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Fahd (armored personnel carrier)larger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source6 meters[source]
Length
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| Specification | Fahd (armored personnel carrier) | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Egypt / West Germany[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1986–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See below[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War Somali Civil War Algerian Civil War[source] |
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
without towers
Single source2.25 meters (without towers)[source]
Mercedes-Benz Diesel OM 366 LA 4-Stroke turbo-charged water-cooled diesel engine at 2,300 rpm
Single sourceMercedes-Benz Diesel OM 366 LA 4-Stroke turbo-charged water-cooled diesel engine 275 hp at 2,300 rpm[source]
Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel
Single sourceCummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Thyssen Henschel (today Rheinmetall Landsysteme and part of Rheinmetall Defence )[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kader Factory for Developed Industries[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Produced | 1985[source] | — |
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| No. built | Over 1,907 (all variants, most users)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Mainly Fahd 240, and Fahd 280-30. See text for extended list.[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42 AT-5 Spandrel or AT-4 Spigot ATGM (Fahd-280-30)[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1-3 7.62 mm machine guns[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4 x 4[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 37 cm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 280 liters[source] | — |
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