FV105 Sultan vs M113 armored personnel carrier

FV105 Sultan — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

FV105 Sultan

Credit

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

M113 armored personnel carrier — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

M113 armored personnel carrier

Armored personnel carrier

Credit

Spc. Tyler Kingsbury · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FV105 SultanLength

4.82 m

Length source ↗

M113 armored personnel carrierLength

4.863 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 2 of 6

Crew+200%
Speed+18%

M113 armored personnel carrierlarger figure on 4 of 6

Length+1%
Width+18%
Mass+47%
Range+7%

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 81 rows sourced on both sides

4.82m

4.86m

Length+1%

All recorded figures & sources

4.82 m

Length

Single source

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

4.863 m

Length

Single source

4.863 metres (15 ft 11.5 in)^[source]

2.28m

2.69m

Width+18%

All recorded figures & sources

2.28 m

Width

Single source

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

2.686 m

Width

Single source

2.686 metres (8 ft 9.7 in)^[source]

—

2.5m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Height

Single source

2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

8.3t

12.3t

Mass+47%

All recorded figures & sources

8,346 kg

Mass

Single source

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

12,300 kg

Mass

Single source

12.3 tonnes (13.6 short tons ; 12.1 long tons )^[source]

Crew+200%

All recorded figures & sources

6 people

Crew

Single source

6^[source]

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

80km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

68km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+18%

All recorded figures & sources

80 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

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

67.6 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

5.8 km/h

Maximum; swimming

Single source

67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming^[source]

450kmOperational; Operational range

480kmOperational; Operational range

Range+7%

All recorded figures & sources

450 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

450 km (280 mi)^[source]

480 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

480 km (300 mi)^[source]

142kWCummins BTA 5.9 diesel

205kW

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]

205 kW

Detroit Diesel 6V53T , 6-cylinder diesel engine

Single source

Detroit Diesel 6V53T , 6-cylinder diesel engine 275 hp (205 kW)^[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 M113 armored personnel carrier configuration
Specification	FV105 Sultan	M113 armored personnel carrier
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	United States^[source]
Main armament	FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]	M2 Browning machine gun^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	torsion bar, 5 road wheels^[source]
Manufacturer	Alvis plc^[source]	FMC Corporation United Defense BAE Systems^[source]
Type	—	Armored personnel carrier^[source]
In service	—	1960–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Operators^[source]
Wars	—	Cold War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Civil conflict in the Philippines Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Yom Kippur War Turkish invasion of Cyprus Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Southern Lebanon conflict U.S. invasion of Panama Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War Gaza War Libyan civil war (2011) Operation Protective Edge Iraqi insurgency Central African Republic Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi-Saudi Arabian conflict Battle of Marawi Brazilian drug war Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Gaza war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict^[source]
Produced	—	1960–2007^[source]
No. built	—	≈80,000 (all variants)^[source]
Variants	—	Numerous, see text^[source]
Passengers	—	11–15 passengers^[source]
Armor	—	5083 aluminum alloy 28–44 millimeters (1.1–1.7 in)^[source]
Secondary armament	—	Varies (See text)^[source]
Power/weight	—	22.36 hp/tonne^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Brunei Darussalam Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Latvia Reported operator · Ukraine	Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Benin Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kataib Hezbollah Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Hezbollah Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · North Macedonia Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Switzerland Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Uruguay Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Yemen

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FV105 Sultan

M113 armored personnel carrier

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

United States^[source]

Main armament

FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]

M2 Browning machine gun^[source]

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

torsion bar, 5 road wheels^[source]

Manufacturer

Alvis plc^[source]

FMC Corporation United Defense BAE Systems^[source]

Type

—

Armored personnel carrier^[source]

In service

—

1960–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Operators^[source]

Wars

—

Cold War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Civil conflict in the Philippines Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Yom Kippur War Turkish invasion of Cyprus Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Southern Lebanon conflict U.S. invasion of Panama Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War Gaza War Libyan civil war (2011) Operation Protective Edge Iraqi insurgency Central African Republic Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi-Saudi Arabian conflict Battle of Marawi Brazilian drug war Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Gaza war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict^[source]

Produced

—

1960–2007^[source]

No. built

—

≈80,000 (all variants)^[source]

Variants

—

Numerous, see text^[source]

Passengers

—

11–15 passengers^[source]

Armor

—

5083 aluminum alloy 28–44 millimeters (1.1–1.7 in)^[source]

Secondary armament

—

Varies (See text)^[source]

Power/weight

—

22.36 hp/tonne^[source]

Reported operators

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

Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Benin
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kataib Hezbollah
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Hezbollah
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · North Macedonia
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Switzerland
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Uruguay
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Yemen