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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
K21
Measured figures
Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | K21 |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United States[source] | South Korea[source] |
| Used by | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] | South Korea[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Length
Single source6.9 m (23 ft)[source]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | Hanwha Defense (originally Daewoo Heavy Industries, later renamed as Doosan DST, follow by Hanwha Defense Systems)[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | 466[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] | 2519 aluminium alloy chassis. Layers consisting of S2 glass fiber reinforced Al 2 O 3 ceramic armour All round protection against 14.5×114mm API projectiles as well as 20 mm FSP Frontal armour is resistant to 30 mm APDS rounds fired from a 2A72 autocannon (standard on BMP-3 turrets) Roof armour is resistant to 155 mm artillery shell fragments Soft- and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems, ERA , NERA (only for the K21 PIP)[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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| In service | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Agency for Defense Development[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1999–2008[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $3.2 million[source] |
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| Main armament | — | SNT Dynamics K40 40×365mmR autocannon (240 rounds) Two Raybolt ATGM launchers (planned)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm M60 GPMG[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 29.2 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU)[source] |
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Maximum; water
Single source70 km/h (43 mph) (road) 40 km/h (25 mph) (cross-country) 7 km/h (4.3 mph; 3.8 kn) (water)[source]