Fahd (armored personnel carrier) vs JCB HMEE

Fahd (armored personnel carrier) — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Fahd (armored personnel carrier)

Armored personnel carrier

Credit

ctsnow · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

JCB HMEE — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

JCB HMEE

Backhoe loader

Credit

Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC. Processed by User:MathKnight · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Fahd (armored personnel carrier)Length

6 m

Length source ↗

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Fahd (armored personnel carrier)larger figure on 0 of 1

None

JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+63%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

9.45–10.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

6 m

Length

Single source

6 meters^[source]

9.45–10.1 m

Length

Single source

6.9 m

6x6

Single source

9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)^[source]

2.45m

2.95mwith armour

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.45 m

Width

Single source

2.45 meters^[source]

2.44 m

shovel

Single source

2.95 m

with armour

Single source

2.44 m (96 in) (shovel) 2.95 m (116 in) (with armour)^[source]

2.25mwithout towers

3.89mdriving

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.25 m

without towers

Single source

2.25 meters (without towers)^[source]

3.89 m

driving

Single source

2.67 m

for transport

Single source

3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)^[source]

10.9 - 12.5 tons (depending on the variant)

16.2tC-kit

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

10.9 - 12.5 tons (depending on the variant)^[source]

14,125 kg

A-kit

Single source

15,959 kg

B-kit

Single source

16,180 kg

C-kit

Single source

A-kit: 14,125 kg (31,140 lb) B-kit: 15,959 kg (35,184 lb) C-kit: 16,180 kg (35,670 lb)^[source]

1 or 2

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

+ 10 passengers (Fahd-240), 3 + 7 passengers (Fahd-280-30)

Single source

2 + 10 passengers (Fahd-240), 3 + 7 passengers (Fahd-280-30)^[source]

1 or 2^[source]

100km/hMaximum; On road

96km/hMaximum; A-kit

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

60 km/h

Maximum; Cross-country

Single source

100 km/h

Maximum; On road

Single source

100 km/h (on road) 60 km/h (cross country)^[source]

96 km/h

Maximum; A-kit

Single source

65 km/h

Maximum; C-kit

Single source

A-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)^[source]

700kmOperational; On road

650kmOperational; 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

450 km

Operational; Cross-country

Single source

700 km

Operational; On road

Single source

700 km (on road) 450 km (cross country)^[source]

650 km

Operational; 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel

Single source

650 km (400 mi) 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel^[source]

205kW

149kWCummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

205.067465 kW

Mercedes-Benz Diesel OM 366 LA 4-Stroke turbo-charged water-cooled diesel engine at 2,300 rpm

Single source

Mercedes-Benz Diesel OM 366 LA 4-Stroke turbo-charged water-cooled diesel engine 275 hp at 2,300 rpm^[source]

149 kW

Cummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)

Single source

Cummins 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.

Configuration

Details

Fahd (armored personnel carrier) and JCB HMEE configuration
Specification	Fahd (armored personnel carrier)	JCB HMEE
Type	Armored personnel carrier^[source]	Backhoe loader^[source]
Place of origin	Egypt / West Germany^[source]	United Kingdom United States^[source]
In service	1986–present^[source]	—
Used by	See below^[source]	Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States^[source]
Wars	Gulf War Somali Civil War Algerian Civil War^[source]	War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Designer	Thyssen Henschel (today Rheinmetall Landsysteme and part of Rheinmetall Defence )^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Kader Factory for Developed Industries^[source]	JCB^[source]
Produced	1985^[source]	2007–present^[source]
No. built	Over 1,907 (all variants, most users)^[source]	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]
Variants	Mainly Fahd 240, and Fahd 280-30. See text for extended list.^[source]	—
Armor	Welded steel^[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]
Main armament	30 mm automatic cannon 2A42 AT-5 Spandrel or AT-4 Spigot ATGM (Fahd-280-30)^[source]	—
Secondary armament	1-3 7.62 mm machine guns^[source]	—
Suspension	4 x 4^[source]	—
Ground clearance	37 cm^[source]	0.4 m (16 in)^[source]
Fuel capacity	280 liters^[source]	—
Transmission	—	ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Burundi Reported operator · Burkina Faso Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · France Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Sudan	—

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Fahd (armored personnel carrier)

JCB HMEE

Type

Armored personnel carrier^[source]

Backhoe loader^[source]

Place of origin

Egypt / West Germany^[source]

United Kingdom United States^[source]

In service

1986–present^[source]

—

Used by

See below^[source]

Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States^[source]

Wars

Gulf War Somali Civil War Algerian Civil War^[source]

War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designer

Thyssen Henschel (today Rheinmetall Landsysteme and part of Rheinmetall Defence )^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Kader Factory for Developed Industries^[source]

JCB^[source]

Produced

1985^[source]

2007–present^[source]

No. built

Over 1,907 (all variants, most users)^[source]

>900 (as of 2020)^[source]

Variants

Mainly Fahd 240, and Fahd 280-30. See text for extended list.^[source]

—

Armor

Welded steel^[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]

Main armament

30 mm automatic cannon 2A42 AT-5 Spandrel or AT-4 Spigot ATGM (Fahd-280-30)^[source]

—

Secondary armament

1-3 7.62 mm machine guns^[source]

—

Suspension

4 x 4^[source]

—

Ground clearance

37 cm^[source]

0.4 m (16 in)^[source]

Fuel capacity

280 liters^[source]

—

Transmission

—

ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Burundi
Reported operator · Burkina Faso
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Sudan

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