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Rheinmetall Defence · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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AEV 3 Kodiaklarger figure on 1 of 1
Husky VMMDlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source10.2 metres (400 inches)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AEV 3 Kodiak | Husky VMMD |
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| Type | Armoured engineering variant of a main battle tank[source] | MRAP[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany Switzerland[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 2009–present[source] | 1970s–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan |
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24 ft (7.34 m)[source]
transport width
Single source3.54 m (139 in) (transport width)[source]
Operational; on roads (estimated)
Single source500 km on roads (estimated)[source]
MTU 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceMTU 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 PS (1,479 hp, 1,103 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
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| Designer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH and RUAG Defence; Krauss-Maffei Wegmann are technical design parent of the base platform[source] | — |
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| Designed | from 2002[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall (local assembly/conversion is an option if not new-build)[source] | DCD Group Critical Solutions International[source] |
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| Unit cost | Leopard 2A6 base platform: US$5.74 million (2007)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 1970s–present[source] |
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| No. built | 42 (plus 44 on order 2021)[source] | — |
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| Armour | welded steel, with a package of spaced multilayer passive composite armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | a RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon Station) with options ranging from 5.56 mm light machine gun to 40 mm grenade launcher can be fitted at the commander's hatch[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 21.4 PS/t (15.7 kW/t) (approx. based on MLC 70 classification)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 354 automatic with 4 forward and 2 reverse gears[source] | 5-speed automatic[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,100 litres (242 imperial gallons; 291 US gallons) in interconnected tanks[source] | — |
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| Engine | — | Mercedes-Benz OM906LA 6.4L turbo diesel[source] |
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