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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | M2 Bradley |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Infantry fighting 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] | Gulf War Iraq War Yemeni Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
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 source21.49 ft (6.55 m)[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; in water
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | United Defense (1981–1995) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (since 2004)[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 1981–1995 ( United Defense ) 2004–present ( BAE Systems Platforms & Services )[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] | Spaced laminate armor offering 14.5 mm all around protection. Hull base is 7017 aluminum[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 | — | 1981–present[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $3,166,000 in 1998.[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 6 (7 in M2A2 ODS/M2A3/M2A4)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 25 mm M242 chain gun (900 rounds) 2 × TOW anti-tank missile launchers (7 missiles)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm coaxial M240C machine gun (2,200 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 16.18 kW/tonne (21.7 hp/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum; Off-road
40 mph (64 km/h); 40 km/h off-road; 7.2 km/h in water[source]