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Char de dépannage DNG/DCLlarger figure on 1 of 3
M88 recovery vehiclelarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source9.15 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | M88 recovery vehicle |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Armored recovery vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | France UAE[source] | See operators[source] |
| Designer | Nexter[source] | Bowen McLaughlin York (BMY) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
27.13 ft (8.27 m )[source]
MTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine
Single sourceMTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine 1500 hp[source]
M88A2
Single sourceM88/M88A1 : Continental (now RENK America LLC, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Renk ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine • M88A2 : Continental AVDS-1790-8CR, V12 air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine M88/M88A1
Single source• M88/M88A1 : Continental (now RENK America LLC, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Renk ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine • M88A2 : Continental AVDS-1790-8CR, V12 air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine M88/M88A1 : 750 hp (560 kW) M88A2 : 1,050 hp (780 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1991[source] | 1959[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Nexter[source] | BMY (1961–1994) United Defense and Anniston Army Depot (1994–2005) BAE Systems Land and Armaments (since 2005)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994-2000s[source] | 1961–present[source] |
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| No. built | 66[source] | 1,690 (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] | M2 .50 cal heavy MG with 1,300 rounds[source] |
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| Power/weight | 25.4 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 295TM[source] | Twin Disc XT-1410-5A cross-drive (3 speed forward, 1 speed reverse)[source] |
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| Suspension | Oleopneumatic suspension[source] | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| In service | — | 1961–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Arab–Israeli conflict Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$ 2,050,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | Hull and cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 30 mm direct fire weapons[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 17 in (0.43 m)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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