BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle: The workhorse of the Soviet Motorised Infantry

I can barely remember my own name and then there's this guy...

Hi Jason, I was one of the last soldiers after the fall of the Wall in the army of the GDR, the Nationale Volksarmee. Trained as a military driver, I received additional training as a medic. The Nationale Volksarmee was, from my point of view, a very well trained fighting group with very well trained soldiers. In the Robert Uhrig Barracks (Robert Uhrig was a resistance fighter against National Socialism) in Bad Frankenhausen, a cosy little town on the Kyffhäuser Mountains, we had numerous BMPs in addition to "normal" tanks and trucks. We soldiers simply called these armoured personnel carriers "Muckerbus", because they transported the soldiers (Mucker) to the battlefield. Only those who could also ride a merry-go-round "survived" the ride in this device without throwing up. They were stable, very cross-country tanks. I liked them very much, especially because of their features and their flat shape. Please keep reporting from your museum about vehicles of the war, especially restorations. It is really impressive how you put a few fragments back together to form a vehicle. Thank you very much for that!

This is a much more sophisticated vehicle than I had realized.

I'm really impressed with the thought that went into this design, the little 'fold up' controller for the 'Sagger' and it's stowage was amazing. Great video and thanks for posting

You guys make a wonderful counterpart to The Tank Museum. Loving your stuff.

Fantastic tour of an iconic vehicle, thank you 👍🏻🇦🇺

Great presentation. I had no idea the main armament would even come close to penetrating the frontal armour of an MBT of the time. Fascinating.

These vehicles are extremely easy to drive and a lot of fun. I absolutely love mine

An impressive, well thought out piece of engineering from the other side... Very nice tour of the vehicle!

I really appreciate how he knows and correctly tells us more technical things like the name of the 1PN22M2

what a superbly restored vehicle. Hope to visit your Museum one day!

Lots of cold war ingenuity went into this. Thank you.

I had the opportunity to drive the BMP while stationed in Berlin back in 1990. It wasn't that difficult to drive, but wasn't as easy as the US M113 or the M577 armored personnel carrier.

6:11 the PG-15V round looks (and probably functions) more like RPG than a cannon. You ought to have one in the museum; about 3 feet long and rocket assisted. The compass at 10:28 is for steppe or desert terrain (no roads).

There is an incredible amount of engineering packed into that vehicle, almost a case of packing too many capabilities into one platform.

I love BMP's, glad I found this channel.

My dad fought in Afghanistan in one of such vehicles in 1980.

Well presented and informative video, first one I've seen giving a walk through of a BMP👍

Thank you, Jason, for the great and specific information of this vehicle. Great video.

Another Outstanding vehicle review.