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BTR-40larger figure on 0 of 1
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source5 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-40 | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier Reconnaissance vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1950–1980s[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.
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.
| Designer |
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V. A. Dedkov[source] |
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| Designed | 1947–1950[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod unknown Chinese manufacturer[source] | JCB[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] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | 8,500[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | 6-8 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 | 7.62 SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds (total)) (optional)[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] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 400 mm[source] | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 122 l[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Laos | Laos[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[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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