"116.0"^^ . . . "hydraulic independent torsion-bar"@en . . "Adjustable"@en . . "See Variants"@en . . . "-1.0"^^ . "1969"^^ . . "8.3"^^ . "BMD-1"@en . "See Service history and Combat history"@en . "2"^^ . "80.0"^^ . "The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (\u0411\u043E\u0435\u0432\u0430\u044F \u041C\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043D\u0430 \u0414\u0435\u0441\u0430\u043D\u0442\u0430, literally \"Combat Vehicle of the Airborne\"). It can be dropped by parachute and although it resembles the BMP-1 it is in fact much smaller. The BMD-1 was used as an IFV by the Soviet Army's airborne divisions. An improved variant of BMD-1 was developed, the BMD-2. The BMD-1 also provided a basis for the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked APC."@en . "5"^^ . "Volgograd Tractor Plant"@en . . . "19"^^ . "-1.0"^^ . . "18.1"^^ . . . "23"^^ . "welded aluminium alloy"@en . "10.0"^^ . "26"^^ . "7.5"^^ . . "2.53 m"@en . . . . "32.1"^^ . "1968"^^ . "Airborne infantry fighting vehicle"@en . . "241"^^ . "1.97 m"@en . "--09-04"^^ . . "600.0"^^ . "7.62"^^ . "6"^^ . . "ATGM launcher"@en . "yes"@en . "10"^^ . . "73"^^ . "5.41 m"@en . "See Operators"@en . "1965"^^ . . "Volgograd Tractor Plant"@en . "15"^^ . "100"^^ . "13"^^ . "45.0"^^ . . "300.0"^^ . . . . . "2"^^ . "The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (\u0411\u043E\u0435\u0432\u0430\u044F \u041C\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043D\u0430 \u0414\u0435\u0441\u0430\u043D\u0442\u0430, literally \"Combat Vehicle of the Airborne\"). It can be dropped by parachute and although it resembles the BMP-1 it is in fact much smaller. The BMD-1 was used as an IFV by the Soviet Army's airborne divisions. An improved variant of BMD-1 was developed, the BMD-2. The BMD-1 also provided a basis for the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked APC."@en .