Soviet BMP1 APC
The BMP-1 APC was a tracked, amphibious, fully
enclosed armored personnel carrier armed with a 73mm smooth-bore
cannon. The Warsaw Pact countries and Arab nations regarded is a
state of the art in the 1970s. It carries a crew of three: driver,
gunner and commander (who serves as squad leader when the the infantry
squad dismounts).
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The IDF captured BMP1s in 1973 and 1982, but they were never commissioned
into service. |