| Namer | |
|---|---|
.jpg)  Top: Namer HAPC in a drill, armed with a M2 Browning on RCWS. Bottom: Namer with Trophy (Windbreaker) APS and M2 Browning. | |
| Type | |
| Place of origin | Israel |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2008–present |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Israel Military Industries |
| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler) |
| Unit cost | $3 million[1] |
| Produced | 2008–present |
| No. built |
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| Specifications | |
| Mass | 63.5 tonnes[3] |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops |
| Armor | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic–steel–nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour. Sloped modular design. |
Main armament | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher |
Secondary armament |
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| Engine | 1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne) |
| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[4] |
| Suspension | Helical spring |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 85.2 km/h (50 mph) |
Namer (Hebrew: נמ"ר, pronounced [naˈmeʁ]; meaning "leopard," and also a syllabic abbreviation of "Nagmash" (APC) and "Merkava") is an Israeli armoured personnel carrier based on a Merkava Mark IV tank chassis.[5] Namer was developed by and is being assembled by the Israeli Ordnance Corps. It has entered service in limited numbers with the Israel Defense Forces since the end of 2008. Due to budgetary constraints, the introduction of the Namer into the IDF has been slow, leaving the ground forces dependent on the M113 until 2027.[6]
- ^ Pfeffer, Anshel (16 February 2014). צה"ל הכניס לשימוש נגמ"ש חדש מתוצרת ישראלית [IDF put to use new Israeli-made armored personnel carrier]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Yehoshua, Yossi (22 September 2014). "Ya'alon approves addition of 200 advanced APCs for the IDF". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Namer APC Specifications". Flickr.
- ^ "New Artillery Cannon for APC". Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ Scott C. Farquhar (8 June 2009). Back to Basics: A Study of the Second Lebanon War and Operation CAST LEAD. United States Dept. of Defense. p. 86. ISBN 9780982328330. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Yehoshua, Yossi (22 September 2014). "Ya'alon approves addition of 200 advanced APCs for the IDF". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022.