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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | OT-64 SKOT |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Wheeled amphibious armored 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] | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Western Sahara War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Operation Blue Star Insurgency in Punjab, India Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine |
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 source7.44 m[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; in water
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source94 km/h (in water 9 km/h)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (FSC) (Polish People's Republic)[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 1963 – early 1970s[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | 4,500[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] | 6-13 mm[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] | — |
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| In service | — | 1963–present[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1959[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $53,000 (vehicle's unit price for Morocco in 1967)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and 14.5 mm KPV machine gun.[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 12.4 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 8×8 or 8×4[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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