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Humvee

Armoured car / MRAPUnited StatesIn service since 1985
Humvee
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia G. Ortiz/Released · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type
Armoured car / MRAP
Manufacturer
AM General, Mishawaka, Indiana
Entered service
1985
Production start
1985
Units produced
281,000
Status
In service
Crew
1

Armoured car / MRAP

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Overview

Humvee is a wheeled armoured vehicle from the United States, made by AM General, Mishawaka and Indiana. It entered service in 1985; production began in 1985; 281,000 were built. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Israel, the United States, Albania and 45 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, among others.

Specifications

Dimensions and weights
Weight
3 t
Length
4.57 m
Width
2.16 m
Height
1.83 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
6.2 L GM Detroit Diesel V8 6.5 L GM Detroit Diesel V8 6.5 L GEP Optimizer 6500 V8
Power
112 kW
Road speed
89 km/h
Operational range
560 km
Fuel capacity
95 l
Suspension
Independent 4×4

Variants

Humvee1985Eagle1993

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Gulf WarWar in AfghanistanIraq WarRusso-Ukrainian War
Operators
AlbaniaAlgeriaArgentinaAzerbaijanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCanadaChadChileColombiaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEcuadorEgyptGeorgiaGreeceHondurasIranIsraelJordanKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitLebanonLibyaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMoroccoMoldovaMexicoNew ZealandNorwayParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaSaudi ArabiaSpainSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSudanTunisiaUnited StatesYemen

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (de): High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: Humvee, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.