So... What if you turned suk024's...

...into a People's Army of Vietnam's amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle?

Changes to this amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle as follows:

• Changed the BMP-1's color
• Added the People's Army of Vietnam's military vehicle roundel on both sides
• Added labels on both sides
  

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The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle that has been in service from 1966 to the present. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1, meaning "infantry fighting vehicle, 1st serial model". The BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the Soviet Union. It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO before its correct designation was known.

A Polish BMP-1 (BWP-1) during a training exercise in 2016

The Soviet military leadership saw any future wars as being conducted with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. A new design, like the BMP, combining the properties of an armoured personnel carrier (APC) and a light tank would allow infantry to operate from the relative safety of its armoured, radiation-shielded interior in contaminated areas and to fight alongside it in uncontaminated areas. It would increase infantry squad mobility, provide fire support to them, and also be able to fight alongside main battle tanks.

The BMP-1 was first tested in combat in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where it was used by Egyptian and Syrian forces. Based on lessons learned from this conflict, and early experiences in the Soviet–Afghan War, a version with improved fighting qualities was developed, the BMP-2. It was accepted into service in August 1980.

In 1987, the BMP-3, a radically redesigned vehicle with a completely new weapon, entered service in limited numbers with the Soviet Army.

In Vietnamese service

Vietnamese BMP-1

Transfers of 150 BMP-1 & 150 BMP-2 is reported by SIPRI (number for BMP-2 is actually much smaller than the reported figures).

Notes

• This amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle is based on this livery, as seen below on this image.
  
  Vietnamese BMP-1 during the A85 parade, the largest military parade ever held in Vietnam.
• On the background, there's a lyric from Sabaton's song, Panzer Battalion.
  
  Preparing for a fight! (Credit: ShiningSwarm25 on YouTube)
• Click here to see the original livery of this amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle.