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ASU-57

2019-10-18T06:06:09Z

U32372411: /* Usage in battles */

{{Specs-Card|code=ussr_asu_57}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_ASU-57.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows"]]. It is a tiny, mobile 57 mm gun carriage akin to the [[ZiS-30]].

The ASU-57 is a tiny, open topped, turretless SPG armed with a 57 mm gun with good penetration. It is famously one of the smallest tracked vehicle in the game, weighing only 3.3 tons. Its complete lack of armour makes it extremely vulnerable, its only defense being its small size, making it extremely difficult to notice, let alone hit. It has very good speed and excellent maneuverability, being very nimble for a turretless tank destroyer. The 57 mm gun starts with solid shot rounds, which is troublesome as each shot will make the firing position more apparent. For this reason it is recommended to research the APHE rounds and adjustment of fire to reduce the number of shots needed to destroy an enemy.

The ASU-57 is very difficult but very rewarding and fun to play, and it is not recommended for arcade battles, as its primary advantage, stealth, is lost. The ASU-57 is a master of stealth, famed and beloved by the community by its ability to sneak up on tanks by using its extremely small size. When using the ASU-57, objects that other tanks would ignore or simply drive over are capable of completely hiding the vehicle, making ambushes and surprise attacks the specialty of the ASU-57. This size comes at a cost, however, as the ASU-57 has barely more survivability than a Soviet AA truck.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===

'''Armour type:'''

* Rolled homogeneous armour

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear (Slope angle) !! Roof !! Belly
|-
| Body || 6 mm (21-65°) ''Front Plate'' 6 mm (38°) ''Lower glacis'' || 4 mm || 6 mm (9°) || 5 mm || 6 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels are 10 mm thick, tracks are 15 mm thick

=== Mobility ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
|-
! Weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Add-on Armor weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 3.3 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 50 (AB)
|-
|46 (RB/SB)
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|78
|___
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|49
|55
|-
! colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|23.64
|__.__
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|14.85
|16.67
|-
|}

== Armaments ==

{{main|Ch-51M (57 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | [[Ch-51M (57 mm)|57 mm ch-51M]]
|-
! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="3" | 30 || -4°/+12° || ±7° || N/A
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 7.10 || _.__ || _.__ || __._ || __._
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 7.10 || _.__ || _.__ || __._ || __._
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 6.50 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10m
! 100m
! 500m
! 1000m
! 1500m
! 2000m
|-
| BR-271SP || APBC ||161||158||144||129||115||103
|-
| BR-271M || APCBC ||145||142||127||110||96||83
|-
| O-271 || HE || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5
|-
| BR-271N || APCR || 196 || 193 || 155 || 117 || 89 || 67
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="11" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| BR-271SP || APBC || 1020 || 3.4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
|-
| BR-271M || APCBC || 975 || 2.8 || 1.2 || 20 || 22.1 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
|-
| O-271 || HE || 695 || 3.7 || 0.4 || 0.01 || 220 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
| BR-271N || APCR || 1125 || 2.4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 66° || 70° || 72°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
[[File:Ammoracks_ASU-57.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the ASU-57.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''30''' || 25 ''(+5)'' || 19 ''(+11)'' || 1 ''(+29)'' || style="text-align:left" | No
|-
|}

Right side empty: 19 ''(+11)''

== Usage in battles ==


The ASU-57 is best used as an ambusher/flanker, executing surprise attacks from unexpected locations other vehicles would struggle or be unable to reach. The ASU-57 is incredibly short, and by driving up next to an enemy can render the vehicle completely safe, as almost no vehicle has enough gun depression to reach it. For this reason it is recommended to only go after isolated vehicles, as an enemy teammate will be able to assist their ally by destroying the ASU-57. For the maximum efficiency of this tactic, knock out the driver of the enemy vehicle, then rush up to their side before they can bring their gun to bear. Once this is done, try to ammo rack or pick off their crew before they can recover. with the addition of NVD's to the ASU, you can be quite the foe in a night battle if the situation ever arises.

Literally any vehicle, be it ground or air, can destroy the ASU-57 within seconds if allowed to get it in their sights.

=== Pros and cons ===

'''Pros:'''

* Tiny size and very light weight
* Difficult to target at long range
* Easy to conceal. The tank can proceed to the other side of the map and not be seen by anyone
* Good speed and mobility
* Although very vulnerable to strafing by enemy planes, the vehicle can be easily concealed from their view (RB and SB)
* Very low profile makes it impossible to be hit by most enemy tank guns when right next to them
* Powerful 57 mm gun
* Access to APCR ammunition
* Access to NVDs
* Vehicle with the lowest BR that has access to NVDs

'''Cons:'''

* Virtually no armour
* High top speed + no armour means the ASU-57 can destroy itself upon hard collision
* Lightweight and tiny size makes it easy to push around by enemy and friendly tanks
* Low ammunition count
* Crew can get knocked out easily by aircraft fire or artillery
* 57 mm gun can struggle to deal with angled armour
* 57 mm gun rarely can destroy vehicles with one shot
* Not suitable for AB players; this tank's main advantage is its small size, so having a big red marker does not play in the player's favour
* No defensive machine guns. SPAA can be a real threat, even at long range
* Crew are packed into the ASU-57, any damage will result in one or more knocked out crew member
* Prone to hull break
* Can really struggle to penetrate certain tanks it will face, such as Jumbos and Churchills
* Poor horizontal and vertical traverse of the gun
* Unsuitable for long range engagements
* Tall grass can hinder clear vision through the sight

== History ==

===Development===
In mid-1940s, sometime either late in World War II or post-war, a proposal was made to develop a vehicle for the airborne troops. The vehicle was to be a lightweight assault gun able to support the paratroopers by being transportable by air. The task was given to two design bureaus, OKB-40 headed by Nikolaj Astrov in Mytischi and the other to Anatoly Karvtsev in Moscow. Astrov designed his vehicle as the ''ASU-76'', armed with a 76 mm D-56T gun. The design ended up being too heavy and its armour way too thin for adequate protection and was cancelled. Kartsev's project was the ''K-73'' which was amphibious and used a 57 mm Ch-51 anti-tank gun as its armament. This was even more thinly armoured than the ASU-76 and was also cancelled.

In 1949, Astrov was able to continue work on his design, but with specifications that the vehicle be made lighter and use the 57 mm Ch-51 gun instead due to its anti-tank performances. The redesigned vehicle was labeled ''Object 572'' and passed the test phases in 1949. It was formally accepted for service as the '''ASU-57''' in 1951 and production lasted from 1950 to 1952 with amounts produced up to a thousand.

===Usage===
The ASU-57, as an airborne vehicle, was made to be air-dropped from planes and land via a rocket-assisted parachute. It was then crewed by its airborne crew and support the airborne troops in their operation. Each airborne division had 54 vehicles at its disposal. It proved successful despite its weak armour and small caliber as this type of vehicle was invaluable in the hands of airborne troops, able to use a mobile artillery vehicle behind enemy lines. The ASU-57 stayed in service in the Soviet Airborne Forces for around 20 years before being replaced by the [[ASU-85]].

The ASU-57 was also given out to the Soviet Union's allies from 1960s to 70s. Such included Egypt, East Germany, North Korea, Poland, Sahrawi Republic, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, and Ethiopia.

== Media ==

Skin and Camouflages for the [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=ussr&vehicleType=tank&vehicleClass=tank_destroyer&vehicle=ussr_asu_57 ASU-57] in Warthunder Live.

{{youtube|url = i-V5rB5UOgA|The ASU-57}}

== See also ==


* [http://warthunder.com/en/news/3724-development-asu-57-air-delivery-en/ [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> ASU-57: Air Delivery]

== External links ==


* [[Wikipedia:ASU-57|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> ASU-57]]

{{USSR tank destroyers}}

BMP-1

2019-10-18T05:58:06Z

U32372411: /* Pros and cons */

{{Specs-Card|code=ussr_bmp_1}}
{{Notice|''This page is about the light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''. For the version equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, see [[BMP-2]]''}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{Break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. This vehicle was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].

Shoot and scoot. Alone, exposed BMP-1 is a dead one. Use your mobility to find reasonable sniping spots (for your ATGM) and only use your cannon if an enemy is close and unaware of your presence. Remember that if ANYTHING sees you, it can kill you, even a .50 cal from an American tank can devastate you.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===


=== [[Armour]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 7-12 mm (80°) ''Front glacis'' 19 mm (56°) ''Lower glacis'' || 16 mm (3-18°) ''Top'' 18 + 4 mm ''Bottom'' || 16 mm (12°) ''Top'' 12 mm (48°) ''Bottom'' 12 mm (8-51°) ''Doors'' || 6 mm 5 mm ''Engine exhausts''
|-
| Turret || 23 mm (0-53°) ''Turret front'' 33 + 26 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 13-23 mm (24-37°) || 13 mm (23-26°) || 6 mm
|-
! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
|-
| Cupola || 7 mm || 7 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels and tracks are 10 mm thick.
* Belly armour is 6 mm thick.

=== Mobility ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
|-
! Weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Add-on Armour weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 13.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 65 (AB)
|-
|72 (RB/SB)
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|465
|572
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|265
|300
|-
! colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|35.77
|44.00
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|20.38
|23.07
|-
|}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===

{{main|2A28 (73 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | 73 mm 2A28 Cannon
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="2" | 40 || 7 ||-5°/+30°|| N/A || No
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 7.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| PG-9 || HEAT || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 10 || 10|| 10|| 10|| 10 || 10
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| PG-6 || HEAT || 665 || 2.6 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1,250 || +0° || 25° || 18° || 15°
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 290 || 3.7 || ?.000 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 735 || +0° || 11° || 10° || 9°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''40''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Additional armament ===


4 x 9M14 ATGM

*Guidance type: MCLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

4 x 9M113 ATGM (BMP-1P)

*Guidance type: SACLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 600 || 600|| 600|| 600|| 600 || 600
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 120 || 11 || 3,000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3,410 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 205 || 25 || 3.000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4,860 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''4''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===

{{main|PKT (7.62 mm)}}

The {{PAGENAME}} comes equipped with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" | PKT 7.62
|-
! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial''
|-
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
|-
| colspan="4" | 250 ||700 shots/min|| -5°/+30° || ±??°
|-
|}

== Usage in the battles ==

The most distinctive features of the BMP-1 is its shape, cannon and ATGM system. The BMP-1 is just a giant box (barn) and is relatively easy to hit, even from long distances. This vehicle utilises a small crew of three (no commander), but is very spacious, so shots from the side are likely only to damage or destroy one module at a time. However, with only 23 mm AT MOST protecting the tank, you can bet hull breaks will be plentiful, especially when facing enemies equipped with APFSDS. Unlike most vehicles, the BMP-1 is equipped with a short-barreled 73 mm gun (an odd calibre) firing exclusively anti-tank grenades. While the drop is extreme (though not worse than a German howitzer) it can be used to great effect at lower (or similar) tiers due to the penetration at any distance is 300 mm. The standard PG-9 ammunition has an explosive mass of about 1.25 kg. The trade-off, in this case, is the low velocity and relatively poor slope characteristics (the penetration drop in half if more than 60 degrees of slope). Finally, as standard, the BMP-1 is equipped with the 9M14 ATGM, capable of penetrating 400mm and carrying an explosive mass of 2.6 kg. It is WASD guided, and therefore somewhat tricky to use at first (and ''especially'' difficult to use in high packet-loss or high ping matches). An optional modification for the BMP-1 allows it to use turret-mounted smoke grenades as well as a next-generation missile, the 9M113. The BMP-1 (as of 1.77.2.149) is the earliest vehicle in-game to be able to use a SACLOS (mouse-guided) system for an ATGM. Not only is the missile nearly twice as fast as the 9M14, but it carries a slightly larger explosive payload, and can penetrate up to 600 mm at 90 degrees, at any range. As of 1.91, it recieves NVD, which can help during night battles to help with visibility. NVD are available for the commander, gunner, and driver of the BMP-1. Once purchased, the NVD modification also allows the use of a Infrared Spotlight to help illuminate targets if they are hard to see. However, it is mounted to the hull, and won't rotate with the turret when on.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Very mobile, useful in higher rank engagements where armour doesn't matter
* One of the earliest ATGM vehicle available in-game and the earliest to have access to mouse-guided (SACLOS) missiles at 7.3
* Devastating HEAT round, with 300 mm of penetration at any distance
* Amphibious
* Thin armour doesn't detonate most fuses of armour piercing ammunition
* Functional in both up-tiers and down-tiers
* Can face 6.3 vehicles often
* Reasonably fast turret traverse
* The BMP-1P's next generation SACLOS (Mouse-Guided) ATGM can be used to great effect in CQB when firing a missile following a shot from the main cannon
* Smoke Grenades added with the BMP-1P modification
* None of the ammo types (even ATGM) costs SL to replenish, very economical
* Gets NVD Modification that allows to see in night battles better

'''Cons:'''

* Slower reverse speed than most tanks of Rank V
* SACLOS missiles have to be unlocked, and hinder performance and add a significant repair cost
* Virtually no armour, can be easily hull-broken
* No kinetic shell
* All ammo types have a high sensitive fuse, they cannot be shot through even the most flimsy wooden fence
* Enemy tanks will more than likely have HEAT-FS or HESH ammo, with one hit easily able to hull-break BMP-1
* Large, boxy silhouette, making sniping a BMP-1 relatively easy
* Very little gun depression
* Without stabiliser, it is rather difficult to shoot accurately in the water
* Only three crew members
* Two of the three crew sit behind each other, high potential to be knocked out simultaneously
* It is possible to kill crew with HMG fire, especially from the sides and top
* VERY vulnerable to aerial machine gun fire and rockets
* Anti-air can demolish a BMP-1
* Bomb shrapnel and artillery can easily penetrate
* Infrared Spotlight mounted to hull, won't rotate with turret when NVD is on

== History ==
The BMP-1 was the first vehicle of its kind. It was developed by the Soviet Union in the postwar period to fit a new take on existing combat doctrines, modernized for a new age of warfare. Designed in the 1950's, it incorporated ideas from both light tanks and APC's, creating something that could fight against lightly armored vehicles and infantry alike, and carry troops along a front if needed. After being accepted in 1966, the Soviet Army adopted the vehicle into its own ranks. After an analysis of IFV's after the Vietnam, Yom Kippur, and Angolan Wars, it was determined that some minor changes to the hull should be made, and that the ATGM should be switched to the more reliable 9M113 "Konkurs" ATGM and the decision of smoke grenades were to be added in the 1970's. It was then produced until the 1980's, when the BMP-2 came along to take its place, with a new 30mm autocannon, although the BMP-1 was upgraded more and is still in service in some countries today.

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== Read also ==


* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4909-development-bmp-1-master-of-adaptation-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> BMP-1 - “Master of Adaptation”] 

== Sources ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{USSR light tanks}}

[[Category:ATGM vehicles]]

BMP-1

2019-10-18T05:56:37Z

U32372411: /* History */

{{Specs-Card|code=ussr_bmp_1}}
{{Notice|''This page is about the light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''. For the version equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, see [[BMP-2]]''}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{Break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. This vehicle was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].

Shoot and scoot. Alone, exposed BMP-1 is a dead one. Use your mobility to find reasonable sniping spots (for your ATGM) and only use your cannon if an enemy is close and unaware of your presence. Remember that if ANYTHING sees you, it can kill you, even a .50 cal from an American tank can devastate you.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===


=== [[Armour]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 7-12 mm (80°) ''Front glacis'' 19 mm (56°) ''Lower glacis'' || 16 mm (3-18°) ''Top'' 18 + 4 mm ''Bottom'' || 16 mm (12°) ''Top'' 12 mm (48°) ''Bottom'' 12 mm (8-51°) ''Doors'' || 6 mm 5 mm ''Engine exhausts''
|-
| Turret || 23 mm (0-53°) ''Turret front'' 33 + 26 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 13-23 mm (24-37°) || 13 mm (23-26°) || 6 mm
|-
! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
|-
| Cupola || 7 mm || 7 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels and tracks are 10 mm thick.
* Belly armour is 6 mm thick.

=== Mobility ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
|-
! Weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Add-on Armour weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 13.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 65 (AB)
|-
|72 (RB/SB)
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|465
|572
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|265
|300
|-
! colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|35.77
|44.00
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|20.38
|23.07
|-
|}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===

{{main|2A28 (73 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | 73 mm 2A28 Cannon
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="2" | 40 || 7 ||-5°/+30°|| N/A || No
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 7.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| PG-9 || HEAT || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 10 || 10|| 10|| 10|| 10 || 10
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| PG-6 || HEAT || 665 || 2.6 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1,250 || +0° || 25° || 18° || 15°
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 290 || 3.7 || ?.000 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 735 || +0° || 11° || 10° || 9°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''40''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Additional armament ===


4 x 9M14 ATGM

*Guidance type: MCLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

4 x 9M113 ATGM (BMP-1P)

*Guidance type: SACLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 600 || 600|| 600|| 600|| 600 || 600
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 120 || 11 || 3,000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3,410 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 205 || 25 || 3.000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4,860 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''4''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===

{{main|PKT (7.62 mm)}}

The {{PAGENAME}} comes equipped with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" | PKT 7.62
|-
! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial''
|-
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
|-
| colspan="4" | 250 ||700 shots/min|| -5°/+30° || ±??°
|-
|}

== Usage in the battles ==

The most distinctive features of the BMP-1 is its shape, cannon and ATGM system. The BMP-1 is just a giant box (barn) and is relatively easy to hit, even from long distances. This vehicle utilises a small crew of three (no commander), but is very spacious, so shots from the side are likely only to damage or destroy one module at a time. However, with only 23 mm AT MOST protecting the tank, you can bet hull breaks will be plentiful, especially when facing enemies equipped with APFSDS. Unlike most vehicles, the BMP-1 is equipped with a short-barreled 73 mm gun (an odd calibre) firing exclusively anti-tank grenades. While the drop is extreme (though not worse than a German howitzer) it can be used to great effect at lower (or similar) tiers due to the penetration at any distance is 300 mm. The standard PG-9 ammunition has an explosive mass of about 1.25 kg. The trade-off, in this case, is the low velocity and relatively poor slope characteristics (the penetration drop in half if more than 60 degrees of slope). Finally, as standard, the BMP-1 is equipped with the 9M14 ATGM, capable of penetrating 400mm and carrying an explosive mass of 2.6 kg. It is WASD guided, and therefore somewhat tricky to use at first (and ''especially'' difficult to use in high packet-loss or high ping matches). An optional modification for the BMP-1 allows it to use turret-mounted smoke grenades as well as a next-generation missile, the 9M113. The BMP-1 (as of 1.77.2.149) is the earliest vehicle in-game to be able to use a SACLOS (mouse-guided) system for an ATGM. Not only is the missile nearly twice as fast as the 9M14, but it carries a slightly larger explosive payload, and can penetrate up to 600 mm at 90 degrees, at any range. As of 1.91, it recieves NVD, which can help during night battles to help with visibility. NVD are available for the commander, gunner, and driver of the BMP-1. Once purchased, the NVD modification also allows the use of a Infrared Spotlight to help illuminate targets if they are hard to see. However, it is mounted to the hull, and won't rotate with the turret when on.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Very mobile, useful in higher rank engagements where armour doesn't matter
* One of the earliest ATGM vehicle available in-game and the earliest to have access to mouse-guided (SACLOS) missiles at 7.3
* Devastating HEAT round, with 300 mm of penetration at any distance
* Amphibious
* Thin armour doesn't detonate most fuses of armour piercing ammunition
* Functional in both up-tiers and down-tiers
* Can face 6.3 vehicles often
* Reasonably fast turret traverse
* The BMP-1P's next generation SACLOS (Mouse-Guided) ATGM can be used to great effect in CQB when firing a missile following a shot from the main cannon
* None of the ammo types (even ATGM) costs SL to replenish, very economical
* Gets NVD Modification that allows to see in night battles better

'''Cons:'''

* Slower reverse speed than most tanks of Rank V
* SACLOS missiles have to be unlocked, and hinder performance and add a significant repair cost
* Virtually no armour, can be easily hull-broken
* No kinetic shell
* All ammo types have a high sensitive fuse, they cannot be shot through even the most flimsy wooden fence
* Enemy tanks will more than likely have HEAT-FS or HESH ammo, with one hit easily able to hull-break BMP-1
* Large, boxy silhouette, making sniping a BMP-1 relatively easy
* Very little gun depression
* Without stabiliser, it is rather difficult to shoot accurately in the water
* Only three crew members
* Two of the three crew sit behind each other, high potential to be knocked out simultaneously
* It is possible to kill crew with HMG fire, especially from the sides and top
* VERY vulnerable to aerial machine gun fire and rockets
* Anti-air can demolish a BMP-1
* Bomb shrapnel and artillery can easily penetrate
* Infrared Spotlight mounted to hull, won't rotate with turret when NVD is on

== History ==
The BMP-1 was the first vehicle of its kind. It was developed by the Soviet Union in the postwar period to fit a new take on existing combat doctrines, modernized for a new age of warfare. Designed in the 1950's, it incorporated ideas from both light tanks and APC's, creating something that could fight against lightly armored vehicles and infantry alike, and carry troops along a front if needed. After being accepted in 1966, the Soviet Army adopted the vehicle into its own ranks. After an analysis of IFV's after the Vietnam, Yom Kippur, and Angolan Wars, it was determined that some minor changes to the hull should be made, and that the ATGM should be switched to the more reliable 9M113 "Konkurs" ATGM and the decision of smoke grenades were to be added in the 1970's. It was then produced until the 1980's, when the BMP-2 came along to take its place, with a new 30mm autocannon, although the BMP-1 was upgraded more and is still in service in some countries today.

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== Read also ==


* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4909-development-bmp-1-master-of-adaptation-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> BMP-1 - “Master of Adaptation”] 

== Sources ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{USSR light tanks}}

[[Category:ATGM vehicles]]

BMP-1

2019-10-18T05:39:13Z

U32372411: /* Ammunition */

{{Specs-Card|code=ussr_bmp_1}}
{{Notice|''This page is about the light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''. For the version equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, see [[BMP-2]]''}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{Break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. This vehicle was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].

Shoot and scoot. Alone, exposed BMP-1 is a dead one. Use your mobility to find reasonable sniping spots (for your ATGM) and only use your cannon if an enemy is close and unaware of your presence. Remember that if ANYTHING sees you, it can kill you, even a .50 cal from an American tank can devastate you.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===


=== [[Armour]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 7-12 mm (80°) ''Front glacis'' 19 mm (56°) ''Lower glacis'' || 16 mm (3-18°) ''Top'' 18 + 4 mm ''Bottom'' || 16 mm (12°) ''Top'' 12 mm (48°) ''Bottom'' 12 mm (8-51°) ''Doors'' || 6 mm 5 mm ''Engine exhausts''
|-
| Turret || 23 mm (0-53°) ''Turret front'' 33 + 26 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 13-23 mm (24-37°) || 13 mm (23-26°) || 6 mm
|-
! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
|-
| Cupola || 7 mm || 7 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels and tracks are 10 mm thick.
* Belly armour is 6 mm thick.

=== Mobility ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
|-
! Weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Add-on Armour weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 13.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 65 (AB)
|-
|72 (RB/SB)
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|465
|572
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|265
|300
|-
! colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|35.77
|44.00
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|20.38
|23.07
|-
|}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===

{{main|2A28 (73 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | 73 mm 2A28 Cannon
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="2" | 40 || 7 ||-5°/+30°|| N/A || No
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 7.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| PG-9 || HEAT || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 10 || 10|| 10|| 10|| 10 || 10
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| PG-6 || HEAT || 665 || 2.6 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1,250 || +0° || 25° || 18° || 15°
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 290 || 3.7 || ?.000 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 735 || +0° || 11° || 10° || 9°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''40''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Additional armament ===


4 x 9M14 ATGM

*Guidance type: MCLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

4 x 9M113 ATGM (BMP-1P)

*Guidance type: SACLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 600 || 600|| 600|| 600|| 600 || 600
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 120 || 11 || 3,000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3,410 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 205 || 25 || 3.000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4,860 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''4''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===

{{main|PKT (7.62 mm)}}

The {{PAGENAME}} comes equipped with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" | PKT 7.62
|-
! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial''
|-
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
|-
| colspan="4" | 250 ||700 shots/min|| -5°/+30° || ±??°
|-
|}

== Usage in the battles ==

The most distinctive features of the BMP-1 is its shape, cannon and ATGM system. The BMP-1 is just a giant box (barn) and is relatively easy to hit, even from long distances. This vehicle utilises a small crew of three (no commander), but is very spacious, so shots from the side are likely only to damage or destroy one module at a time. However, with only 23 mm AT MOST protecting the tank, you can bet hull breaks will be plentiful, especially when facing enemies equipped with APFSDS. Unlike most vehicles, the BMP-1 is equipped with a short-barreled 73 mm gun (an odd calibre) firing exclusively anti-tank grenades. While the drop is extreme (though not worse than a German howitzer) it can be used to great effect at lower (or similar) tiers due to the penetration at any distance is 300 mm. The standard PG-9 ammunition has an explosive mass of about 1.25 kg. The trade-off, in this case, is the low velocity and relatively poor slope characteristics (the penetration drop in half if more than 60 degrees of slope). Finally, as standard, the BMP-1 is equipped with the 9M14 ATGM, capable of penetrating 400mm and carrying an explosive mass of 2.6 kg. It is WASD guided, and therefore somewhat tricky to use at first (and ''especially'' difficult to use in high packet-loss or high ping matches). An optional modification for the BMP-1 allows it to use turret-mounted smoke grenades as well as a next-generation missile, the 9M113. The BMP-1 (as of 1.77.2.149) is the earliest vehicle in-game to be able to use a SACLOS (mouse-guided) system for an ATGM. Not only is the missile nearly twice as fast as the 9M14, but it carries a slightly larger explosive payload, and can penetrate up to 600 mm at 90 degrees, at any range. As of 1.91, it recieves NVD, which can help during night battles to help with visibility. NVD are available for the commander, gunner, and driver of the BMP-1. Once purchased, the NVD modification also allows the use of a Infrared Spotlight to help illuminate targets if they are hard to see. However, it is mounted to the hull, and won't rotate with the turret when on.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Very mobile, useful in higher rank engagements where armour doesn't matter
* One of the earliest ATGM vehicle available in-game and the earliest to have access to mouse-guided (SACLOS) missiles at 7.3
* Devastating HEAT round, with 300 mm of penetration at any distance
* Amphibious
* Thin armour doesn't detonate most fuses of armour piercing ammunition
* Functional in both up-tiers and down-tiers
* Can face 6.3 vehicles often
* Reasonably fast turret traverse
* The BMP-1P's next generation SACLOS (Mouse-Guided) ATGM can be used to great effect in CQB when firing a missile following a shot from the main cannon
* None of the ammo types (even ATGM) costs SL to replenish, very economical
* Gets NVD Modification that allows to see in night battles better

'''Cons:'''

* Slower reverse speed than most tanks of Rank V
* SACLOS missiles have to be unlocked, and hinder performance and add a significant repair cost
* Virtually no armour, can be easily hull-broken
* No kinetic shell
* All ammo types have a high sensitive fuse, they cannot be shot through even the most flimsy wooden fence
* Enemy tanks will more than likely have HEAT-FS or HESH ammo, with one hit easily able to hull-break BMP-1
* Large, boxy silhouette, making sniping a BMP-1 relatively easy
* Very little gun depression
* Without stabiliser, it is rather difficult to shoot accurately in the water
* Only three crew members
* Two of the three crew sit behind each other, high potential to be knocked out simultaneously
* It is possible to kill crew with HMG fire, especially from the sides and top
* VERY vulnerable to aerial machine gun fire and rockets
* Anti-air can demolish a BMP-1
* Bomb shrapnel and artillery can easily penetrate
* Infrared Spotlight mounted to hull, won't rotate with turret when NVD is on

== History ==

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== Read also ==


* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4909-development-bmp-1-master-of-adaptation-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> BMP-1 - “Master of Adaptation”] 

== Sources ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{USSR light tanks}}

[[Category:ATGM vehicles]]

BMP-1

2019-10-18T05:23:03Z

U32372411: /* Usage in the battles */

{{Specs-Card|code=ussr_bmp_1}}
{{Notice|''This page is about the light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''. For the version equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, see [[BMP-2]]''}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{Break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. This vehicle was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].

Shoot and scoot. Alone, exposed BMP-1 is a dead one. Use your mobility to find reasonable sniping spots (for your ATGM) and only use your cannon if an enemy is close and unaware of your presence. Remember that if ANYTHING sees you, it can kill you, even a .50 cal from an American tank can devastate you.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===


=== [[Armour]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 7-12 mm (80°) ''Front glacis'' 19 mm (56°) ''Lower glacis'' || 16 mm (3-18°) ''Top'' 18 + 4 mm ''Bottom'' || 16 mm (12°) ''Top'' 12 mm (48°) ''Bottom'' 12 mm (8-51°) ''Doors'' || 6 mm 5 mm ''Engine exhausts''
|-
| Turret || 23 mm (0-53°) ''Turret front'' 33 + 26 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 13-23 mm (24-37°) || 13 mm (23-26°) || 6 mm
|-
! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
|-
| Cupola || 7 mm || 7 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels and tracks are 10 mm thick.
* Belly armour is 6 mm thick.

=== Mobility ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
|-
! Weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Add-on Armour weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 13.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 65 (AB)
|-
|72 (RB/SB)
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|465
|572
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|265
|300
|-
! colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|35.77
|44.00
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|20.38
|23.07
|-
|}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===

{{main|2A28 (73 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | 73 mm 2A28 Cannon
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="2" | 40 || 7 ||-5°/+30°|| N/A || No
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 7.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| PG-9 || HEAT || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 10 || 10|| 10|| 10|| 10 || 10
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| PG-6 || HEAT || 665 || 2.6 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1,250 || +0° || 25° || 18° || 15°
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 290 || 3.7 || ?.000 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 735 || +0° || 11° || 10° || 9°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''40''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Additional armament ===


4 x 9M14 ATGM

*Guidance type: MCLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

4 x 9M113 ATGM (BMP-1P)

*Guidance type: SACLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 600 || 600|| 600|| 600|| 600 || 600
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 120 || 11 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3,410 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 205 || 25 || ?.000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4,860 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''4''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===

{{main|PKT (7.62 mm)}}

The {{PAGENAME}} comes equipped with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" | PKT 7.62
|-
! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial''
|-
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
|-
| colspan="4" | 250 ||700 shots/min|| -5°/+30° || ±??°
|-
|}

== Usage in the battles ==

The most distinctive features of the BMP-1 is its shape, cannon and ATGM system. The BMP-1 is just a giant box (barn) and is relatively easy to hit, even from long distances. This vehicle utilises a small crew of three (no commander), but is very spacious, so shots from the side are likely only to damage or destroy one module at a time. However, with only 23 mm AT MOST protecting the tank, you can bet hull breaks will be plentiful, especially when facing enemies equipped with APFSDS. Unlike most vehicles, the BMP-1 is equipped with a short-barreled 73 mm gun (an odd calibre) firing exclusively anti-tank grenades. While the drop is extreme (though not worse than a German howitzer) it can be used to great effect at lower (or similar) tiers due to the penetration at any distance is 300 mm. The standard PG-9 ammunition has an explosive mass of about 1.25 kg. The trade-off, in this case, is the low velocity and relatively poor slope characteristics (the penetration drop in half if more than 60 degrees of slope). Finally, as standard, the BMP-1 is equipped with the 9M14 ATGM, capable of penetrating 400mm and carrying an explosive mass of 2.6 kg. It is WASD guided, and therefore somewhat tricky to use at first (and ''especially'' difficult to use in high packet-loss or high ping matches). An optional modification for the BMP-1 allows it to use turret-mounted smoke grenades as well as a next-generation missile, the 9M113. The BMP-1 (as of 1.77.2.149) is the earliest vehicle in-game to be able to use a SACLOS (mouse-guided) system for an ATGM. Not only is the missile nearly twice as fast as the 9M14, but it carries a slightly larger explosive payload, and can penetrate up to 600 mm at 90 degrees, at any range. As of 1.91, it also recieves NVD, which can help during night battles to help with visibility. NVD are available for the commander, gunner, and driver of the BMP-1. Once purchased, the NVD modification also allows the use of a Infrared Spotlight to help illuminate targets if they are hard to see. However, it is mounted to the hull, and won't rotate with the turret when on.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Very mobile, useful in higher rank engagements where armour doesn't matter
* One of the earliest ATGM vehicle available in-game and the earliest to have access to mouse-guided (SACLOS) missiles at 7.3
* Devastating HEAT round, with 300 mm of penetration at any distance
* Amphibious
* Thin armour doesn't detonate most fuses of armour piercing ammunition
* Functional in both up-tiers and down-tiers
* Can face 6.3 vehicles often
* Reasonably fast turret traverse
* The BMP-1P's next generation SACLOS (Mouse-Guided) ATGM can be used to great effect in CQB when firing a missile following a shot from the main cannon
* None of the ammo types (even ATGM) costs SL to replenish, very economical
* Gets NVD Modification that allows to see in night battles better

'''Cons:'''

* Slower reverse speed than most tanks of Rank V
* SACLOS missiles have to be unlocked, and hinder performance and add a significant repair cost
* Virtually no armour, can be easily hull-broken
* No kinetic shell
* All ammo types have a high sensitive fuse, they cannot be shot through even the most flimsy wooden fence
* Enemy tanks will more than likely have HEAT-FS or HESH ammo, with one hit easily able to hull-break BMP-1
* Large, boxy silhouette, making sniping a BMP-1 relatively easy
* Very little gun depression
* Without stabiliser, it is rather difficult to shoot accurately in the water
* Only three crew members
* Two of the three crew sit behind each other, high potential to be knocked out simultaneously
* It is possible to kill crew with HMG fire, especially from the sides and top
* VERY vulnerable to aerial machine gun fire and rockets
* Anti-air can demolish a BMP-1
* Bomb shrapnel and artillery can easily penetrate
* Infrared Spotlight mounted to hull, won't rotate with turret when NVD is on

== History ==
''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.''

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== Read also ==


* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4909-development-bmp-1-master-of-adaptation-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> BMP-1 - “Master of Adaptation”] 

== Sources ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{USSR light tanks}}

[[Category:ATGM vehicles]]

BMP-1

2019-10-18T05:03:11Z

U32372411: /* Machine guns */

{{Specs-Card|code=ussr_bmp_1}}
{{Notice|''This page is about the light tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''. For the version equipped with a 30 mm autocannon, see [[BMP-2]]''}}

== Description ==

[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
{{Break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian light tank {{Battle-rating}}. This vehicle was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].

Shoot and scoot. Alone, exposed BMP-1 is a dead one. Use your mobility to find reasonable sniping spots (for your ATGM) and only use your cannon if an enemy is close and unaware of your presence. Remember that if ANYTHING sees you, it can kill you, even a .50 cal from an American tank can devastate you.

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===


=== [[Armour]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 7-12 mm (80°) ''Front glacis'' 19 mm (56°) ''Lower glacis'' || 16 mm (3-18°) ''Top'' 18 + 4 mm ''Bottom'' || 16 mm (12°) ''Top'' 12 mm (48°) ''Bottom'' 12 mm (8-51°) ''Doors'' || 6 mm 5 mm ''Engine exhausts''
|-
| Turret || 23 mm (0-53°) ''Turret front'' 33 + 26 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 13-23 mm (24-37°) || 13 mm (23-26°) || 6 mm
|-
! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
|-
| Cupola || 7 mm || 7 mm
|-
|}
'''Notes:'''

* Suspension wheels and tracks are 10 mm thick.
* Belly armour is 6 mm thick.

=== Mobility ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
|-
! Weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Add-on Armour weight (tons)
! colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 13.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 65 (AB)
|-
|72 (RB/SB)
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|465
|572
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|265
|300
|-
! colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
|-
! colspan="1" | Mode
!Stock
!Upgraded
|-
|''Arcade''
|35.77
|44.00
|-
|''Realistic/Simulator''
|20.38
|23.07
|-
|}

== Armaments ==
=== Main armament ===

{{main|2A28 (73 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | 73 mm 2A28 Cannon
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
|-
| colspan="2" | 40 || 7 || N/A || N/A || ?
|-
! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
|-
! style="width:4em" |Mode
! style="width:4em" |Stock
! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| ''Arcade'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
| ''Realistic'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
|-
| 7.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
|-
|}

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| PG-9 || HEAT || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 10 || 10|| 10|| 10|| 10 || 10
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| PG-6 || HEAT || 665 || 2.6 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1,250 || +0° || 25° || 18° || 15°
|-
| OG-9 || HE || 290 || 3.7 || ?.000 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 735 || +0° || 11° || 10° || 9°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''40''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Additional armament ===


4 x 9M14 ATGM

*Guidance type: MCLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

4 x 9M113 ATGM (BMP-1P)

*Guidance type: SACLOS
*Firing range: 3 km

===== Ammunition =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
|-
! 10 m
! 100 m
! 500 m
! 1,000 m
! 1,500 m
! 2,000 m
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 600 || 600|| 600|| 600|| 600 || 600
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="12" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity in m/s
! rowspan="2" |Projectile Mass in kg
! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
''in m:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
''in mm:''
! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):''
! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° from horizontal:''
! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
|-
! 0%
! 50%
! 100%
|-
| 9M14 || AGTM || 120 || 11 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3,410 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
| 9M113 || AGTM || 205 || 25 || ?.000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4,860 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
|-
|}

===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full ammo
! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th rack empty
! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual discrepancy
|-
|| '''4''' || XX ''(X+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' ||  ''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===

{{main|PKT (7.62 mm)}}

The {{PAGENAME}} comes equipped with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" | PKT 7.62
|-
! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial''
|-
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
! rowspan="1" | Fire rate (shots/minute)
! rowspan="1" | Vertical guidance
! rowspan="1" | Horizontal guidance
|-
| colspan="4" | 250 ||700 shots/min|| -?°/+??° || ±??°
|-
|}

== Usage in the battles ==

The most distinctive features of the BMP-1 is its shape, cannon and ATGM system. The BMP-1 is just a giant box (barn) and is relatively easy to hit, even from long distances. This vehicle utilises a small crew of three (no commander), but is very spacious, so shots from the side are likely only to damage or destroy one module at a time. However, with only 23 mm AT MOST protecting the tank, you can bet hull breaks will be plentiful, especially when facing enemies equipped with APFSDS. Unlike most vehicles, the BMP-1 is equipped with a short-barreled 73 mm gun (an odd calibre) firing exclusively anti-tank grenades. While the drop is extreme (though not worse than a German howitzer) it can be used to great effect at lower (or similar) tiers due to the penetration at any distance is 300 mm. The standard PG-9 ammunition has an explosive mass of about 1.25 kg. The trade-off, in this case, is the low velocity and relatively poor slope characteristics (the penetration drop in half if more than 60 degrees of slope). Finally, as standard, the BMP-1 is equipped with the 9M14 ATGM, capable of penetrating 400mm and carrying an explosive mass of 2.6 kg. It is WASD guided, and therefore somewhat tricky to use at first (and ''especially'' difficult to use in high packet-loss or high ping matches). An optional modification for the BMP-1 allows it to use turret-mounted smoke grenades as well as a next-generation missile, the 9M113. The BMP-1 (as of 1.77.2.149) is the earliest vehicle in-game to be able to use a SACLOS (mouse-guided) system for an ATGM. Not only is the missile nearly twice as fast as the 9M14, but it carries a slightly larger explosive payload, and can penetrate up to 600 mm at 90 degrees, at any range.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Very mobile, useful in higher rank engagements where armour doesn't matter
* One of the earliest ATGM vehicle available in-game and the earliest to have access to mouse-guided (SACLOS) missiles at 7.3
* Devastating HEAT round, with 300 mm of penetration at any distance
* Amphibious
* Thin armour doesn't detonate most fuses of armour piercing ammunition
* Functional in both up-tiers and down-tiers
* Can face 6.3 vehicles often
* Reasonably fast turret traverse
* The BMP-1P's next generation SACLOS (Mouse-Guided) ATGM can be used to great effect in CQB when firing a missile following a shot from the main cannon
* None of the ammo types (even ATGM) costs SL to replenish, very economical

'''Cons:'''

* Slower reverse speed than most tanks of Rank V
* SACLOS missiles have to be unlocked, and hinder performance and add a significant repair cost
* Virtually no armour, can be easily hull-broken
* No kinetic shell
* All ammo types have a high sensitive fuse, they cannot be shot through even the most flimsy wooden fence
* Enemy tanks will more than likely have HEAT-FS or HESH ammo, with one hit easily able to hull-break BMP-1
* Large, boxy silhouette, making sniping a BMP-1 relatively easy
* Very little gun depression
* Without stabiliser, it is rather difficult to shoot accurately in the water
* Only three crew members
* Two of the three crew sit behind each other, high potential to be knocked out simultaneously
* It is possible to kill crew with HMG fire, especially from the sides and top
* VERY vulnerable to aerial machinegun fire and rockets
* Anti-air can demolish a BMP-1
* Bomb shrapnel and artillery can easily penetrate

== History ==
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== Media ==
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== Read also ==


* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4909-development-bmp-1-master-of-adaptation-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> BMP-1 - “Master of Adaptation”] 

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