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Master Sergeant Scott Wagers, US Air Force · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Bravia Chaimitelarger figure on 2 of 3
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| Specification | Bravia Chaimite | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Portugal[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Wars | Portuguese Colonial War Carnation Revolution Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Moro conflict Internal conflict in Peru 2006 Lebanon War 2007 Lebanon conflict 2008 conflict in Lebanon Libyan Civil War (2011–present)[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bravia[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| No. built | 600[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | up to 7.62 mm[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | depend of variant[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 | depend of variant[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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| Payload capacity | 804 kg[source] | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Transmission | automatic gearbox[source] | — |
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| Steering system | rack & pinion non assisted[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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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Helical spring[source] |
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