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BArmoured vehicles
Light armoured vehicle , military light utility vehicle , 2-door truck
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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | Petit Véhicule Protégé |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Light armoured vehicle , military light utility vehicle , 2-door truck[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United States[source] | France[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] |
Petit Véhicule Protégélarger figure on 0 of 1
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 source4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | JCB[source] | Panhard[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 2008–2012[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | 1,133[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] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | €167,000 (FY 2012)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Armour | — | STANAG 4569 (6 to 10 mm)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | Medium machine gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 34 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Wheeled 4 x 4[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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