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Measured figures
Length
Single source9.61 m (31.5 ft)[source]
Maximumsingle-spanlength, not arbitrarymultispan bridge · up to
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle | Mabey Logistic Support Bridge |
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| Type | Armoured Recovery Vehicle[source] | portable pre-fabricated truss bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
| In service | 1988 - present[source] | 21 December 2001[source] |
| Used by | British Army Royal Army of Oman[source] | — |
Standardramp length, not bridgespan · Length
Single sourceToerampunit only · Length
Single sourceup to 61m[source]Maximumsingle-spanlength, not arbitrarymultispan bridge
13.5m[source]Standardramp length, not bridgespan
1.5m[source]Toerampunit only
Mass
Single source61.2 t (60.2 long tons; 67.5 short tons)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source59.2 km/h (36.8 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km (310 mi)[source]
Perkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C
Single sourcePerkins-Condor CV12-5C/6C 1200 bhp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars |
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First Gulf War Iraq War War in Afghanistan[source] |
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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] | Mabey Group at its Mabey Bridge factory in Lydney , Gloucestershire[source] |
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| Role | — | non-assault bridge for the movement of supplies and the re-opening of communications[source] |
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| Load classification | — | military load class 80 Tracked, 110 Wheeled[source]Militaryloadclass numbers, not tonnes |
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| Deck dimensions | — | 1.05m x 3.05m[source]Individualdeckpanel only; sourceaxisnotnamed, no wholebridge dimensions |
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