▁A PC s , ▁i . e . ▁to ▁transport ▁soldiers ▁towards ▁Isra eli ▁tren ch ▁lines ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁dis mount . ▁The ▁Sy ri ans ▁were ▁not ▁satisfied ▁with ▁their ▁B MP - 1 s ▁– ▁they ▁pra ised ▁it ▁for ▁its ▁speed ▁and ▁man eu ver ability ▁but ▁found ▁the ▁ 2 A 2 8 ▁" G rom " ▁gun ▁effective ▁against ▁enemy ▁t anks ▁only ▁at ▁ranges ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁m . ▁The ▁ 9 M 1 4 M ▁" M aly ut ka " ▁AT GM ▁was ▁hard ▁to ▁aim ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁vehicle ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁move . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁Sy ri ans ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that : ▁" The ▁B MP ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁Mer cedes ▁but ▁what ▁we ▁needed ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁simple ▁Ford ". ▁ ▁The ▁low ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁made ▁it ▁hard ▁or ▁even ▁impossible ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁dis mount ed ▁adv ancing ▁inf antry . ▁Based ▁on ▁this , ▁new ▁tact ics ▁for ▁B MP - 1 ▁usage ▁were ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁during ▁subsequent ▁military ▁man eu vers . ▁They ▁included ▁ 5 0 ▁meter ▁long ▁intervals ▁between ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁inf antry ▁squad s ▁to ▁allow ▁IF V s ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁inf antry ▁with ▁their ▁fire power . ▁On ▁the ▁positive ▁side , ▁the ▁vehicle ▁was ▁pra ised ▁for ▁being ▁fast ▁and ▁ag ile . ▁Its ▁low ▁ground ▁pressure ▁enabled ▁it ▁to ▁navigate ▁the