 Nyorai kupfuurira nokuda ndima iyi - The divi, neshure uye pamusoro armor kudzivirira BMP-1 kubva 7.62 mm pfuti pfuti kubva kure zvikuru uyewo zviduku artillery goko zvidimbu, asi regai kudzivirira motokari pamusoro 12.7 mm rinorema pfuti pfuti kubva pedyo kure kana makuru artillery goko zvidimbu. Kunyange zvakadaro, miedzo yapasi yakaratidza kuti madhoo emashure ane matangi awo emafuta akazadzwa nejecha akadzivisa kurohwa nemabhomba e12.7 mm. MuAfghanistan neChechnya, zvombo zvinoputika zvombo zve 7.62 mm zvinopfurwa kubva kumapfuti emagetsi akawanda kubva pamakumi matatu kusvika makumi mashanu emamita dzimwe nguva zvakapinda pamasuo ekumashure nemasuo. Mukati meHondo yePersian Gulf Yokutanga, kudzivirirwa kwezvombo zveBMP-1 kwakaratidza kusagadzikana kune zvombo zvinoputika zveUS a hrefM2M320BradleyM2M3 Bradleyas M242 Bushmaster autocannon. Munguva yekurwisana kwakasimba muChechnya, hapana kupindira kweBMP-1 BMD-1 turret pamberi pechombo chakanga chaonekwa nokuti turret yakaitwa kune chinangwa chiduku uye yakanga ine zvombo zvepamberi zvakasimba zvichienzaniswa nezvimwe zvikamu zvemotokari. 