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Length
Single source9.61 m (31.5 ft)[source]
GAZ5903V · Length · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle | GAZ-5903V Vetluga |
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| Type | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] | heavy firefighting vehicle[source] |
| 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] |
7.6 meters[source]GAZ5903V · Length
Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C
Single sourcePerkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp[source]
GAZ5903V · Engine · KamAZ -7403 diesel engine , typical output maximum output
Single sourceGAZ5903V · Engine · Powerplant
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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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| Manufacturer | Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] | GAZ Group[source] Arzamas mechanical plant[source]GAZ5903V · Manufacturing facility |
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| National origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| Chassis | — | modified BTR-70 amphibious armored personnel carrier[source]Donorchassis description only, no BTR70specification inheritance |
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| Equipment | — | externally mounted fire suppression system in a large vertically movable turret[source] |
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| Suppression payload | — | 11 large tubes filled with powdered firefighting chemicals[source] |
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| Cargo allowance | — | 5,000 kilograms[source]GAZ5903V · Cargo allowance |
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| Powerplant | — | KamAZ -7403 diesel engine , typical output 191 kilowatts , maximum output 260 kilowatts[source]GAZ5903V · Engine |
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| Drive mechanism | — | 8×8[source]GAZ5903V · Drive mechanism |
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| Turret elevation | — | -2° to +25° vertical[source]GAZ5903V · Turret elevation |
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| Turret firing range | — | 50–300 meters[source]GAZ5903V · Turret firing range |
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