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Measured figures
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]
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Configuration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | Type 84 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | armoured recovery vehicle[source]Type84 · ARV role |
| Place of origin | France[source] | — |
| Used by | France UAE[source] | — |
| Designer | Nexter[source] | — |
| Designed | 1991[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Nexter[source] | — |
| Produced | 1994-2000s[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] | — |
| Chassis | — | based on the Type 79 tank[source]Type84 · Type79-based chassis |
| Introduction | — | entering service with the PLA Army in 1984[source]Type84 · PLA service entry |
| Engineering equipment | — | powered structure controlling a dozer blade at the front of the hull and a hydraulically powered crane[source]Type84 · engineering components |
| Capacity | — | The crane is capable of lifting up to 70 tons.[source]Type84 · crane lifting upper bound; not vehicle mass or payload |
| Predecessor | — | The previous variant based on the Type 69 was designated as Type 653[source]Type653 · explicitly separate predecessor based onType69 |
| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 25, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
| Reported operators | — |
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