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Bradley Fighting Vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source21.5 ft (6.55 m)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Bradley Fighting Vehicle | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armored fighting vehicle Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Used by | § Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Persian Gulf War Waco siege Yugoslav Wars Operation Joint Endeavour Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | FMC Corporation[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1963–1981[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | United Defense (1981–1995) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (since 2004)[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 1981–1995 ( United Defense ) 2004–present ( BAE Systems Platforms & Services )[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | 6,724[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | § Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Spaced laminate armor: 14.5–30 mm all-around AP protection (depending on variant) Explosive reactive armor for RPG protection[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 | 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun 2× BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm M240C machine gun[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 19.7 horsepower per short ton (16.2 kW/t)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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