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Measured figures
including Vice and bench
Single source5 m (including Vice and bench)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV106 Samson | M1150 assault breacher vehicle |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Military engineering vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| No. built | 136[source] | 239[source] |
| Main armament | 1 x 7.62 mm L7 GPMG[source] | M58 MICLIC |
40 feet (12 meters)[source]
Including A-frame
Single source2.8 m (Including A-frame)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source72 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source483 Km[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Secondary armament | 8 Smoke dischargers[source] | 1 .50 BMG M2 machine gun mount on top of the vehicle.[source] |
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| Engine | Jaguar 4.2 litre petrol[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis plc[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | United States Army United States Marine Corps (2009– c. 2023) Australian Army (2025-present) Armed Forces of Ukraine[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $14 million (FY 2009)[source] |
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