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BTR-152larger figure on 0 of 1
JCB HMEE
Measured figures
Length
Single sourcefor BTR-152V
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-152 | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 24 March 1950 – present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.55 m 6.83 m for BTR-152V[source]
Length
Single source6x6
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
BTR-152V with the mg
Single sourcewithout the mg
Single sourcewith the mg
Single source2.04 m (without the mg) 2.36 m (with the mg) 2.41 m (BTR-152V with the mg)[source]
driving
Single sourcefor transport
Single source3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)
Maximum; for BTR-152V
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source75 km/h 65 km/h for BTR-152V[source]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)
for variants based on ZIL-157
Single sourceZIS-123 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol (for variants based on ZIS-151) ZIL-137K 6-cylinder in-line petrol (for variants based on ZIL-157) at 3,000 rpm. (for variants based on ZIS-151)
Single sourceZIS-123 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol (for variants based on ZIS-151) ZIL-137K 6-cylinder in-line petrol (for variants based on ZIL-157) 110 hp (82 kW) at 3,000 rpm. (for variants based on ZIS-151) 107 hp (80 kW) (for variants based on ZIL-157)[source]
Cummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)
Single sourceCummins 6.7 QSB 149 kW (203 PS) 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars |
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See Service History[source] |
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | B. M. Fitterman[source] | — |
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| Designed | November 1946 – 1949[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Stalina (until 1956) Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Likhacheva (from 1956 to 1962)[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 39,000 (export price to Iraq , 1964-1969)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1950–1959[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | 8,600[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | welded steel 15 mm front 9 mm sides and rear 10 mm roof 4 mm bottom[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 | 7.62mm SGMB light machine gun (1,250 rounds) (12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun (500 rounds) can be used instead)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2×7.62mm SGMB light machine guns (1,250–1,750 rounds) on side pintel mounts (optional)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 11.1 hp/tonne (8.3 kW/tonne) 10.8 hp/tonne (8.1 kW/tonne) for BTR-152V[source] | — |
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| Suspension | wheeled 6×6 front - 2 leaf springs and hydraulic shock absorbers. rear - equalising type with 2 leaf springs and torsion bars.[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 300 mm[source] | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 L (79 gal)[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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