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BArmoured vehicles
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Crocodile armoured personnel carrierlarger figure on 3 of 4
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7.65 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Crocodile armoured personnel carrier | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Rhodesia[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1977–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Rhodesia Zimbabwe United States[source] | — |
| Wars | Rhodesian Bush War 1980 Entumbane clashes 1981 Entumbane uprising Mozambican Civil War Second Congo War |
4.82 m (15 ft 10 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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| Armor | 10 to 40 mm[source] | — |
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| Main armament | one 7.62 mm, 12.7 mm or 14.5 mm machine guns[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | personal weapons through gunports[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | hp/ton hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | wheels, 4 × 4[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Former operator · Rhodesia | Rhodesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United States | United States[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | Alvis plc[source] |
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