FV105 Sultan vs KTO Rosomak: Specs Compared

FV105 Sultan — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

FV105 Sultan

Credit

SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

KTO Rosomak — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

KTO Rosomak

armored personnel carrier

Credit

Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 pl · Resized · CC BY 3.0 pl · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FV105 SultanLength

4.82 m

Length source ↗

KTO RosomakLength

7.7 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

KTO Rosomaklarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+60%
Width+23%
Mass+164%
Range+78%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

4.82m

7.7m

Length+60%

All recorded figures & sources

4.82 m

Length

Single source

4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)^[source]

7.7 m

Length

Single source

7.7 m (25 ft)^[source]

2.28m

2.8m

Width+23%

All recorded figures & sources

2.28 m

Width

Single source

2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)^[source]

2.8 m

Width

Single source

2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)^[source]

—

2.3m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.3 m

Height

Single source

2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)^[source]

8.3t

22t

Mass+164%

All recorded figures & sources

8,346 kg

Mass

Single source

8,346 kg (8.214 long tons)^[source]

22,000 kg

Mass

Single source

22,000 kg (49,000 lb)^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

6 people

Crew

Single source

6^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, gunner) 6–8 dismounts

Single source

3 (commander, driver, gunner) 6–8 dismounts^[source]

80km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

> 100km/hMaximum; over on land up to

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

80 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

80 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

> 10 km/h

Maximum; in water

Single source

> 100 km/h

Maximum; over on land up to

Single source

over 100 km/h (60 mph) on land up to 10 km/h (6.2 mph) in water^[source]

450kmOperational; Operational range

800kmOperational; Operational range

Range+78%

All recorded figures & sources

450 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

450 km (280 mi)^[source]

800 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

800 km (500 mi)^[source]

142kWCummins BTA 5.9 diesel

450kWDC 13

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

142 kW

Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel

Single source

Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW)^[source]

450 kW

DC 13

Single source

405 kW

Scania DI 12 diesel or Scania DC 13 diesel (DI 12) or

Single source

Scania DI 12 diesel or Scania DC 13 diesel 405 kW (543 hp) (DI 12) or 450 kW (600 hp) (DC 13)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

FV105 Sultan and KTO Rosomak configuration
Specification	FV105 Sultan	KTO Rosomak
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Finland / Poland^[source]
Main armament	FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]	1 × 30×173 mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II gun 2 x ATGM Spike -LR or Javelin (only on ZSSW-30 variant)^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	8×8 wheeled^[source]
Manufacturer	Alvis plc^[source]	Rosomak^[source]
Type	—	armored personnel carrier^[source]
Used by	—	See Operators^[source]
Wars	—	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]
Secondary armament	—	1 × 7.62×51mm NATO UKM-2000 C coaxial general purpose machine gun^[source]
Power/weight	—	15.6 kW/t (21.2 PS/t) (max weight)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Brunei Darussalam Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Latvia Reported operator · Ukraine	Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Slovenia Reported operator · Malaysia

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FV105 Sultan

KTO Rosomak

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

Finland / Poland^[source]

Main armament

FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]

1 × 30×173 mm ATK Mk44 Bushmaster II gun 2 x ATGM Spike -LR or Javelin (only on ZSSW-30 variant)^[source]

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

8×8 wheeled^[source]

Manufacturer

Alvis plc^[source]

Rosomak^[source]

Type

—

armored personnel carrier^[source]

Used by

—

See Operators^[source]

Wars

—

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Secondary armament

—

1 × 7.62×51mm NATO UKM-2000 C coaxial general purpose machine gun^[source]

Power/weight

—

15.6 kW/t (21.2 PS/t) (max weight)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Brunei Darussalam
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Latvia
Reported operator · Ukraine

Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Slovenia
Reported operator · Malaysia