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Configuration
| Specification | ELVO Leonidas-2 | Namer |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Greece[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Greece Cyprus North Macedonia[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Produced | Austria 1976 Greece 1981-2001[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| No. built | c. 800[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
| Passengers | — | |
| Armour | welded steel 26-32 mm front 15 mm sides and rear[source] | — |
| Main armament | 1 x 12.7 mm MG 1,500 rounds[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
| Secondary armament | 1 x 7.62 mm MG3[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
| Power/weight | 21.62 hp/t[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
| Transmission | ZF Synchronized, 6 gears forward and 1 reverse[source] | — |
| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Helical spring[source] |
| Ground clearance | vertical obstacle: 0.8 m trench: 2.1 m[source] | — |
| Source measurement | The Leonidas-2 represented an effort made by the Greek vehicle manufacturer ELVO to produce an advanced armoured personnel carrier (APC) of its own. It is named after Leonidas , king of the ancient city-state of Sparta . The first version of the Leonidas was the Austrian Saurer 4K 4FA armoured personnel carrier built with minor modifications by the Greek company (then known as Steyr Hellas S.A.) from 1981 until 1987. Initial production was essentially assembly, however Greek content progressively increased. The APC had a 320 hp engine and a weight of 14.8 tons.[source]ELVO Leonidas-2 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The new version had a weight of 18.8 tons and it used a 450 hp engine; maximum speed was 70 km/h.[source]ELVO Leonidas-2 · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
| Manufacturer | ELVO[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
| Country of origin | Greece[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 12, cell 2; revision 1377828664; retrieved 2026-10-02 | — |
| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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