AArmoured vehicles
FV105 Sultan
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SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AArmoured vehicles
At a glance
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 5 of 6
M9 half-tracklarger figure on 1 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | M9 half-track |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | 1 × 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | wheels at front single bogie vertical volute spring tracks at rear[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
wheelbase
Single source20 ft 7 in (6.28 m) wheelbase 135.5 in (3.44 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
International Harvester[source]
| Type | — | Half-track armored personnel carrier[source] |
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| In service | — | 1943–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See users list[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Arab-Israeli War of 1948 Korean War Suez Crisis Vietnam War Indo-Pakistani War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | International Harvester[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1940–1941[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1942–1944[source] |
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| No. built | — | 3,500[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 10 troops[source] |
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| Armor | — | 8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2 × 0.30 inch (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 60 US gal (230 L)[source] |
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