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Configuration
| Specification | CM21 armored vehicle | Namer |
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| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Republic of China Armed Forces[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Designer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] | Israel Military Industries |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1980s[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | Over 1,000 (all variants)[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | 5 variants (see variants )[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 12[source] | — |
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| Armor | Aluminum hull Spaced Armor filled with Polyurethane on front and rear[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun[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 | Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher 107 millimeters (4.2 in)/ 120 millimeters (4.7 in) mortar (CM22) 81 millimeters (3.2 in) mortar (CM23) BGM-71 TOW missile (CM25) 8 smoke grenade launcher (CM21, 22, 23, 26) 6 smoke grenade launcher (CM25)[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 | 22.36 hp/t[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Transmission | Allison TX100-1 automatic gearbox three forward gears, one reverse gear[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension , five road wheels[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Role | armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
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| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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