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Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 3
DRDO Sarvatralarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.61 m (31.5 ft)[source]
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle | DRDO Sarvatra |
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| Type | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 1988 - present[source] | 2000–present[source] |
| Used by | British Army Royal Army of Oman[source] |
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Length · source measurement 2
Single source15 metres (49 ft 3 in) 20 metres (65 ft 7 in)[source]
Mass
Single source61.2 t (60.2 long tons; 67.5 short tons)[source]
Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C
Single sourcePerkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp[source]
TVML T 3-B / T 3-C series V8 turbocharged multi-fuel with intercooler
Single sourceTVML T 3-B / T 3-C series V8 turbocharged multi-fuel with intercooler 235 horsepower (175 kW) to 368 horsepower (274 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Wars | First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan[source] | — |
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| Designer | Vickers Defence[source] | Armament and Combat Engineering Systems Research & Development Establishment (Engineers)[source] |
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| Designed | 1985[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1988-1993[source] | — |
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| No. built | 84[source] | 50[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] | Non-synchronized manual , 10 forward + 2 reverse gears[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] | BEML Dantal Hydraulics Larsen and Toubro Oscar Equipments[source] |
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| Variants | — | 15M Sarvatra Bridge System 20M Sarvatra Bridge System[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 1× scissors-type folding bridge (22 tonne )[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Leaf spring and air suspension with telescopic shock absorbers[source] |
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