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Jackal (vehicle)larger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source5.39 m (17 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Jackal (vehicle) | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Armoured Wheeled Vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| Designer | Supacat[source] | — |
| Armour | Additional composite armour kit[source] | — |
| Main armament | 12.7 mm heavy machine gun , or Heckler & Koch GMG[source] |
JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
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6x6
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Operational; 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel
Single source650 km (400 mi) 180 L (48 US gal) of fuel[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Independent double wishbone, air operated springs and external bypass shock absorbers (2 per wheel station) with variable ride height[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | DML[source] | JCB[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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| Wars | — | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | >900 (as of 2020)[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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