501 (China)", "text": "Chinese BMP-1 IFV", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ] }, { "name": "BMP-1 KShM (Command Vehicle)", "text": "Communication equipment similar to BMD KShM variant", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ] }, { "name": "BMP-1G ICV", "text": "AT-4/AT-5 ATGM & 30-mm AGS-17 AGL", "src": [ "weg-bmp-1d" ] } ], "art": "ifv", "image": null, "verified": null, "changelog": [ { "date": "2026-10-10", "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import" } ], "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/bmp-1d.html", "sources": { "weg-bmp-1d": { "title": "BMP-1D Russian Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)", "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)", "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BMP-1D_Russian_Infantry_Fighting_Vehicle", "published": "2026-03-20", "tier": 1, "checked": "2026-10-10" } } }