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Measured figures
6x6
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | Marauder (vehicle) |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United States[source] | South Africa[source] |
| Used by | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] | Operators[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
shovel
Single sourcewith armour
Single source2.44 m (96 in) (shovel) 2.95 m (116 in) (with armour)[source]
driving
Single sourcefor transport
Single source3.89 m (153 in) (driving) 2.67 m (105 in) (for transport)[source]
A-kit
Single sourceB-kit
Single sourceC-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 14,125 kg (31,140 lb) B-kit: 15,959 kg (35,184 lb) C-kit: 16,180 kg (35,670 lb)[source]
Combat
Single sourceCurb
Single sourceCummins 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]
/240hp @ 2300rpm, 925Nm @ 1200-1800rpm
Single sourceCummins ISBe4-300 Diesel ( /300hp @ 2500rpm, 1100Nm @ 1200-1800rpm) MAN D0836LOH Diesel (
Single sourceCummins ISBe4-300 Diesel (221kW/300hp @ 2500rpm, 1100Nm @ 1200-1800rpm) MAN D0836LOH Diesel (176kW/240hp @ 2300rpm, 925Nm @ 1200-1800rpm)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | Paramount Group See Production for details where the Marauder is also made.[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | ~300[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] | Ballistic protection: STANAG 4569 level III (7.62 × 51 mm AP WC Core at 30 meters) Mine blast protection: STANAG 4569 3a and 3b (single anti-tank mine (8 kg of TNT under the hull and under any wheel)[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] | 420 mm[source] |
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| Main armament | — | Machine guns auto cannons[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 6,000 kg (13,227 lb)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 4x4 or 6x6 wheeled[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Curb: 9,900 kg (21,780 lb) Combat: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb)[source]