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Configuration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | Meerkat (vehicle) |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Interim Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector VMMD system[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | — |
| Used by | France UAE[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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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| Introduction | — | 1998[source] |
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| System manufacturer | — | Rolling Stock Division (RSD) of DCD-Dorbyl[source]ManufacturerofIVMMDsystem expresslynamed, not invented individualvehiclemaker |
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| Role | — | intended only to detect land mines[source] |
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| Detection equipment | — | pair of horizontally mounted rectangular panels, one each side[source] |
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| Protection | — | floor of the driver's cabin is armored[source] |
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| Maintenance | — | structural components are designed to be quickly replaced[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Africa[source]Inventory Origin column; table 14, row 9, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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