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FV107 Scimitarlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.9 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FV107 Scimitar | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| Wars | Falklands War Gulf War Bosnian War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Manufacturer | Alvis / BAE Systems Land & Armaments[source] | JCB |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6x6
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| No. built | over 600 (for UK)[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Armour | aluminium armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon A.P.D.S. (Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot). H.E. (High Explosive). D.S.R.R. (Discarding Sabot Reduced Range) (training) Prac. (H.E. Practice) (training)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Coaxial 7.62 mm L37A1 MG[source] | — |
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| Drive | tracked, with 14 lbf/in 2 (0.98 kg/cm 2 ) ground pressure[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Armor | — | A-kit: standard unprotected B-kit: applique and transparent armour C-kit (Theatre Entry Standard): blast mitigation belly plate, internal spall liner, slat armour, capacity for electronic counter-measures and situational awareness.[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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