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BArmoured vehicles
Measured figures
6x6
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | Mowag MR 8 |
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| Crew | 1 or 2[source] | SW1: 7 (driver, commander, and five passengers in the rear) SW2: 4 (driver, commander, and two passengers in the rear)[source] |
| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United States[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| Used by | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] | Germany[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]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | Büssing (Germany) Henschel (Germany)[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 1963[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | 600–700[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] | — |
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| Transmission | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] | ZF transmission, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG Kreuzlingen[source] |
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| Variants | — | SW1, SW2[source] |
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| Main armament | — | SW2a 20mm autocannon SW2b MG 3 machine gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 4x4 wheeled[source] |
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Maximum; through water
Single source85 km/h (53 mph) on road 42 km/h (26 mph) off-road 12 km/h (7 mph) through water[source]