Credit
David Monniaux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Char de dépannage DNG/DCLlarger figure on 1 of 1
M3 Amphibious Riglarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.15 m[source]
M3 · Length
Cross-checkedConfiguration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | M3 Amphibious Rig |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Amphibious bridging vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Germany[source] |
| Used by | France UAE[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | Nexter[source] | Eisenwerke Kaiserslautern (now General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems ) |
M3 · Length
Cross-checkedWidth
Single source3.40 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1991[source] | 1982–1990s[source] |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Nexter[source] | General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems[source] |
|---|
| Produced | 1994-2000s[source] | 1994–present[source] |
|---|
| No. built | 66[source] | — |
|---|
| Armour | cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 14,5 mm[source] | — |
|---|
| Main armament | 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 20× smoke dischargers[source] | — |
|---|
| Power/weight | 25.4 hp/tonne[source] | — |
|---|
| Transmission | Renk HSWL 295TM[source] | — |
|---|
| Suspension | Oleopneumatic suspension[source] | — |
|---|
| In service | — | 1999[source] |
|---|
| Wars | — | 2003 invasion of Iraq[source] |
|---|