AArmoured vehicles
FV105 Sultan
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SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AArmoured vehicles
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FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 6
KNDS Fenneklarger figure on 5 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | KNDS Fennek |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Germany / Netherlands[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | HK GMG 40 mm grenade autocannon or Rheinmetall MG3 (German version), M2HB 12.7 mm machine gun (Dutch versions)[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Selectable 4 wheel drive[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
5.58 metres (18.3 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems[source] |
| Type | — | Scout car[source] |
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| In service | — | 2003–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | — | KNDS Deutschland Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1997–2000[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | €1.6 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2001–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 632[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2x3 smoke grenade launcher[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.5 kW/tonne[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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