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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | M577 command post carrier |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Armored personnel carrier[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] | Vietnam War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War |
M577 command post carrierlarger figure on 0 of 1
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 source194 inches (4.93 m)[source]
Cummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)
Single sourceCummins 6.7 QSB 149 kW (203 PS) 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | BAE Systems (from 2005)[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | over 7300[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] | 5083 aluminum alloy 38–45 millimetres (1.5–1.8 in)[source] |
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| Transmission | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] | see Basic versions[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1963–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | FMC Corporation[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1962[source] |
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| Variants | — | see Variants[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 3 operators[source] |
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| Engine | — | see Basic versions[source] |
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| Drive | — | tracked[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 120 US gallons (454 litres)[source] |
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| Steering system | — | hydrostatic, integrated with transmission[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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