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JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source6x6
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | JCB HMEE | Type 96 armored personnel carrier |
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| Type | Backhoe loader[source] | Armored personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom United States[source] | Japan[source] |
| Used by | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] | Japan[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
Type 96 armored personnel carrierlarger 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 source6.84 metres (269 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] | Komatsu[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
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| No. built | >900 (as of 2020)[source] | 365 (2014)[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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| In service | — | 1996–present[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$1.6 million (2012) 120 million yen (2014)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 1× Type 96 40mm Automatic grenade launcher or 1× 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 8×8 wheeled[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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