BMP-1A1

     Notes:  When Germany reunified, she inherited some 764 BMP-1s from former East German stocks.  These vehicles were declared surplus and not needed by the German Army, and they were sold on the European Market at cut-rate prices.  Some of these were acquired by Sweden and modified, but most of them (some 500) were bought by Greece after extensive modifications by the German KM-3 factory, shortly before the Twilight War.  The AT-3 launcher was removed and replaced by either an AT-4 or AT-5 launcher.  As the system for injecting diesel into the exhaust to produce a smoke screen never really worked well on the BMP-1, it was removed and in its place 6 smoke grenade launchers were mounted on the rear of the turret.  As the autoloader on the 73mm gun was prone to accidents (often attempting to load the gunner's arm into the breech), it was removed.  Though this adds 1 phase to reloading times, it was felt the removal of danger to the gunner made up for the lack of the autoloader.  The fuel tanks inside the rear hatches have been removed, as they were vulnerable to heavy machinegun fire and often caught fire, trapping the passengers inside.  A new light set has been installed, including headlights, signal lights, blackout lights, convoy lights, and position lights; these have been replaced with ones identical to those on the Marder.  An anti-slip coating has been applied to the hull deck.  The steel tracks have had rubber pads added to them to reduce wear to paved roads.  A mount for an M-2HB has been added in front of the commander's hatch.  The engine has been overhauled and improved, and electrical wiring has been replaced.  Finally, a heater has been installed in the vehicle. 

     Twilight 2000 Story: This vehicle does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.