. "7.62"^^ . . "550"^^ . "3"^^ . . "23"^^ . "BMP-23"@en . "BMP-23 on parade"@en . "Infantry fighting vehicle"@en . . "diesel YaMZ-238N"@en . "7.28 m"@en . "torsion bar"@en . . "20.7"^^ . . "15.2"^^ . "315.0"^^ . "The BMP-23 (\u0431\u043E\u0439\u043D\u0430 \u043C\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043D\u0430 \u043D\u0430 \u043F\u0435\u0445\u043E\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0430) is a Bulgarian infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1980s. Despite its name, the BMP-23 is very different from the BMP-1 and more similar to BMP-2. The hull is based around that of the Soviet 2S1 \"Gvozdika\", but with thicker armour and a more powerful diesel engine. Since the \"Gvozdika\" is a larger vehicle, the troop transport compartment isn't as cramped as that of the BMP-1. The armour is cast steel, capable of withstanding heavy machine gun fire. The turret is armed with a 23-mm autocannon 2A14 from the air-defence gun ZU-23-2 with 600 rounds, and initially an ATGM launcher for the 9K11 Malyutka, today with 9K111 Fagot ATGM."@en . . . "62.0"^^ . "2.53 m"@en . "9"^^ . . "yes"@en . "BMP-23"@en . "3.05 m"@en . . "The BMP-23 (\u0431\u043E\u0439\u043D\u0430 \u043C\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043D\u0430 \u043D\u0430 \u043F\u0435\u0445\u043E\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0430) is a Bulgarian infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1980s. Despite its name, the BMP-23 is very different from the BMP-1 and more similar to BMP-2. The hull is based around that of the Soviet 2S1 \"Gvozdika\", but with thicker armour and a more powerful diesel engine. Since the \"Gvozdika\" is a larger vehicle, the troop transport compartment isn't as cramped as that of the BMP-1. The armour is cast steel, capable of withstanding heavy machine gun fire. The turret is armed with a 23-mm autocannon 2A14 from the air-defence gun ZU-23-2 with 600 rounds, and initially an ATGM launcher for the 9K11 Malyutka, today with 9K111 Fagot ATGM. The BMP-23 was first seen on a parade in 1984. It served with the Bulgarian army in Iraq along with the M1117 Armoured Security Vehicle."@en . ">20 mm"@en .