Caterpillar D5 vs Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle

AEngineering & recovery

Caterpillar D5

small track-type bulldozer

Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle — licensed reference photograph

BEngineering & recovery

Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle

Armoured Recovery Vehicle

Credit

JzG · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

5 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

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9.61m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.61 m

Length

Single source

9.61 m (31.5 ft)^[source]

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3.62m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

3.62 m

Width

Single source

3.62 m (11.9 ft)^[source]

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3.13m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.13 m

Height

Single source

3.13 m (10.3 ft)^[source]

20t

61.2t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

20,000 kg

All-new D5 released2019, not D5K/D5C/earlier high-sprocket versions · Mass

Single source

9,683 kg

D5K LGP Operating weight only · Mass

Single source

9,408 kg

D5K XL Operating weight only · Mass

Single source

43,000 pounds (20,000 kg)^[source]All-new D5 released2019, not D5K/D5C/earlier high-sprocket versions

15,000 kilograms (33,000 lb), approx.^[source]D5K Engine subsection; literal Weight field not reassigned as whole vehicle massSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

9408 kg (20,741 lb )^[source]D5K XL Operating weight only

9683 kg (21,347 lb)^[source]D5K LGP Operating weight only

61,200 kg

Mass

Single source

61.2 t (60.2 long tons; 67.5 short tons)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

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59km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

59.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

59.2 km/h (36.8 mph)^[source]

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500kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

75kWD5K only · Gross Power · Power output

895kWPerkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

74.5 kW

D5K only · Gross Power · Power output

Single source

71.6 kW

D5K only · Net Power · Power output

Single source

74.5 kW (100 hp )^[source]D5K only · Gross Power

71.6 kW (96 hp)^[source]D5K only · Net Power

894.839846 kW

Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C

Single source

Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Caterpillar D5 and Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle configuration
Specification	Caterpillar D5	Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
Manufacturer	Caterpillar Inc.^[source]	Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land^[source]
Type	small track-type bulldozer^[source]	Armoured Recovery Vehicle^[source]
Transmission	High drive power shift dozer^[source]D5/D5LGP2019 only	David Brown TN54E^[source]
Bore	105 millimetres (4.1 in)^[source]D5K Engine subsection; literal Weight field not reassigned as whole vehicle mass	—
Country of origin	United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 9, cell 3; revision 1377004866; retrieved 2026-09-30	—
Place of origin	—	United Kingdom^[source]
In service	—	1988 - present^[source]
Used by	—	British Army Royal Army of Oman^[source]
Wars	—	First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan^[source]
Designer	—	Vickers Defence^[source]
Designed	—	1985^[source]
Produced	—	1988-1993^[source]
No. built	—	84^[source]
Passengers	—	2^[source]
Armour	—	Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour^[source]
Main armament	—	None^[source]
Secondary armament	—	1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers^[source]

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Caterpillar D5

Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle

Manufacturer

Caterpillar Inc.^[source]

Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land^[source]

Type

small track-type bulldozer^[source]

Armoured Recovery Vehicle^[source]

Transmission

High drive power shift dozer^[source]D5/D5LGP2019 only

David Brown TN54E^[source]

Bore

105 millimetres (4.1 in)^[source]D5K Engine subsection; literal Weight field not reassigned as whole vehicle mass

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Country of origin

United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 9, cell 3; revision 1377004866; retrieved 2026-09-30

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Place of origin

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United Kingdom^[source]

In service

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1988 - present^[source]

Used by

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British Army Royal Army of Oman^[source]

Wars

—

First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan^[source]

Designer

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Vickers Defence^[source]

Designed

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1985^[source]

Produced

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1988-1993^[source]

No. built

—

84^[source]

Passengers

—

2^[source]

Armour

—

Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour^[source]

Main armament

—

None^[source]

Secondary armament

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1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers^[source]