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Avalon (MPV)larger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.4 m (27.56 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Avalon (MPV) | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Sri Lanka[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 2020 – present[source] | — |
| Used by | Sri Lanka Army[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; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Operational; 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel
Single source650 km (400 mi) 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Unit cost | LKR 20 000 000 ($106400)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2020 – present[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| Variants | Command variant[source] | — |
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| Armor | 6 mm steel and composite armour[source] | 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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| Suspension | 6×6 wheeled[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | Avalon[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| No. built | — | >900 (as of 2020)[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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