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BCL-M5larger figure on 0 of 1
JCB HMEE
Measured figures
Length
Single source6,07 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BCL-M5 | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Algeria[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1993–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Algeria Germany - (License motor)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Algerian civil war Insurgency in the Maghreb[source] | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | (BCL)[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1991[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | (BCL)[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Main armament | 7.62mm PK machine gun[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Produced | — | 2007–present[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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