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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | M8 Greyhound |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Armored car[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 List of operators[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War April Revolution Greek Civil War First Indochina War Cuban Revolution Algerian War Congo Crisis Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Iran–Iraq 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 source15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | Ford Motor Company[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | March 1943 – June 1945[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | 8,523 M8 3,791 M20[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] | Up to 1 in (25 mm)[source] |
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| Transmission | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] | Synchromesh 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] | 11.4 in (0.29 m) under axles[source] |
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| In service | — | 1943–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Ford Motor Company[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1942[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 1× 37 mm gun M6 80 rounds[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1× .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919 machine gun 1,500 rounds 1× .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 400 rounds[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 14.79 hp/metric ton[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Leaf spring[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 54 US gal (200 L)[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Steering wheel[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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