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BArmoured vehicles
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BTR-50larger figure on 3 of 4
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7,080 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-50 | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1954–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Six-Day War Vietnam War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Indonesian Invasion of East Timor Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ogaden War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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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| Designed | 1952[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Produced | 1954–1970 (also produced in Czechoslovakia until 1972; maybe still produced by some foreign companies)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Homogeneous welded steel 13 mm front 10 mm sides 10 mm top 7 mm rear[source] | — |
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| Main armament | None BTR-50P & BTR-50PK: 7.62 mm SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds) BTR-50PA: 14.5 mm KPV heavy machine gun[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Power/weight | 16.6 hp/t[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 400 l[source] | — |
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