FV105 Sultan vs M8 Greyhound: Specs Compared

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FV105 Sultan — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

FV105 Sultan

Credit

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

M8 Greyhound, museum reference photograph — licensed equipment photograph

BArmoured vehicles

M8 Greyhound

Armored car

Credit

Schierbecker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FV105 SultanLength

4.82 m

Length source ↗

M8 GreyhoundLength

4.7 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 2 of 3

Length+3%
Mass+13%

M8 Greyhoundlarger figure on 1 of 3

Width+1%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 40 rows sourced on both sides

4.82m

4.7m

Length+3%

All recorded figures & sources

4.82 m

Length

Single source

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

4.7 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

FV105 Sultan and M8 Greyhound configuration
Specification	FV105 Sultan	M8 Greyhound
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	United States^[source]
Main armament	FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]	1× 37 mm gun M6 80 rounds^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	Leaf spring^[source]
Manufacturer	Alvis plc^[source]	Ford Motor Company

Type	—	Armored car^[source]

In service	—	1943–present^[source]

Used by	—	See List of operators^[source]

Wars	—	World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War April Revolution Greek Civil War First Indochina War Cuban Revolution Algerian War Congo Crisis Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Iran–Iraq War^[source]

Designer	—	Ford Motor Company^[source]

Designed	—	1942^[source]

Produced	—	March 1943 – June 1945^[source]

No. built	—	8,523 M8 3,791 M20^[source]

Variants	—	See Variants^[source]

Armor	—	Up to 1 in (25 mm)^[source]

Secondary armament	—	1× .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919 machine gun 1,500 rounds 1× .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 400 rounds^[source]

Power/weight	—	14.79 hp/metric ton^[source]

Transmission	—	Synchromesh 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse^[source]

Ground clearance	—	11.4 in (0.29 m) under axles^[source]

Fuel capacity	—	54 US gal (200 L)^[source]

Steering system	—	Steering wheel^[source]

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