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Ferret armoured carlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Ferret armoured car | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1952–1991 (UK)[source] | — |
| Wars | Malayan Emergency Cyprus Emergency Algerian War Suez Crisis First Sudanese Civil War Aden Emergency 1964 Ethiopian–Somali War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Nigerian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Black September The Troubles Dhofar Rebellion Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Ugandan Bush War Second Sudanese Civil War Sri Lankan civil war Internal conflict in Myanmar Invasion of Kuwait Somali Civil War Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | Daimler Company[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Daimler Company[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 1952 – 1971[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | 4,409[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Main armament | 7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted or .30 M1919 Browning machine gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | none[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 35.1 hp/tonne (26.2 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4×4 wheel[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[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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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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