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Alvis Saracenlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.8 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alvis Saracen | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See "Operators"[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6x6
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single source72 km/h (off-road 32 km/h)[source]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Aden Emergency Malayan Emergency 30 September Movement coup Operation Banner - Northern Ireland Nigerian Civil War South African Border War Soweto uprising Sri Lankan Civil War Black September Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Kuwait 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh[source] | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 1952–1976[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| Armour | 16 mm Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Browning M1919 machine gun or L37 GPMG[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Bren LMG, 6–12 smoke grenade launchers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 14.5 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 6x6 wheel, independent torsion bars[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Armor | — | A-kit: standard unprotected B-kit: applique and transparent armour C-kit (Theatre Entry Standard): blast mitigation belly plate, internal spall liner, slat armour, capacity for electronic counter-measures and situational awareness.[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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