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CM21 armored vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.863 meters (15 ft 11.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CM21 armored vehicle | JCB HMEE |
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| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Republic of China Armed Forces[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
| Designer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] | — |
| Designed | 1970s |
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
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6x6
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 1980s[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | Over 1,000 (all variants)[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | 5 variants (see variants )[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 12[source] | — |
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| Armor | Aluminum hull Spaced Armor filled with Polyurethane on front and rear[source] | A-kit: standard unprotected B-kit: applique and transparent armour C-kit (Theatre Entry Standard): blast mitigation belly plate, internal spall liner, slat armour, capacity for electronic counter-measures and situational awareness.[source] |
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| Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher 107 millimeters (4.2 in)/ 120 millimeters (4.7 in) mortar (CM22) 81 millimeters (3.2 in) mortar (CM23) BGM-71 TOW missile (CM25) 8 smoke grenade launcher (CM21, 22, 23, 26) 6 smoke grenade launcher (CM25)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 22.36 hp/t[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Allison TX100-1 automatic gearbox three forward gears, one reverse gear[source] | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension , five road wheels[source] | — |
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| Role | armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Backhoe loader[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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