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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
LAV-300
Measured figures
Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | LAV-300 |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Light Armored Vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | United States invasion of Panama Invasion of Kuwait Civil conflict in the Philippines |
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 source6.40 m[source]
driving
Single sourcefor transport
Single source3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)[source]
hull top
Single sourceturret roof
Single source2.7 m (turret roof), 1.98 m (hull top)
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source105 km/h (road), 3 km/h (water)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | Cadillac Gage[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 1983-1994[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | 103[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] | Protects against 7.62mm ammunition.[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 | — | 1983 – present[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1979[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $USD562,900 (2003)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 1 x 90 mm, 1 x 7.62 mm Machinegun[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2x6 40 mm Smoke Dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.36 bhp/ton[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 6 x 6[source] |
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| Former operator · Iraq | — | Iraq[source] |
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| Former operator · Kuwait | — | Kuwait[source] |
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| Former operator · Panama | — | Panama[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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