BMP-2 vs JCB HMEE: Specs Compared

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AArmoured vehicles

BMP-2

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

JCB HMEE — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

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

BMP-2Length

6.735 m

Length source ↗

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BMP-2larger figure on 0 of 1

None

JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 56 rows sourced on both sides

6.74m

9.45–10.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.735 m

Length

Single source

6.735 metres (22 ft 1.2 in)^[source]

9.45–10.1 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

BMP-2 and JCB HMEE configuration
Specification	BMP-2	JCB HMEE
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]	Backhoe loader^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom United States^[source]
In service	1980–present^[source]	—
Wars	See combat history^[source]	War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Manufacturer	Kurganmashzavod , Ordnance Factory Medak , ZTS Detva

Produced	1979–present^[source]	2007–present^[source]

No. built	20,000+ (USSR), 26,000–35,000 (licence-built variants included)^[source]	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]

Armor	33 millimetres (1.3 in) (max)^[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	30 mm 2A42 autocannon 9M113 Konkurs ATGM ,^[source]	—

Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT machine gun^[source]	—

Power/weight	21 hp/tonne^[source]	—

Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	—

Used by	—	Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States^[source]

Transmission	—	ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)^[source]

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

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