BMC Kirpi vs JCB HMEE: Specs Compared

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BMC Kirpi — licensed reference photograph

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BMC Kirpi

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle

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АрміяInform · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

JCB HMEE — licensed reference photograph

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JCB HMEE

Backhoe loader

Credit

Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC. Processed by User:MathKnight · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMC Kirpilong version; 4×4

7.075 m

Length source ↗

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

7.08mlong version; 4×4

9.45–10.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

7.075 m

long version; 4×4

Single source

6 m

(short version; 4×4) and

Single source

Configuration

Details

BMC Kirpi and JCB HMEE configuration
Specification	BMC Kirpi	JCB HMEE
Type	Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle^[source]	Backhoe loader^[source]
Place of origin	Turkey^[source]	United Kingdom United States^[source]
In service	Active (in service)^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States^[source]

Designer	BMC^[source]	—

Designed	2009 (first prototype)^[source]	—

Manufacturer	BMC^[source]	JCB^[source]

Variants	4×4 and 6×6^[source]	—

Armor	STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a^[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]

Main armament	7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns^[source]	—

Transmission	Allison 3000 type 3000SP^[source]	ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)^[source]

Suspension	Leaf spring^[source]	—

Ground clearance	345 mm^[source]	0.4 m (16 in)^[source]

Fuel capacity	310 liter^[source]	—

Produced	—	2007–present^[source]

No. built	—	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]

Reported operators	Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Kosovo Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine	—