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Armoured recovery vehicle
Char de dépannage DNG/DCL is a armoured recovery vehicle originating in France. It was built by Nexter. Reported operators include France UAE.
Char de dépannage DNG/DCL
David Monniaux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedArmoured recovery vehicle
France
France UAE
Nexter
1991
Nexter
1994-2000s
66
59 tonnes
9.15 m
3.40 m
2.60 m
3
cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 14,5 mm
1× 12.7 mm machine gun 20× smoke dischargers
MTU MT 883 Ka-500 V12 turbocompressed diesel engine 1500 hp
25.4 hp/tonne
Renk HSWL 295TM
Oleopneumatic suspension
700 km
65 km/h
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.15 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Char de dépannage DNG/DCL equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Leclerc DCL. Service scope: French Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 26. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.