BMD-1
Sign in to saveThe BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle"). It can be dropped by parachute and although it is of similar shape to the BMP-1 it is smaller, at just over half the weight. The BMD-1 was used as an IFV by the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). An improved variant of the BMD-1 was developed, the BMD-2. The BMD-1 also provided a basis for the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked APC
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- BMD-1
- Weapon.image
- File:Vdvcompetition11.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- BMD-1 in Russian service, 2011.
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Airborne infantry fighting vehicle
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1969–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- See Service history and Combat history
- Weapon.designer
- Volgograd Tractor Plant
- Weapon.design_date
- 1965–1969
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Volgograd Tractor Plant
- Weapon.production_date
- 1968–1987
- Weapon.variants
- See Variants
- Weapon.spec_label
- BMD-1
- Weapon.crew
- 2 (driver + gunner) + 6 dismounts (commander + machine gunner + 3-4 troopers)
- Weapon.weight
- (combat weight)
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Article
32 sectionsContents
- Development
- Description
- Overview
- Crew
- Turret
- Armament
- Mobility
- Maneuverability
- Amphibious ability
- Air-drop techniques
- Armour protection
- Troop compartment
- Equipment
- Service history
- Ogaden War
- Soviet–Afghan War
- Iraq
- Former Yugoslavia
- 2008 Georgia–Russia War
- 2014 Russo-Ukrainian War
- Present service
- Replacement
- Variants
- Former USSR
- Belarus
- Russia
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- See also
- References
- External links
The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle"). It can be dropped by parachute and although it is of similar shape to the BMP-1 it is smaller, at just over half the weight. The BMD-1 was used as an IFV by the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). An improved variant of the BMD-1 was developed, the BMD-2. The BMD-1 also provided a basis for the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked APC.
==Development== In the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the army was instructed to consider putting more emphasis on means to project power outside of the normal sphere of Soviet influence. As a result, there was a major effort to develop the VDV as a rapid deployment force. Soviet studies of airborne operations had shown that lightly armed paratroops were unable to deal with armoured forces. Also, in the early 1960s, the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle was being developed. Before the BMP-1 entered service in 1966, the Soviet Army high command decided to equip the newly created airborne divisions with similar vehicles.