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Lance Cpl. Kamran Sadaghiani, U.S. Marine Corps · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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General Motors LAVlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.97 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | General Motors LAV | JCB HMEE |
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| Crew | Cougar: 3 (Commander, gunner and driver, 2 soldiers in rear of vehicle) Husky: 2 (Driver and technician) Grizzly: Commander, gunner and driver, 6 soldiers in rear[source] | 1 or 2[source] |
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Canada[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | — |
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
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.
| Used by | See Operators[source] Canadian Army[source]General Motors LAV family · Canadian Army current service; variant and inventory count not specified | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
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| No. built | Cougar – 195 Grizzly – 274 Husky – 27[source] | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Cougar: 76 mm L23A1 gun Grizzly: 12.7mm heavy machine gun Husky: 7.62 mm machine gun[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 6×6[source] | — |
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| Designer | General Motors Diesel[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | General Dynamics Land Systems[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[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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