BMD-1

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 (Боевая Машина Десанта, literally "Combat Vehicle of the Airborne").[13] 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.

Armaments

 * 73 mm 2A28 "Grom" low pressure smoothbore short-recoil semi-automatic gun (40 rounds)
 * ATGM launcher (three 9M14M or 9M113 or 9M111M ATGMs)
 * 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun (2,000 rounds)
 * 2×7.62 mm PKT bow tank machine guns (4,000 rounds)

Operators

 * Soviet/Russian Airborne Troops
 * Yuktobanian Ground Forces