AVGP vs Namer: Specs Compared

AArmoured vehicles

AVGP

Armoured fighting vehicle

Credit

Simon Q from United Kingdom · 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

AVGPlarger figure on 1 of 2

Speed+17%

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 2

Width+57%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

5.97m

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

5.97 m

Length

Single source

5.97 m^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

2.5m

3.92m

Width+57%

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Width

Single source

2.50 m^[source]

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

10.7t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

10,700 kg

Mass

Single source

10.7 t^[source]

60+ tonnes^[source]

Cougar: 3 (Commander, gunner and driver, 2 soldiers in rear of vehicle) Husky: 2 (Driver and technician) Grizzly: Commander, gunner and driver, 6 soldiers in rear

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

Cougar: 3 (Commander, gunner and driver, 2 soldiers in rear of vehicle) Husky: 2 (Driver and technician) Grizzly: Commander, gunner and driver, 6 soldiers in rear^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

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

100km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+17%

All recorded figures & sources

100 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

100 km/h^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

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

—

500kmOperational; Operational range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

205kW

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

205.067465 kW

Detroit Diesel 6V53T two-cycle turbo-charged diesel

Single source

275 hp Detroit Diesel 6V53T two-cycle turbo-charged diesel^[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

AVGP and Namer configuration
Specification	AVGP	Namer
Height	—	כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)^[source]
Type	Armoured fighting vehicle^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	Canada^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1976–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Israel Defense Forces^[source]
Wars	Bosnian War War in Darfur United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Developed from	Mowag Piranha I^[source]	—
No. built	Cougar – 195 Grizzly – 274 Husky – 27^[source]	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Variants	See Variants^[source]	—
Main armament	Cougar: 76 mm L23A1 gun (fires HE, HESH, Smoke BE (base ejected), and Canister rounds) Grizzly: 12.7mm heavy machine gun and a 7.62 mm machine-gun (C6) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers (2 clusters of 4 launchers) Husky: 7.62 mm machine gun (C6) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers (2 clusters of 4 launchers)^[source]	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]
Secondary armament	Cougar: 7.62 mm machine gun (C5A1) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers No 12 (2 clusters of 4 launchers)^[source]	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]
Suspension	6×6^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Manufacturer	General Motors Diesel^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Designer	—	Israel Military Industries^[source]
Unit cost	—	$5 million^[source]
Produced	—	2008–present^[source]
Armor	—	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]
Power/weight	—	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Uruguay	Reported operator · Israel

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AVGP

Namer

Height

—

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

Type

Armoured fighting vehicle^[source]

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

Canada^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

1976–present^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Wars

Bosnian War War in Darfur United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[source]

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

Developed from

Mowag Piranha I^[source]

—

No. built

Cougar – 195 Grizzly – 274 Husky – 27^[source]

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

Variants

See Variants^[source]

—

Main armament

Cougar: 76 mm L23A1 gun (fires HE, HESH, Smoke BE (base ejected), and Canister rounds) Grizzly: 12.7mm heavy machine gun and a 7.62 mm machine-gun (C6) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers (2 clusters of 4 launchers) Husky: 7.62 mm machine gun (C6) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers (2 clusters of 4 launchers)^[source]

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

Secondary armament

Cougar: 7.62 mm machine gun (C5A1) and 66 mm smoke grenade launchers No 12 (2 clusters of 4 launchers)^[source]

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

Suspension

6×6^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Manufacturer

General Motors Diesel^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Designer

—

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Unit cost

—

$5 million^[source]

Produced

—

2008–present^[source]

Armor

—

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

Power/weight

—

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

Payload capacity

—

9 infantrymen^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Uruguay

Reported operator · Israel