Soviet BMP1 APC

The IDF captured BMP1s in 1973 and 1982, but they were never commissioned into service.

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Soviet BMP1 APC

The BMP-1 APC was a tracked, amphibious, fully enclosed armored personnel carrier armed with a 73mm smooth-bore cannon. The Warsaw Pact countries and Arab nations regarded is a state of the art in the 1970s. It carries a crew of three: driver, gunner and commander (who serves as squad leader when the the infantry squad dismounts).

 
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