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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BTR-40larger figure on 1 of 3
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source5 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-40 | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier Reconnaissance vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1950–1980s[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Designer | V. A. Dedkov[source] | — |
| Designed | 1947–1950 |
4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod unknown Chinese manufacturer[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 30,000 (export price to Libya , 1970-1973)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1950–1960 (BTR-40ZhD produced until 1969)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 8,500[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | 6-8 mm[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 7.62 SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds (total)) (optional)[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2×7.62 SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds (total)) (optional)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 15.1 hp/tonne (11.3 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4x4 wheel, leaf spring[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 400 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 122 l[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Laos | Laos[source] | — |
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