FV105 Sultan vs Plasan SandCat: 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

Plasan SandCat — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Plasan SandCat

Light armoured vehicle

Credit

Sefer azeri · 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

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Plasan SandCat4th Generation M-LPV

5.94 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 47 rows sourced on both sides

4.82m

5.94m4th Generation M-LPV

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.82 m

Length

Single source

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

5.94 m

4th Generation M-LPV

Single source

Configuration

Details

FV105 Sultan and Plasan SandCat configuration
Specification	FV105 Sultan	Plasan SandCat
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Israel^[source]
Main armament	FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]	Remote weapon station (optional)^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	coil springs and shock-absorbers at the front and leaf springs and shock-absorbers at the rear. Uprated as required (second generation had a Plasan-designed coil spring and trailing arm rear suspension)^[source]
Manufacturer	Alvis plc^[source]

Type	—	Light armoured vehicle^[source]

Used by	—	See Operators^[source]

Wars	—	Mexican drug war Second Nagorno-Karabakh war^[source]

Designer	—	Nir Kahn^[source]

Designed	—	2004^[source]

Produced	—	2004-present^[source]

No. built	—	around 700^[source]

Armor	—	steel/ceramic/Kevlar; protection level to suit requirement^[source]

Engine	—	6.7 L Power Stroke diesel V8 (6.4 L in early variants)^[source]

Payload capacity	—	up to 2,109 kg (generation and variant dependent)^[source]

Transmission	—	Ford Torqshift six-speed automatic (five-speed in some early models)^[source]

Ground clearance	—	280 mm (4th generation M-LPV)^[source]

Fuel capacity	—	150 litres (4th generation)^[source]

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