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Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source700 km[source]
MTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine
Single sourceMTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine 1500 hp[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Caterpillar D4 | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Caterpillar Inc.[source] | Nexter[source] |
| Type | small bulldozer[source] | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] |
| Introduction | Caterpillar first introduced the RD4 in 1936[source]RD4 predecessor only, not modern D4 variants | — |
| Powerplant | D315 engine[source]Historical D4U series only | — |
| Gauge | 6U = Narrow gauge 44 in (1,100 mm)[source]6U only 7U = Wide Gauge 60 in (1,500 mm)[source]7U only | — |
| Variants | Caterpillar D4C - 1959-63 Caterpillar D4D - 1963-77 Caterpillar D4E - 1977-84 Caterpillar D4H - 1985-96 Caterpillar D4C SII -1990-93 Caterpillar D4C SIII - 1993[source]Production/version history; never service-ending intervals | — |
| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 7, row 11, cell 5; revision 1368748817; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
| Place of origin | — | France[source] |
| Used by | — | France UAE[source] |
| Designer | — | Nexter[source] |
| Designed | — | 1991[source] |
| Produced | — | 1994-2000s[source] |
| No. built | — | 66[source] |
| Armour | — | cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 14,5 mm[source] |
| Main armament | — | 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 20× smoke dischargers[source] |
| Power/weight | — | 25.4 hp/tonne[source] |
| Transmission | — | Renk HSWL 295TM[source] |
| Suspension | — | Oleopneumatic suspension[source] |