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Bergepanzer 2larger figure on 3 of 6
Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
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Length
Single source7.68 metres (25.2 feet)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bergepanzer 2 | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1988 - present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
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9.61 m (31.5 ft)[source]
Engine
Single sourceMTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 2.86 kNm
Single sourceMTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 830 PS (820 hp) (2.86 kNm, 610 kW)[source]
Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C
Single sourcePerkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
British Army Royal Army of Oman[source] |
| Designer | Porsche Jung Jungenthal Atlas-MaK Maschinenbau Luther-Werke[source] | Vickers Defence[source] |
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| Designed | 1960s[source] | 1985[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Atlas-MaK Maschinenbau OTO Melara[source] | Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] |
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| Unit cost | DM 750.000 (1966)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1966–1978[source] | 1988-1993[source] |
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| No. built | 742[source] | 84[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Steel: 10–40 mm RHAe[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 2× 7.62 mm MG3[source] | None[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Smoke discharger[source] | 1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | 20.9 PS/t (20.6 hp/t) 2A2: 20.4 PS/t (20.1 hp/t)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | ZF Friedrichshafen 4 HP-250[source] | David Brown TN54E[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,550 litres (341 imperial gallons; 409 US gallons) 2A1: 1,410 litres (310 imperial gallons; 372 US gallons)[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armour | — | Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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