▁B MP - 2 s ▁to ▁integrate ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁mechan ized ▁unit ▁of ▁batt alion ▁strength . ▁However , ▁UN IT A ▁lack ed ▁the ▁resources ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁vehicles ▁well ▁maintained , ▁and ▁suffered ▁from ▁an ▁err atic ▁supply ▁of ▁dies el ▁fuel ▁which ▁made ▁prolong ed ▁mechan ized ▁operations ▁uns ust ain able . ▁UN IT A ' s ▁mechan ized ▁cap ability ▁was ▁destroyed ▁after ▁several ▁pitch ed ▁batt les ▁with ▁the ▁superior ▁F AP LA ▁forces ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁ ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁bought ▁a ▁single ▁B MP - 1 ▁( Ob ' ye kt ▁ 7 6 5 Sp 3 ) ▁IF V ▁from ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Soviet - Ch inese ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁confront ational , ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁could ▁not ▁ask ▁for ▁a ▁Soviet ▁B MP - 1 . ▁By ▁reverse - engine ering , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁developed ▁an ▁almost ▁full ▁copy ▁of ▁a ▁Soviet ▁B MP - 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁model ▁W Z ▁ 5 0 1 ▁was ▁ 2 0 0   kg ▁l ighter ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁copied ▁ 3 1 0 – 3 2 0   hp ▁N OR IN CO ▁ 6 V 1 5 0 ▁dies el ▁engine , ▁( a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁U TD - 2 0 ), ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁same