Trojan | |
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Type | Combat engineering vehicle |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 2007–present |
Used by | Royal Engineers |
Wars | Operation Moshtarak, Afghanistan (since 2010) |
Production history | |
Designed | 2000s |
Manufacturer | BAE Systems Land Systems |
Unit cost | ~£4,217,000 ~$6,694,400 ~€5,338,860[1] |
Produced | 2004– |
No. built | 33 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 62.5 tonnes (61.5 long tons; 68.9 short tons) |
Length | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
Width | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)[a] |
Height | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Crew | 3 (commander, operator, driver) |
Armour | Chobham/Dorchester Level 2 (classified), |
Main armament | 7.62 mm L94A1 (remote controlled) |
Engine | Perkins CV12-8A Diesel 1,200 hp (890 kW) |
Power/weight | 19.2 hp/t (14.2 kW/t) |
Transmission | David Brown TN54ETS epicyclic transmission (6 fwd, 2 rev.) |
Suspension | Hydropneumatic |
Operational range | 450 km (280 mi) |
Maximum speed | 59 km/h (37 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) off road |
The Trojan Armoured Engineer Vehicle (AEV) is a combat engineering vehicle of the British Army. It is used to breach minefields and for many other tasks. It is currently in use with the Royal Engineers.
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