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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian light tank {{Battle-rating|1}}. This vehicle was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].
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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 ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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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.
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=== [[Armour]] ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Hull || 7-12 mm (80°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 19 mm (56°) ''Lower glacis'' || 16 mm (3-18°) ''Top'' <br> 18 + 4 mm ''Bottom'' || 16 mm (12°) ''Top'' <br> 12 mm (48°) ''Bottom'' <br> 12 mm (8-51°) ''Doors'' || 6 mm <br> 5 mm ''Engine exhausts''
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|-
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| Turret || 23 mm (0-53°) ''Turret front'' <br> 33 + 26 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 13-23 mm (24-37°) || 13 mm (23-26°) || 6 mm
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|-
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
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|-
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| Cupola || 7 mm || 7 mm
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|-
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|}
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'''Notes:'''
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* Suspension wheels and tracks are 10 mm thick.
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* Belly armour is 6 mm thick.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
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|-
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! Weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Add-on Armour<br>weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
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|-
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|rowspan="2" | 13.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 65 (AB)
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|-
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|72 (RB/SB)
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|465
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|572
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|265
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|300
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|35.77
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|44.00
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|20.38
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|23.07
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|2A28 (73 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | 73 mm 2A28 Cannon
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|-
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! colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
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|-
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| colspan="2" | 40 || 7 || N/A || N/A || ?
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|-
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| ''Arcade'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 11.9 ||N/A|| __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| 7.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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|}
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===== Ammunition =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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|-
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! 10 m
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! 100 m
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! 500 m
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! 1,000 m
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! 1,500 m
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! 2,000 m
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|-
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| PG-9 || ? || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300 || 300
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|-
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| OG-9 || ? || 10 || 10|| 10|| 10|| 10 || 10
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="12" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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|-
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| PG-6 || HEAT || 665 || 2.6 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1,250 || +0° || 25° || 18° || 15°
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|-
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| OG-9 || HE || 290 || 3.7 || ?.000 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 735 || +0° || 11° || 10° || 9°
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|-
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|}
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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|-
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|| '''40''' || XX&nbsp;''(X+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Additional armament ===
 
=== Additional armament ===
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4 x 9M14 ATGM
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*Guidance type: MCLOS
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*Firing range: 3 km
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4 x 9M113 ATGM (BMP-1P)
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*Guidance type: SACLOS
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*Firing range: 3 km
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===== Ammunition =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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|-
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! 10 m
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! 100 m
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! 500 m
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! 1,000 m
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! 1,500 m
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! 2,000 m
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|-
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| 9M14 || AGTM || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
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|-
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| 9M113 || AGTM || 600 || 600|| 600|| 600|| 600 || 600
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="12" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Maximum Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | Range (m)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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|-
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| 9M14 || AGTM || 120 || 11 || ?,000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 3,410 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
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|-
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| 9M113 || AGTM || 205 || 25 || ?.000 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4,860 || +0° || 0° || 8° || 8°
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|-
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|}
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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|-
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|| '''4''' || XX&nbsp;''(X+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || &nbsp;''(+)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|PKT (7.62 mm)}}
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The {{PAGENAME}} comes equipped with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | PKT 7.62
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|-
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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|-
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| colspan="4" | ?,?00 (?00) || ??? || -?°/+??° || ±??°
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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''Summarize and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Do not use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using certain definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".''
  
 
'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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*
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* Very mobile, useful in higher rank engagements where armour doesn't matter
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* One of the earliest ATGM vehicle available in-game and the earliest to have access to mouse-guided (SACLOS) missiles at 7.3
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* Devastating HEAT round, with 300 mm of penetration at any distance
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* Amphibious
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* Thin armour doesn't detonate most fuses of armour piercing ammunitions
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* Functional in both up-tiers and down-tiers
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* Can face 6.3 vehicles often
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* Reasonably fast turret traverse
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* 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
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* None of the ammo types (even ATGM) costs SL to replenish, very economical
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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*
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* Slower reverse speed than most tanks of Rank V
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* SACLOS missiles have to be unlocked, and hinder performance and add a significant repair cost
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* Virtually no armour, can be easily hull-broken
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* No kinetic shell
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* All ammo types have a high sensitive fuse, they cannot be shot through even the most flimsy wooden fence
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* Enemy tanks will more than likely have HEAT-FS or HESH ammo, with one hit easily able to hull-break BMP-1
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* Large, boxy silhouette, making sniping a BMP-1 relatively easy
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* Very little gun depression
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* Without stabiliser, it is rather difficult to shoot accurately in the water
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* Only three crew members
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* Two of the three crew sit behind each other, high potential to be knocked out simultaneously
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* It is possible to kill crew with HMG fire, especially from the sides and top
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* VERY vulnerable to aerial machinegun fire and rockets
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* Anti-air can demolish a BMP-1
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* Bomb shrapnel and artillery can easily penetrate
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Read also ==
 
== Read also ==
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4909-development-bmp-1-master-of-adaptation-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> BMP-1 - “Master of Adaptation”]<br/>
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 12:36, 12 February 2019

BMP-1
ussr_bmp_1.png
BMP-1
USSR flag.png USSR
V Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
7.7 8.0 8.0
Class:
Research:105 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:300 000 Specs-Card-Lion.png

Description

GarageImage BMP-1.jpg


The BMP-1 is a Rank V Russian light tank with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB) and 8.0 (RB/SB). 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

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.

Armour

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

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armour
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
13.0 N/A 65 (AB)
72 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 465 572
Realistic/Simulator 265 300
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 35.77 44.00
Realistic/Simulator 20.38 23.07

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 2A28 (73 mm)
73 mm 2A28 Cannon
Capacity Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
40 7 N/A N/A  ?
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 11.9 N/A __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 11.9 N/A __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
7.8 __.__ __.__ __.__
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
PG-9  ? 300 300 300 300 300 300
OG-9  ? 10 10 10 10 10 10
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Maximum Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Range (m) Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		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
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
40 XX (X+)  (+)  (+)  (+)  (+)  (+) 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
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		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
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Maximum Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Range (m) Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		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
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
4 XX (X+)  (+)  (+)  (+)  (+)  (+) no

Machine guns

Main article: PKT (7.62 mm)

The BMP-1 comes equipped with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.

PKT 7.62
Coaxial
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
 ?,?00 (?00)  ??? -?°/+??° ±??°

Usage in the battles

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Pros and cons

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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 ammunitions
  • 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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Sources

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