BRDM-1

Key specs

Type: Armoured car / MRAP
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: GAZ
Designer: V. K. Rubtsov
Designed: 1954
Entered service: 1957
Produced: 1957–1966
Units produced: 11,500
Status: Retired
Crew: 3

Overview

BRDM-1 is a wheeled armoured vehicle from the Soviet Union, made by GAZ. It entered service in 1957; it was produced from 1957 to 1966; 11,500 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 7.6 mm. It is used or was used by Israel, the Soviet Union, Cuba, Ethiopia and 12 other countries, and saw combat in the Yom Kippur War and the Six-Day War.

Armament

Main armament: none (BRDM-1 obr. 1957 and BRDM-1 obr. 1958) 7.62 mm SGMB medium machine gun on the front pintel mount (BRDM-1 obr. 1959 and BRDM-1 obr.…
Caliber: 7.6 mm

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 6 t
Length: 5.70 m
Width: 2.25 m
Height: 2.90 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: GAZ-40PB 6-cylinder in-line gasoline
Power: 70 kW
Road speed: 90 km/h
Off-road speed: 25 km/h
Operational range: 750 km
Fuel capacity: 150 l
Suspension: Leaf springs with hydraulic shock absorbers
Amphibious: Yes
Armour: Welded steel 10 mm maximum

Variants

BRDM-11957BRDM-21962

Weapons and ammunition on board

DShK KPV heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Six-Day War Yom Kippur War

Operators

Czechoslovakia East Germany

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.