JCB HMEE vs TAB-71: 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

Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier

Credit

TSGT DAVID W. RICHARDS · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

TAB-71Length

7.22 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1

TAB-71

Measured figures

17 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

9.45–10.1m

7.22m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.45–10.1 m

Length

Single source

6.9 m

6x6

Single source

Configuration

JCB HMEE and TAB-71 configuration
Specification	JCB HMEE	TAB-71
Type	Backhoe loader^[source]	Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom United States^[source]	Romania^[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]	Romanian Revolution Croatian War of Independence Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine

Manufacturer	JCB^[source]	Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară (RATMIL)^[source]

Produced	2007–present^[source]	1970–1990^[source]

No. built	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]	1,878^[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]	Steel^[source]