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EE-9 Cascavellarger figure on 2 of 3
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| Specification | EE-9 Cascavel | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
Detroit Diesel 6V-53N 5.2 L (320 in 3 ) 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel at 2,800 rpm
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V-53N 5.2 L (320 in 3 ) 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel 158 kW (212 hp) at 2,800 rpm[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 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.
| Wars | Colombian Civil War Western Sahara War Egyptian–Libyan War Chadian–Libyan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Second Congo War Iraq War Internal conflict in Burma First Libyan Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Boko Haram insurgency Second Libyan Civil War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | Engesa[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | 1970[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Engesa[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Unit cost | USD $500,000 (new)[source] | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | 1974–1993[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,738[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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| Main armament | 1 × 90mm Engesa EC-90 (44 rounds), 2 × MAX 1.2 AC anti-tank missiles (for Cascavel NG only)[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× FN MAG (2,200–2,400 rounds)[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 | 15.82hp/tonne[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | 6X6 double axle boomerang drive[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.375 m (1 ft 2.8 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 360 L (95 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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