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EE-3 Jararacalarger figure on 2 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | EE-3 Jararaca | Namer |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Scout car[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil[source] | Israel[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Gulf War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
| Designed | 1979[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Engesa[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
| Unit cost | USD $82,000 (new)[source] | $5 million[source] |
| Produced | 1982–1990[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Main armament | 12.7mm M2 Browning machine gun (1,000 stowed rounds)[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
| Power/weight | 20.7 hp/tonne (14.9 kW/tonne)[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
| Suspension | Semi-elliptical springs with hydropneumatic shock dampers[source] | Helical spring[source] |
| Ground clearance | 0.31m[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 135 litres[source] | — |
| Former operator · Brazil | Brazil[source] | — |
| Former operator · Iraq | Iraq[source] | — |
| Former operator · Iran | Iran[source] | — |
| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
| No. built | — | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[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] |
| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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