qu ate ▁number ▁of ▁Russian ▁B MP - 3 s ▁or ▁German ▁M ard er ▁ 1 A 3 s . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁B MP - 1 ▁with ▁more ▁modern ▁IF V s ▁( see ▁above ), ▁and ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁remaining ▁vehicles ▁to ▁other ▁countries . ▁Greece ▁has ▁already ▁sold ▁ 1 0 0 ▁B MP - 1 s ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Ira qi ▁Army , ▁( 3 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 6 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ). ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Greece ▁will ▁purchase ▁ 4 2 0 ▁B MP - 3 M s ▁from ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Sweden ▁Sweden ▁purchased ▁ 3 3 8 ▁Soviet ▁manufact ured ▁ex - E ast ▁German ▁B MP - 1 s ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁They ▁gave ▁the ▁vehicle ▁the ▁design ation ▁' P b v ▁ 5 0 1 ' ▁( P ans ar band v agn ▁ 5 0 1 ). ▁With ▁Czech ▁special ists , ▁all ▁P b v ▁ 5 0 1 ▁IF V s ▁were ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Swedish ▁Army ▁standards ▁( P b v ▁ 5 0 1 A ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁A ▁few ▁were ▁upgrad ed ▁further ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁command ▁vehicles . ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 4 0 ▁vehicles ▁in