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Configuration
| Specification | Caterpillar D6 | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle |
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| Manufacturer | Caterpillar Inc.[source] | Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] |
| Type | medium bulldozer[source] | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] |
| Military designation | SNL G152 medium tractor[source] | — |
| Rear equipment | A ripper with a single or multiple shanks can be added to the rear of the machine to break up hard soil or rock.[source] | — |
Width
Single source3.62 m (11.9 ft)[source]
D6K only · 125 hp (93 kW) and
Single sourceD6N only · 150 hp (110 kW) and
Single sourceD6T only · 165 hp (123 kW) at
Single sourceLead nominal D6 operating mass, source does not name variant · Mass
Single source18 short tons (16 t)[source]Lead nominal D6 operating mass, source does not name variant
125 hp (93 kW) and 28,409 pounds (12,886 kg)[source]D6K only
150 hp (110 kW) and 36,497 pounds (16,555 kg)[source]D6N only
165 hp (123 kW) at 46,690 pounds (21,180 kg)[source]D6T only
Mass
Single source61.2 t (60.2 long tons; 67.5 short tons)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source59.2 km/h (36.8 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
D6K only · and 28,409 pounds (12,886 kg)
Single sourceD6N only · and 36,497 pounds (16,555 kg)
Single sourceD6T only · at 46,690 pounds (21,180 kg)
Single source125 hp (93 kW) and 28,409 pounds (12,886 kg)[source]D6K only
150 hp (110 kW) and 36,497 pounds (16,555 kg)[source]D6N only
165 hp (123 kW) at 46,690 pounds (21,180 kg)[source]D6T only
Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C
Single sourcePerkins-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.
| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 8, cell 3; revision 1377004866; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| In service | — | 1988 - present[source] |
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| Used by | — | British Army Royal Army of Oman[source] |
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| Wars | — | First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan[source] |
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| Designer | — | Vickers Defence[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1985[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1988-1993[source] |
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| No. built | — | 84[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armour | — | Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour[source] |
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| Main armament | — | None[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers[source] |
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| Transmission | — | David Brown TN54E[source] |
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