JCB HMEE vs OT-62 TOPAS: Specs Compared

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AArmoured vehicles

Backhoe loader

Credit

Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC. Processed by User:MathKnight · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Tracked Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier

Credit

Hubert Śmietanka · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

OT-62 TOPASLength

7.08 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1

Measured figures

16 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

9.45–10.1m

7.08m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.45–10.1 m

Length

Single source

6.9 m

6x6

Single source

Configuration

JCB HMEE and OT-62 TOPAS configuration
Specification	JCB HMEE	OT-62 TOPAS
Type	Backhoe loader^[source]	Tracked Amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom United States^[source]	Czechoslovakia Poland^[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]	See Service History

Manufacturer	JCB^[source]	Podpolianske Strojárne (PPS) plant^[source]

Produced	2007–present^[source]	1963–1972^[source]

No. built	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]	—

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]	6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in)^[source]