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BTR-40larger figure on 0 of 2
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Configuration
| Specification | BTR-40 | Namer |
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| Type | Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier Reconnaissance vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1950–1980s[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | V. A. Dedkov[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | 1947–1950[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod unknown Chinese manufacturer[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 30,000 (export price to Libya , 1970-1973)[source] | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | 1950–1960 (BTR-40ZhD produced until 1969)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 8,500[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 | 6-8 mm[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 7.62 SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds (total)) (optional)[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 | 2×7.62 SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds (total)) (optional)[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 | 15.1 hp/tonne (11.3 kW/tonne)[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | 4x4 wheel, leaf spring[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 400 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 122 l[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Laos | Laos[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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