GKN Simba vs JCB HMEE: Specs Compared

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GKN Simba — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

GKN Simba

Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

Bentonitemilitaryfan · CC0 · Resized · CC0 · Source ↗ · Modified

JCB HMEE — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

JCB HMEE

Backhoe loader

Credit

Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC. Processed by User:MathKnight · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

GKN SimbaLength

5.35 m

Length source ↗

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

GKN Simbalarger figure on 0 of 1

None

JCB HMEE

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

5.35m

9.45–10.1m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

5.35 m

Length

Single source

5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)^[source]

9.45–10.1 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

GKN Simba and JCB HMEE configuration
Specification	GKN Simba	JCB HMEE
Crew	3+8/10^[source]	1 or 2^[source]
Type	Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Backhoe loader^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	United Kingdom United States^[source]
In service	1990s-Present^[source]	—
Used by	Philippines

Wars	Anti-guerilla operations in the Philippines^[source]	War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designer	GKN^[source]	—

Manufacturer	GKN^[source]	JCB^[source]

Produced	1993-1997^[source]	2007–present^[source]

No. built	152 (2003)^[source]	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	—

Armor	8 mm steel armor (maximum estimate)^[source]	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]