JCB HMEE
HMEE with slat armor
HMEE, prepared for shipping
The JCB HMEE (High Mobility Engineer Excavator) is a military vehicle made by JCB.[1]
Design
The HMEE is an armoured backhoe loader designed for high speeds in order to self-deploy with military convoys. Most backhoes are limited to much lower speeds.[2] It is also capable of towing heavy loads and has good off-road mobility. It is based on technology from the JCB Fastrac tractors.[3]
Specifications[4]
Engine: Cummins QSB 6.7
Weight: 16.18 tonnes armoured, 13.5 tonnes unarmoured
Speed: Up to 60 mph
Users
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Israel Defense Forces[5][6]
New Zealand army: 6 vehicles[7]
Swedish army: 21 vehicles[8]
British Army: 17 vehicles[9]
US Army: 800 vehicles[10]
References
- ↑ "IDEX Show Scout » IDEX 2007: Video highlight – JCB HMEE backhoe-loader". Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ↑ "JCB Defence". Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ↑ "BATTLESPACE - In this issue". Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ↑ "The World's fastest JCB on Biglorryblog..say hello to the HMEE high-mobility, high-speed, armoured backhoe loader! - Biglorryblog". Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ BaMachane (Hebrew), 2010.
- ↑ המחפרון החדש "עמי" ישתלב בשנה הקרובה בצה"ל, Israel Defense Forces official website, 2011.
- ↑ "JCB HMEE’s Are The Newest Recruits Of The Royal New Zealand Army « JCB – The Dirt". Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ↑ "Försvarsmakten satsar stort på nytt fältarbetsfordon". Retrieved 2011-011-08. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ WWL ships JCB military excavators to the UK
- ↑ "JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE)". Construction Equipment Blog. Retrieved 2011-01-05.