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Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehiclelarger figure on 1 of 1
M3 Amphibious Riglarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source9.61 m (31.5 ft)[source]
M3 · Length
Cross-checkedConfiguration
| Specification | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle | M3 Amphibious Rig |
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| Type | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] | Amphibious bridging vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1988 - present[source] | 1999[source] |
| Used by | British Army Royal Army of Oman[source] |
M3 · Length
Cross-checkedWidth
Single source3.62 m (11.9 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source] |
| Wars | First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan[source] | 2003 invasion of Iraq[source] |
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| Designer | Vickers Defence[source] | Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern (now General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems )[source] |
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| Designed | 1985[source] | 1982–1990s[source] |
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| Produced | 1988-1993[source] | 1994–present[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] | General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems[source] |
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