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 0 of 3
MT-LBlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | MT-LB |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | 12.7mm NSV / Kord heavy machine gun ; or 30mm AGS17D / AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcher , or 30mm 2A42 / 2A72 autocannon[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | Kharkov Tractor Plant |
6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)[source]
Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel
Single sourceCummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW)[source]
100 rpm SW 680 at 2,200 rpm
Single sourceYaMZ 238 , V-8 diesel SW 680 , I6 diesel (in Poland) YaMZ 238 at 2
Single sourceYaMZ 238 , V-8 diesel SW 680 , I6 diesel (in Poland) YaMZ 238: 240 hp at 2,100 rpm SW 680: 240 hp at 2,200 rpm[source]
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| Type | — | Amphibious armoured personnel carrier Multi-purpose armored vehicle[source] |
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| In service | — | early 1970s – present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Transnistrian War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Central Auto and Tractor Directorate[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1950s[source] |
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| No. built | — | Over 55,000, including the MT-LBu[source] |
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| Armor | — | 14 mm max.[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | PKT (2,500 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne[source] |
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