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Configuration
| Specification | Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle | Type 84 |
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| Type | Armoured Recovery 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] | — |
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Width
Single source3.62 m (11.9 ft)[source]
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.
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] | — |
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| Role | — | armoured recovery vehicle[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Type 84 is an armoured recovery vehicle based on the Type 79 tank, entering service with the PLA Army in 1984. The Type 84 features a powered structure controlling a dozer blade at the front of the hull and a hydraulically powered crane. The crane is capable of lifting up to 70 tons.[source]Type 84 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 7, row 3, cell 5; revision 1368748817; retrieved 2026-10-02 China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 25, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-02 China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 7, row 12, cell 5; revision 1376804306; retrieved 2026-10-01 China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 18, cell 4; revision 1377480423; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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