IDF Caterpillar D9 - General Characteristics | |
Pictures by Zachi Evenor and MathKnight |
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Engineering Role: | Heavy Bulldozer |
Crew: | 2, commander and operator |
Propulsion: | Caterpillar tracks |
Engine model: | CAT C18 ACERT
(D9T) 3408 HEUI (D9R) |
Gross power: | 464 hp (346 kW) D9T 474 hp (354 kW) D9R |
Flywheel power: | 410 hp (306 kW) D9T 410 hp (306 kW) D9R 375 hp (280 kW) D9N 460 hp (343 kW) D9L |
Drawbar pull: | 71.6 tons (716 kN) |
Operation Weight: | 48,784 kg (107,550 lbs) (without armor) about 62,000 kg (with armor) | Length: | 8.1 m (26.5 ft) |
Width: | 4.5 m (14.7 ft) (blade) |
Height: | 4 m (13 ft) |
Speed: | 11.9 km/h) (7.3 MPH) Forward 14.7 km/h (9.1 MPH) Reverse |
Blade capacity: | 13.5 m^3 (17.7 yd^3) 9 SU blade 16.4 m^3 (21.4 yd^3) 9 U blade |
Price: | 250,000 - 500,000 dollars |
Armor protection: | armor plates, armored glass windows, slat armor - bullet-proof and mine-resistant, can withstand RPGs |
Operated by: | IDF Combat Engineering Corps - TZAMA (Engineering Vehicles) units US Marine Corps, US Army - Corps of Engineers |
Noteable campaigns and operations: | Yom Kippur War (1973), Operation Peace for Galilee (1982), The Second Intifada (2000-ongoing) Operation Defensive Shield (2002), Operation Rainbow (2004), 2nd Lebanon war (2006) |