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Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehiclelarger figure on 3 of 4
FV106 Samsonlarger figure on 1 of 4
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Measured figures
Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C
Single sourcePerkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle | FV106 Samson |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | 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] | 136[source] |
| Passengers | — | |
| Armour | Rolled homogeneous armour and applique armour[source] | — |
| Main armament | None[source] | 1 x 7.62 mm L7 GPMG[source] |
| Secondary armament | 1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers[source] | 8 Smoke dischargers[source] |
| Transmission | David Brown TN54E[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
| Engine | — | Jaguar 4.2 litre petrol[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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