Talk:BMD-1

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Weight appears to be incorrect

I believe that the weight is incorrect.

If you look at http://community.webshots.com/photo/228961166/338310278ShxjmX you can see it's tiny. Various other sources report it's weight at 7,500kg - 13.3 tonnes would make it nearly as heavy as a BMP-1

Sources that report the it as 7,500kg.

Megapixie 1 July 2005 08:43 (UTC)

Further, the article is flawed in a number of ways- for one, it claimed that the BMD-2 has the BMP-2 turret, which is false, it merely incorporates the same armament of the BMP-2, I have since fixed that. More of a problem however is the assertion that the BMD-3 is a variant of the BMD-2- it has no relation to the original BMD chassis. Previously I amended the BMD-3M to BMD-4 to reflect the current nomenclature, but I think a new BMD-3 article is required, or, failing that, a new section in the existing article. A source for the claim that the army is considering using the GAZ-3931 to replace the BMD is also required- the adoption of the BMD-4 and its continuing procurement, together with the new BTR-DZ and variants to replace the BTR-D variants currently in service, indicate that no such plan is in the offing. Basically, the article is in need of serious amendment ... Beryoza 06:46, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]