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BPM-97larger figure on 0 of 1
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.3 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPM-97 | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier , MRAP[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
| Wars |
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]
driving
Single sourcefor transport
Single source3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russo-Ukrainian War Syrian Civil War[source] |
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | Andrei Nikolaev[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1997[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | KAMAZ[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 1999–present[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | 150±[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | 12.7–25 mm[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] |
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| Main armament | 14.5mm KPVT machine gun (optional) 12.7mm Kord machine gun (optional)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 30mm AGS-17 grenade launcher (optional)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4×4 wheel, leaf spring[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 400 mm[source] | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 270 L[source] | — |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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