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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | Patria TRACKX |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United States[source] | Finland[source] |
| Used by | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] | — |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | JCB |
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 source7.3 m (24 ft)[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; Amphibious swimming speed
Single sourceMaximum; Land speed
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Patria[source] |
| Produced | 2007–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[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 1 Mine protection: STANAG 4569 Level 1[source] |
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| Transmission | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] | Renk HSWL076 (automatic transmission, 6 forward / 6 reverse gears) with drive-by--wire capability[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] | 55 cm (1 ft 10 in)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Patria[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Patria 6×6[source] |
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| Passengers | — | 10[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.93 kW/t (24.04 hp/t)[source] |
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| Drive | — | Tracked (rubber tracks) Track width: 56 cm (1 ft 10 in) Ground pressure: 32 kPa (4.6 psi)[source] |
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Land speed: 80 km/h (50 mph) Amphibious swimming speed: 4 km/h (2.5 mph)[source]