Assault Amphibious Vehicle vs Namer: Specs Compared

Assault Amphibious Vehicle — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Assault Amphibious Vehicle

Amphibious armored personnel carrier

Credit

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · 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

Assault Amphibious Vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 1

Width+20%

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 39 rows sourced on both sides

8.2mAssault Amphibious Vehicle · Length

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.2 m

Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Length

Single source

7.94 m

Length

Single source

7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)^[source]

８．２ｍ^[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle

8.2 מטרים^[source]

3.27m

3.92m

Width+20%

All recorded figures & sources

3.27 m

Width

Single source

3.3 m

Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Width

Single source

3.27 m (10 ft 9 in)^[source]

３．３ｍ^[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

3.3mAssault Amphibious Vehicle · Height

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.3 m

Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Height

Single source

3.26 m

Height

Single source

3.26 m (10 ft 8 in)^[source]

３．３ｍ^[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)^[source]

29.1t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

24,000 kg

Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Mass

Single source

29,100 kg

Mass

Single source

29.1 t (64,000 lb)^[source]

２４ｔ^[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle

60+ tonnes^[source]

3+21

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3+21^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops^[source]

72km/hMaximum; surfaced road

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

24–32 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

72 km/h

Maximum; surfaced road

Single source

13.2 km/h

Maximum; water

Single source

24–32 km/h (15–20 mph) off-road, 72 km/h (45 mph) surfaced road, 13.2 km/h (8.2 mph) water^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85.2 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

480km

500kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

480 km

Operational; 20 NM in water, including survival in Sea State 5

Single source

480 km (300 miles); 20 NM in water, including survival in Sea State 5^[source]

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

390kWEngine

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

300 kW

Detroit Diesel 8V-53T (AAV7) Cummins VTA-903T (AAV7A1)

Single source

390 kW

Engine

Single source

Detroit Diesel 8V-53T (AAV7), 300 kW (400 hp); Cummins VTA-903T (AAV7A1), 390 kW (525 hp)^[source]

895 kW

turbocharged diesel engine

Single source

1,200 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.

Configuration

Details

Assault Amphibious Vehicle and Namer configuration
Specification	Assault Amphibious Vehicle	Namer
Type	Amphibious armored personnel carrier^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1972–2025 (United States Marine Corps)^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Israel Defense Forces^[source]
Wars	Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Grenada Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Iraq War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Designer	FMC Corporation^[source]	Israel Military Industries^[source]
Designed	1964–1969^[source]	—
Manufacturer	United Defense (until 2005) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (from 2005)^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Produced	1972–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Armor	45 mm (1.8 in)^[source]	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]
Main armament	Mk 19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher (rounds: 96 ready; 768 stowed) and 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun (rounds: 200 ready; 1,000 stowed)^[source]	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]
Suspension	torsion-bar-in-tube (AAV7A1); torsion bar (AAV7A1 RAM-RS)^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Reported occupants	２４名^[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Total occupants; operating crew and transported personnel not distinguished in this sourceSource text · numeric interpretation needs review	—
Unit cost	—	$5 million^[source]
No. built	—	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Secondary armament	—	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]
Power/weight	—	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Japan Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Venezuela	Reported operator · Israel

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Assault Amphibious Vehicle

Namer

Type

Amphibious armored personnel carrier^[source]

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

1972–2025 (United States Marine Corps)^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Wars

Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Grenada Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Iraq War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict^[source]

Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]

Designer

FMC Corporation^[source]

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Designed

1964–1969^[source]

—

Manufacturer

United Defense (until 2005) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (from 2005)^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Produced

1972–present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Armor

45 mm (1.8 in)^[source]

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

Main armament

Mk 19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher (rounds: 96 ready; 768 stowed) and 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun (rounds: 200 ready; 1,000 stowed)^[source]

Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]

Suspension

torsion-bar-in-tube (AAV7A1); torsion bar (AAV7A1 RAM-RS)^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Reported occupants

２４名^[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Total occupants; operating crew and transported personnel not distinguished in this sourceSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

—

Unit cost

—

$5 million^[source]

No. built

—

Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]

Secondary armament

—

1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]

Power/weight

—

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

Payload capacity

—

9 infantrymen^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Japan
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Venezuela

Reported operator · Israel