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BTR-70larger figure on 0 of 1
JCB HMEE
Measured figures
Length
Single source7.535 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-70 | 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 | 1972–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
| Wars |
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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; swim
Single source80 km/h, swim 9 km/h[source]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Soviet–Afghan War Angolan Civil War Afghan Civil War (1989–92) First Nagorno-Karabakh War First Chechen War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Armor | 9 mm (front) 7 mm (sides)[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 | 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or 12.7 mm DShK[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | wheeled 8×8[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Arzamas Machine-Building Plant[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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