M1150 assault breacher vehicle vs M578 light recovery vehicle

M1150 assault breacher vehicle — licensed reference photograph

AEngineering & recovery

M1150 assault breacher vehicle

Military engineering vehicle

Credit

Spc. Tyler Kingsbury · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

M578 light recovery vehicle — licensed reference photograph

BEngineering & recovery

M578 light recovery vehicle

Armored recovery vehicle

Credit

Skaarup.HA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

M1150 assault breacher vehicleLength

12 m

Length source ↗

M578 light recovery vehicleLength

5.583 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

M1150 assault breacher vehiclelarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+115%

M578 light recovery vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 54 rows sourced on both sides

12m

5.58m

Length+115%

All recorded figures & sources

12 m

Length

Single source

40 feet (12 meters)^[source]

5.583 m

Length

Single source

18 ft 3.8 in (5.583 m)^[source]

—

3.15m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

3.15 m

Width

Single source

10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)^[source]

—

2.63m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.629 m

Height

Single source

8 ft 7.5 in (2.629 m)^[source]

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24.5t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

24,500 kg

Mass

Single source

27.0 short tons (24.5 t; 24.1 long tons)^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

3 people

men: Crane operator in cab right front Rigger in cab left front Driver in hull left front

Single source

3 men: Crane operator in cab right front Rigger in cab left front Driver in hull left front^[source]

—

60km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

60 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

37 mph (60 km/h)^[source]

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724kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

724 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

450 miles (724 km)^[source]

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257kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

257.266456 kW

General Motors 8V71T; 8 cylinder, 2 cycle, vee, supercharged diesel @ 2,300 rpm

Single source

General Motors 8V71T; 8 cylinder, 2 cycle, vee, supercharged diesel 345 hp @ 2,300 rpm^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

M1150 assault breacher vehicle and M578 light recovery vehicle configuration
Specification	M1150 assault breacher vehicle	M578 light recovery vehicle
Type	Military engineering vehicle^[source]	Armored recovery vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	2009–present^[source]	—
Used by	United States Army United States Marine Corps (2009– c. 2023) Australian Army (2025-present) Armed Forces of Ukraine^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War^[source]
Unit cost	$14 million (FY 2009)^[source]	—
No. built	239^[source]	—
Main armament	M58 MICLIC^[source]	.50 -caliber M2HB machine gun (500 rounds)^[source]
Secondary armament	1 .50 BMG M2 machine gun mount on top of the vehicle.^[source]	—
Designer	—	Pacific Car & Foundry Company^[source]
Manufacturer	—	FMC Corp. (vehicle body), General Motors (engine), Allison Transmission (transmission) Bowen-McLaughlin-York^[source]
Produced	—	1962^[source]
Armor	—	13 mm (0.5 inches) Steel^[source]
Suspension	—	Torsion bar suspension^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	1,137 litres (250 imperial gallons; 300 US gallons)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Ukraine	Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Austria Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Botswana Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Netherlands Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · South Vietnam Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Yemen

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M1150 assault breacher vehicle

M578 light recovery vehicle

Type

Military engineering vehicle^[source]

Armored recovery vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

In service

2009–present^[source]

—

Used by

United States Army United States Marine Corps (2009– c. 2023) Australian Army (2025-present) Armed Forces of Ukraine^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Wars

War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War^[source]

Unit cost

$14 million (FY 2009)^[source]

—

No. built

239^[source]

—

Main armament

M58 MICLIC^[source]

.50 -caliber M2HB machine gun (500 rounds)^[source]

Secondary armament

1 .50 BMG M2 machine gun mount on top of the vehicle.^[source]

—

Designer

—

Pacific Car & Foundry Company^[source]

Manufacturer

—

FMC Corp. (vehicle body), General Motors (engine), Allison Transmission (transmission) Bowen-McLaughlin-York^[source]

Produced

—

1962^[source]

Armor

—

13 mm (0.5 inches) Steel^[source]

Suspension

—

Torsion bar suspension^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

1,137 litres (250 imperial gallons; 300 US gallons)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Ukraine

Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Austria
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Netherlands
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · South Vietnam
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Yemen