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Caterpillar D9larger figure on 1 of 2
Keiler (mine flail)
Measured figures
Length
Single source26.5 ft (8.1 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Caterpillar D9 | Keiler (mine flail) |
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| Type | Heavy bulldozer[source] | Mine flail[source] |
| Manufacturer | Caterpillar[source] | Rheinmetall[source] |
| Production | 1955 -[source] | — |
| Propulsion | Continuous track[source] | — |
| Engine model | CAT C18 ACERT (D9T) 3408 HEUI (D9R)[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source600 km (370 mi)[source]
MTU MB 871 Ka
Single sourceMTU MB 871 Ka 501 986 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Gross power | 464 hp (346 kW) D9T 474 hp (353 kW) D9R[source] | — |
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| Flywheel power | 410 hp (310 kW) D9T 410 hp (310 kW) D9R 375 hp (280 kW) D9N 460 hp (340 kW) D9L[source] | — |
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| Drawbar pull | 71.6 tons[source] | — |
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| Blade capacity | 17.7 cu yd (13.5 m 3 ) 9 SU blade 21.4 cu yd (16.4 m 3 ) 9 U blade[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 71, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Germany[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1997-1998[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion-bar[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2024[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Rheinmetall Natter 12.7 RCWS[source] |
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| Main armament | — | keine[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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