AArmoured vehicles
Cadillac Gage Commando
Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle
Credit
MSGT Bert Mau · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AArmoured vehicles
Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle
At a glance
Measured figures
V-100/V-150
Single sourceV-200
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cadillac Gage Commando | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
| Wars | List of Conflicts Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Sarawak Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) Indonesian occupation of East Timor Chadian–Libyan conflict Second Sudanese Civil War Somali Rebellion 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh South Thailand insurgency Zamboanga City crisis Battle of Marawi |
5.69 m (18 ft 8 in) (V-100/V-150) 6.12 m (20 ft 1 in) (V-200)[source]
6x6
Single sourceLength
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
V-100/V-150
Single sourceV-200
Single source2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) (V-100/V-150) 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in) (V-200)[source]
shovel
Single sourcewith armour
Single source2.44 m (96 in) (shovel) 2.95 m (116 in) (with armour)
V-100/V-200
Single sourceV-150
Single source2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) (V-100/V-200) 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) (V-150)[source]
driving
Single sourcefor transport
Single source3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)
V-100
Single sourceV-150
Single sourceV-200
Single source7.37 tonnes (8.12 short tons ; 7.25 long tons ) (V-100) 9.8 tonnes (10.8 short tons ; 9.6 long tons ) (V-150) 12.73 tonnes (14.03 short tons ; 12.53 long tons ) (V-200)[source]
A-kit
Single sourceB-kit
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designed | June 1962[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Cadillac Gage[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$30,000 (equivalent to $289,671 in 2025) in 1967[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1963–2000[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | 3,200[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1× Cockerill Mk3 90 mm cannon 1× 20 mm autocannon 1× 40 mm grenade machine gun 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 1× 7.62 mm machine gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2× 6× 40 mm smoke grenade launchers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 20.42 hp/tonne (15.22 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.38 m (V-100/V-150) 0.43 (V-200)[source] | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 303 liters (V-100/V-150) 379 liters (V-200)[source] | — |
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| Armor | — | 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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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 14,125 kg (31,140 lb) B-kit: 15,959 kg (35,184 lb) C-kit: 16,180 kg (35,670 lb)[source]