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Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehiclelarger figure on 1 of 3
M1074 Joint Assault Bridge System
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Length
Single source9.61 m (31.5 ft)[source]
with bridge
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle | M1074 Joint Assault Bridge System |
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| Type | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1988 - present[source] | 2016–present[source] |
| Used by | British Army Royal Army of Oman[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
32.25 ft (9.83 m) with bridge[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Army United States Marine Corps[source] |
| Wars | First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan[source] | — |
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| Designer | Vickers Defence[source] | United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)[source] |
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| Designed | 1985[source] | 2012[source] |
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| Produced | 1988-1993[source] | in production as of 2016[source] |
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| No. built | 84[source] | 144 (as of 2024) Full rate production starts 2021[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] | None[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1 x 7.62mm GPMG Smoke dischargers[source] | None[source] |
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| Transmission | David Brown TN54E[source] | Allison DDA X-1100-3B (4 forward 2 reverse gears)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Vickers plc, Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land[source] | Leonardo DRS , West Plains, Missouri Anniston Army Depot (final assembly)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $1.87 million with MLC95 bridge (2018)[source] |
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| Armor | — | Burlington composite armor[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 23.8 hp/t (17.74 kW/t)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 1× scissors-type folding bridge MLC115 (HASB)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | High-hardness-steel torsion bars with rotary shock absorbers[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.48 m (1 ft 7 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 500 US gallons (1,900 L; 420 imp gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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