The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, meaning ‘fighting vehicle of infantry’. The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). It was a revolutionary design combining the properties of an armored personnel carrier (APC) and a light tank. The Soviet military leadership saw any future wars as being conducted with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, where unprotected infantry would soon be either killed or incapacitated by radiation or chemical and biological agents. A vehicle like the BMP would allow infantry to operate from the relative safety of its armored, radiation-shielded interior in contaminated areas and to fight alongside it in uncontaminated areas. It would increase infantry squad mobility, provide fire support to them, and also be able to fight alongside main battle tanks.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/35
Skill Level: 4
Length: 7.2”
Width: 3.4”
Parts: 460+
- Painting and assembly required
- 11 sprues
- One-piece lower hull, upper hull and turret
- 180 individual track links
- Slide-molded upper and lower hulls
- Metal gun barrel
- 1 photo-etched fret
- Clear parts
- Decals
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
*Experience with photo-etched parts is recommended*
*Cyanoacrylate glue is required for photo-etched parts*
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Paint Guide:
A. Russian Green
Metal Black
Flat Black
B. Russian Green
Metal Black
White
Flat Black
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