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| Specification | Eland armoured car | Namer |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1962–1994 (South Africa) 1967–present (other)[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces |
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 | Angolan Civil War Rhodesian Bush War 1981 Entumbane Uprising South African Border War Western Sahara War Second Congo War Chadian Civil War Northern Mali conflict Boko Haram insurgency[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | Sandock-Austral[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | 1962[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Sandock-Austral Reumech OMC[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1964 – 1986[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,600[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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| Main armament | 90mm Denel GT-2 (29 rounds) OR 60mm K1 mortar (56 rounds)[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 | 2x 7.62mm M1919 Browning machine guns (2400 - 3800 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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| Engine | Chevrolet 153 2.5 L (150 in 3 ) inline 4 -cylinder water-cooled petrol[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 6-speed manual constant mesh[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Independent 4X4 ; active trailing arms[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 380 mm (1 ft 3 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 142 L (38 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South Africa | South Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South West Africa | South West Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Rhodesia | Rhodesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Portugal | Portugal[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | Eland[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[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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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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