The JCB HMEE (High Mobility Engineer Excavator) is a military engineering vehicle made by JCB.[1]
Design
editThe 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]
The HMEE is built at JCB's plant in Pooler, Georgia, integrating armour made by American Defense Systems (ASDI).[4]
Specifications
editEngine: Cummins QSB 6.7
Weight: 16.18 tonnes (35,700 lb) armoured, 13.5 tonnes (30,000 lb) unarmoured
Speed: Up to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h)
Users
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Australian Army: 8 vehicles[6]
Belgian Army: ~4 vehicles[7]
British Army: 17 vehicles[8]
German Army: 7 vehicles[9]
Danish Army: 6 vehicles
Irish Defence Forces : 1 vehicle[10]
Israel Defense Forces[11][12]
New Zealand Army: 6 vehicles[13]
Spanish Army: 4 vehicles[citation needed]
Swedish Army: 22 vehicles[14]
US Army: 800 vehicles[15]
References
edit- ^ "IDEX Show Scout » IDEX 2007: Video highlight – JCB HMEE backhoe-loader". Retrieved 2011-01-05.[dead link]
- ^ "JCB Defence" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "BATTLESPACE - In this issue". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "2010 Army Weapon Systems : High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE)" (PDF). United States Army. p. 133 – via Federation of American Scientists.
- ^ "The World's fastest JCB on Biglorryblog..say hello to the HMEE high-mobility, high-speed, armoured backhoe loader! - Biglorryblog". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ^ "High Mobility Engineer Excavators". Archived from the original on 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "ACEV, the new kid on the block". Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ WWL ships JCB military excavators to the UK Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] Archived (Date missing) at bundeswehr.de (Error: unknown archive URL)
- ^ "Internal Communications Digest" (PDF). Irish Defence Forces. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ BaMachane Archived 2010-11-06 at the Wayback Machine (Hebrew), 2010.
- ^ המחפרון החדש "עמי" ישתלב בשנה הקרובה בצה"ל Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, Israel Defense Forces official website, 2011.
- ^ "JCB HMEE's Are The Newest Recruits Of The Royal New Zealand Army « JCB – The Dirt". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Försvarsmakten satsar stort på nytt fältarbetsfordon". Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE)". Construction Equipment Blog. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.