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Configuration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | IDF Caterpillar D9 |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | armored bulldozer[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | — |
| Used by | France UAE[source] | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Combat Engineering Corps[source] |
| Designer | Nexter[source] | — |
| Designed | 1991[source] |
Width
Single source3.40 m[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source700 km[source]
MTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine
Single sourceMTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine 1500 hp[source]
D9L in IDF service · Power
Single sourceD9N in IDF service · Power
Single sourceD9R in IDF service · Power
DisputedD9T in IDF service · Power
Single source405–410 horsepower (302–306 kW)[source]
460 hp (340 kW)[source]
375–401 hp (280–299 kW)[source]
405 hp (302 kW)[source]
410–436 hp (306–325 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Nexter[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1994-2000s[source] | — |
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| No. built | 66[source] | — |
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| Armour | cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 14,5 mm[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 20× smoke dischargers[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 25.4 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 295TM[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Oleopneumatic suspension[source] | — |
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| Base supplier | — | Caterpillar Inc.[source] |
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| Armour modifiers | — | Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Military Industries and Israel Aerospace Industries[source] |
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| Role | — | combat engineering operations[source] |
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| In service | — | Older generations, such as D9L and D9N are still in service, mainly in the reserve forces.[source] |
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