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BArmoured vehicles
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BMC Kirpilarger figure on 1 of 1
Praga V3Slarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
long version; 4×4
Single source(short version; 4×4) and
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMC Kirpi | Praga V3S |
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| Speed | 105 km/sa[source] | — |
| Type | Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | — |
| In service | Active (in service)[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Syrian Civil War 2012 Syrian-Turkish border clashes Turkey-ISIL conflict 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Second Libyan Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
6.0 m (short version; 4×4) and 7.075 m (long version; 4×4)[source]
Length
Single source6.91 m (272 in)[source]
passengers
Single source13 passengers[source]
Operational; at 60 km/h
Single source1000 km at 60 km/h[source]
) 2100 rpm turbo diesel
Single sourceBMC TUNA 350 ps (
Single sourceBMC TUNA 400 hp 350 ps (257 kW) 2100 rpm turbo diesel[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | BMC[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2009 (first prototype)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | BMC[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Variants | 4×4 and 6×6[source] | — |
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| Armor | STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison 3000 type 3000SP[source] | 4-step[source] |
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| Suspension | Leaf spring[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 345 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 310 liter[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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