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AMX-10 RClarger figure on 0 of 1
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| Specification | AMX-10 RC | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured reconnaissance vehicle Fire support vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Wars | Western Sahara War Gulf War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Mali War Operation Serval Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War |
9.15 m (30 ft 0 in) (gun forward) 6.24 m (20 ft 6 in) (hull only)[source]
8.2 מטרים[source]
AMX-10 RCR
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Single sourcewith add-on armor
Single sourcewith the SEPAR mine/IED protection kit
Single source15.8 tonnes (17.4 short tons ; 15.6 long tons ) 16.6 tonnes (18.3 short tons ; 16.3 long tons ) with add-on armor 17.2 tonnes (19.0 short tons ; 16.9 long tons ) AMX-10 RCR 22 tonnes (24 short tons ; 22 long tons ) with the SEPAR mine/IED protection kit[source]
60+ tonnes[source]
200 rpm 6F11 at 3,000 rpm
Single sourceHispano-Suiza HS-115 multifuel (1981–1985) Baudouin Diesel Model 6F11 SRX (current) HS-115 at 3
Single sourceHispano-Suiza HS-115 multifuel (1981–1985) Baudouin Diesel Model 6F11 SRX (current) HS-115: 186 kW (249 hp) at 3,200 rpm 6F11: 209 kW (280 hp) at 3,000 rpm[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1970[source] | — |
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| No. built | 464[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armor | Frontal armour resistant against 23 mm API from 300 m 14.5 mm AP all-around with add-on armor[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 105 mm F2 BK MECA L/47 medium-pressure gun (38 rounds)[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1 × 7.62 mm NF1 coaxial machine gun (4,000 cartridges) 1 × 12.7 mm M2HB AA machine gun (optional) 4 × GALIX smoke dischargers[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
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| Power/weight | from 11.8 kW/tonne[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | variable hydropneumatic[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Nexter Systems[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Used by | — | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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