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Char de dépannage DNG/DCLlarger figure on 2 of 4
M728 combat engineer vehiclelarger figure on 2 of 4
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Length
Single source9.15 m[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | M728 combat engineer vehicle |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Military engineering vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | France UAE[source] | See operators[source] |
| Designer | Nexter[source] | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories |
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Overall: 8.83 metres (29 ft 0 in)[source]
MTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine
Single sourceMTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine 1500 hp[source]
Continental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine
Single sourceContinental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine 750 horsepower (560 kW)[source]
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| Designed | 1991[source] | 1963[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Nexter[source] | Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant , Warren, Michigan Anniston Army Depot , Alabama (final assembly)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994-2000s[source] | M728 : 1965–1972 M728A1 : 1982–1987[source] |
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| No. built | 66[source] | 312 (all variants)[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] | Main gun: 1× 165mm M135 (30 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 25.4 hp/tonne[source] | 14.1 hp/t[source] |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 295TM[source] | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | Oleopneumatic suspension[source] | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| In service | — | 1965–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Cold War Vietnam War Gulf War Bosnian Implementation Force Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | M728 : US$297,900 (1974) (equivalent to $1,469,937 in 2024 )[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | Upper Hull Glacis M728 : 3.67 in (93 mm) at 65° 8.68 in (220 mm) LoS M728A1 : 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS Turret Front M728/M728A1 : equals 10 in (250 mm)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Coaxial machine gun: 1× 7.62mm M240 machine gun (2,000 rounds) Commander cupola M19: 1× 12.7mm M85 machine gun (600 rounds)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | A-frame crane boom: 9.0 short tons (18,000 lb) hoisting/lifting capacity Winch: 11.0 short tons (22,000 lb) pulling capacity[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 463 mm (1 ft 6.2 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1,457 litres (320 imp gal; 385 US gal)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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