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Eland armoured carlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Eland armoured car | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1962–1994 (South Africa) 1967–present (other)[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6x6
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Cummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)
Single sourceCummins 6.7 QSB 149 kW (203 PS) 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Angolan Civil War Rhodesian Bush War 1981 Entumbane Uprising South African Border War Western Sahara War Second Congo War Chadian Civil War Northern Mali conflict Boko Haram insurgency[source] | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | Sandock-Austral[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1962[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Sandock-Austral Reumech OMC[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 1964 – 1986[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,600[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 90mm Denel GT-2 (29 rounds) OR 60mm K1 mortar (56 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2x 7.62mm M1919 Browning machine guns (2400 - 3800 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Chevrolet 153 2.5 L (150 in 3 ) inline 4 -cylinder water-cooled petrol[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 6-speed manual constant mesh[source] | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Suspension | Independent 4X4 ; active trailing arms[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 380 mm (1 ft 3 in)[source] | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 142 L (38 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South Africa | South Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South West Africa | South West Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Rhodesia | Rhodesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Portugal | Portugal[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | Eland[source] | — |
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| Armor | — | 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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| Reported operators |
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