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
Ratel IFVlarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Hull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV105 Sultan | Ratel IFV |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | South Africa[source] |
| Main armament | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] | See Variants[source] |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | Sandock Austral Reumech OMC[source] |
7.21 m (23 ft 8 in) (hull)[source]
Ratel-20
Single sourceRatel-60
Single sourceRatel-90
Single source2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) (Ratel-20) 3.11 m (10 ft 2 in) (Ratel-60) 2.91 m (9 ft 7 in) (Ratel-90)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | South African Border War Western Sahara War Operation Boleas African Union Mission to Somalia Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil War (2012–2014) Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Springfield Büssing[source] |
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| Designed | — | March 1972[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1976 – 1987[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1,381[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial machine gun 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine gun on rear ring mount 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine gun on turret roof (Ratel-60/90) 3,600—6,000 stowed rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 11.36 kW/t (0.00691 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.34 m (1 ft 1 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 530 L (140 US gal)[source] |
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