MLI-84

MLI-84
MLI-84
	MLI-84M at Smârdan during exercise Justice Eagle 2021
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	Romania
Service history
In service	1985–present
Used by	Romania
Production history
Designed	1982–1985
Produced	1985–1991 (MLI-84) ; 1995–present (MLI-84M)
No. built	178
Variants	See Variants
Specifications (MLI-84M)
Mass	17.6 tonnes
Length	7.335 m
Width	3.3 m
Height	2.942 m
Crew	3 (commander, driver and gunner) + 8 troops
Armor	Protects against 12.7 mm caliber heavy machine gun fire
Main; armament	MLI-84: 73 mm 2A28 Grom low-pressure smoothbore cannon ; MLI-84M1: 25 mm Oerlikon KBA autocannon
Secondary; armament	MLI-84: 9S415 launcher for 9M14 Malyutka ATGM ; 1 × 12.7×108mm DShK 1938/46 Heavy machine gun ; MLI-84M1: 9M14-2T "Maljutka-2T" or Spike ATGM
Engine	MLI-84: Romanian 8-cylinder-1240-DT-S ; MLI-84M1: Caterpillar C9; MLI-84: 355 hp (265 kW) ; MLI-84M1: 400 hp at 2,200 rpm
Power/weight	23.4 hp/tonne (16.8 kW/tonne)
Suspension	individual torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers on the 1st and 6th road wheels
Ground clearance	400 mm
Fuel capacity	620 l
Operational; range	550–600 km
Maximum speed	65 km/h

The MLI-84 is a tracked Romanian infantry fighting vehicle currently in service with the Romanian Land Forces. It was derived from the chassis of the Soviet BMP-1 but possessing a lengthened hull, a 12.7×108mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun mounted on the roof of the troop compartment and MLI-84M having Oerlikon KBA autocannon and new ATGMs.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cite error: The named reference Pancerni 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ "MLI-84 Jderul - Tank Encyclopedia". 15 July 2014.