BMD-1P Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle BMD-1 mod
1/35 scale plastic model kit
SKIF 223
Package include:
Photo Etched set
Decals
Gum tracks
Plastic parts
Assembly guide
Manufacturer: SKIF (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/35
Material: Plastic
Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Ð‘Ð¾ÐµÐ²Ð°Ñ ÐœÐ°ÑˆÐ¸Ð½Ð° ДеÑанта, literally "Combat Vehicle of the Airborne"). It can be dropped by parachute and although it resembles the BMP-1 it is in fact much smaller. The BMD-1 was used as an IFV by the Soviet Army's airborne divisions. An improved varriant of BMD-1 was developed, the BMD-2. BMD-1 also provided basis for BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked APC.
In late 1970s, the BMD-1 became an obsolete construction with very little chances of winning an engagement with modern NATO IFVs. Because of that in the middle of 1970s a modernization program was initiated. The modernized vehicles received a designation BMD-1P and were armed with 9P135M-1 ATGM launcher instead of 9S428 ATGM launcher. At the same time development on a successor of the BMD-1, the BMD-2, started. A lengthen chassis of BMD-1 served as a basis for the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked APC which itself served as a basis for many specialized airborne vehicles.
BMD-1P - BMD-1 modernization with its 9S428 ATGM launcher replaced by pintle-mounted 9P135M-1 ATGM launcher capable of firing 9M113 "Konkurs" (AT-5 Spandrel), 9M113M "Konkurs-M" (AT-5B Spandrel B), 9M111 "Fagot" (AT-4 Spigot) and 9M111-2 "Fagot" (AT-4B Spigot B) ATGMs. Entered service in 1977.
| BMD-1 | |
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 BMD-1 on display in Kiev, near the Great Patriotic War Museum, before September 4, 2005. |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1969 - present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | See Service history and Combat history |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Volgograd Tractor Plant |
| Designed | 1965 - 1969 |
| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant |
| Produced | 1968 - ? (out of production) |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications (BMD-1) | |
| Weight | 7.5 tonnes 13.3 tonnes (combat weight) |
| Length | 6.74 m |
| Width | 2.94 m |
| Height | 2.15 m |
| Crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner and bow machine gunner)(+ 4 troopers) |
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| Armor | cast magnesium alloy 26-33 mm gun mantlet 23 mm at 42° turret front 19 mm at 36° turret side 13 mm at 30° turret rear 6 mm turret top 15 mm at 78° upper hull front 15 mm at 50° lower hull front 10 mm rest of the hull |
| Primary armament |
73 mm 2A28 "Grom" low pressure smoothbore short-recoil semi-automatic gun (40 rounds) 9S428 ATGM launcher (4 ATGMs) |
| Secondary armament |
7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun (2,000 rounds) 2×7.62 mm PKT bow tank machine guns (4,000 rounds) |
| Engine | 5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 litre diesel 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm |
| Power/weight | 32.1 hp/tonne (24 kW/tonne) 18.1 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne) (loaded with equipment) |
| Suspension | hydraulic independent torsion-bar |
| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm |
| Fuel capacity | 300 l |
| Operational range |
600 km (road) 116 km (water) |
| Speed | 80 km/h (road) 45 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming) |
- Stock: 4
- Model: MK223
- Weight: 0.73lb
- DATE ADDED: 08/02/2009
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