

Preparing your view.


Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Keiler (mine flail) | Type 84 |
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| Type | Mine flail[source] | armoured recovery vehicle[source]Type84 · ARV role |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | — |
| Produced | 1997-1998[source] | — |
| Suspension | torsion-bar[source] | — |
| Designed | 2024[source] | — |
Width
Single source6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source50 km/h (31 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source600 km (370 mi)[source]
MTU MB 871 Ka
Single sourceMTU MB 871 Ka 501 986 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer |
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Rheinmetall[source] |
| — |
| Secondary armament | Rheinmetall Natter 12.7 RCWS[source] | — |
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| Main armament | keine[source] | — |
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| Chassis | — | based on the Type 79 tank[source]Type84 · Type79-based chassis |
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| Introduction | — | entering service with the PLA Army in 1984[source]Type84 · PLA service entry |
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| Engineering equipment | — | powered structure controlling a dozer blade at the front of the hull and a hydraulically powered crane[source]Type84 · engineering components |
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| Capacity | — | The crane is capable of lifting up to 70 tons.[source]Type84 · crane lifting upper bound; not vehicle mass or payload |
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| Predecessor | — | The previous variant based on the Type 69 was designated as Type 653[source]Type653 · explicitly separate predecessor based onType69 |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 25, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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