Alvis Saracen vs Namer: Specs Compared

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Alvis Saracen — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Alvis Saracen

Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

SG2012 · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Alvis Saracenlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Namerlarger figure on 3 of 3

Width+54%
Speed+166%
Range+25%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 48 rows sourced on both sides

4.8m

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.8 m

Length

Single source

4.8 m^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

2.54m

Configuration

Details

Alvis Saracen and Namer configuration
Specification	Alvis Saracen	Namer
Type	Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1952–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Used by	See "Operators"^[source]	Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Wars	Aden Emergency Malayan Emergency 30 September Movement coup Operation Banner - Northern Ireland Nigerian Civil War South African Border War Soweto uprising Sri Lankan Civil War Black September Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Kuwait 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]

Manufacturer	Alvis^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Produced	1952–1976^[source]	2008–present^[source]

Armour	16 mm Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA)^[source]	—

Main armament	Browning M1919 machine gun or L37 GPMG^[source]	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]

Secondary armament	Bren LMG, 6–12 smoke grenade launchers^[source]	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]

Power/weight	14.5 hp/tonne^[source]	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]

Suspension	6x6 wheel, independent torsion bars^[source]	Helical spring^[source]

Designer	—	Israel Military Industries^[source]

Unit cost	—	$5 million^[source]

No. built	—	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]

Armor	—	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]

Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]

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