BTR-50 vs JCB HMEE: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

BTR-50

Amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier

Credit

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JCB HMEE — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

JCB HMEE

Backhoe loader

Credit

Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC. Processed by User:MathKnight · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BTR-50Length

7.08 m

Length source ↗

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BTR-50larger figure on 0 of 1

None

JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+38%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

7.08m

9.45–10.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

7.08 m

Length

Single source

7,080 mm^[source]

9.45–10.1 m

Length

Single source

6.9 m

6x6

Single source

9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)^[source]

3.14m

2.95mwith armour

Width

All recorded figures & sources

3.14 m

Width

Single source

3,140 mm^[source]

2.44 m

shovel

Single source

2.95 m

with armour

Single source

2.44 m (96 in) (shovel) 2.95 m (116 in) (with armour)^[source]

2.03m

3.89mdriving

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.03 m

Height

Single source

2,030 mm^[source]

3.89 m

driving

Single source

2.67 m

for transport

Single source

3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)^[source]

14.5t

16.2tC-kit

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

14,500 kg

Mass

Single source

14.5 tonnes^[source]

14,125 kg

A-kit

Single source

15,959 kg

B-kit

Single source

16,180 kg

C-kit

Single source

A-kit: 14,125 kg (31,140 lb) B-kit: 15,959 kg (35,184 lb) C-kit: 16,180 kg (35,670 lb)^[source]

2+ 20 passengers

1 or 2

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

+ 20 passengers

Single source

2 + 20 passengers^[source]

1 or 2^[source]

44km/hMaximum; road

96km/hMaximum; A-kit

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

44 km/h

Maximum; road

Single source

11 km/h

Maximum; water

Single source

44 km/h (road) 11 km/h (water)^[source]

96 km/h

Maximum; A-kit

Single source

65 km/h

Maximum; C-kit

Single source

A-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)^[source]

400kmOperational; Operational range

650kmOperational; 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

400 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

400 km^[source]

650 km

Operational; 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel

Single source

650 km (400 mi) 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel^[source]

179kW

149kWCummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

179 kW

The "V-6" 6-cylinder 4-stroke in line water-cooled diesel at 1,800 rpm

Single source

The "V-6" 6-cylinder 4-stroke in line water-cooled diesel 240 hp (179 kW) at 1,800 rpm^[source]

149 kW

Cummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)

Single source

Cummins 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.

Configuration

Details

BTR-50 and JCB HMEE configuration
Specification	BTR-50	JCB HMEE
Type	Amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Backhoe loader^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom United States^[source]
In service	1954–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States^[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]	War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Designed	1952^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Volgograd Tractor Plant^[source]	JCB^[source]
Produced	1954–1970 (also produced in Czechoslovakia until 1972; maybe still produced by some foreign companies)^[source]	2007–present^[source]
Variants	See Variants^[source]	—
Armor	Homogeneous welded steel 13 mm front 10 mm sides 10 mm top 7 mm rear^[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]
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]	—
Power/weight	16.6 hp/t^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	—
Ground clearance	370 mm^[source]	0.4 m (16 in)^[source]
Fuel capacity	400 l^[source]	—
No. built	—	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]
Transmission	—	ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Somaliland Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Yemen	—

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BTR-50

JCB HMEE

Type

Amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Backhoe loader^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United Kingdom United States^[source]

In service

1954–present^[source]

—

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States^[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]

War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designed

1952^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Volgograd Tractor Plant^[source]

JCB^[source]

Produced

1954–1970 (also produced in Czechoslovakia until 1972; maybe still produced by some foreign companies)^[source]

2007–present^[source]

Variants

See Variants^[source]

—

Armor

Homogeneous welded steel 13 mm front 10 mm sides 10 mm top 7 mm rear^[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]

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]

—

Power/weight

16.6 hp/t^[source]

—

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

—

Ground clearance

370 mm^[source]

0.4 m (16 in)^[source]

Fuel capacity

400 l^[source]

—

No. built

—

>900 (as of 2020)^[source]

Transmission

—

ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Somaliland
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Yemen

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