Ferret armoured car vs Namer: Specs Compared

Ferret armoured car — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Ferret armoured car

Armoured car

Credit

kitmasterbloke · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Ferret armoured carlarger figure on 1 of 3

Speed+9%

Namerlarger figure on 2 of 3

Width+105%
Range+61%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

3.7m

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

3.7 m

Length

Single source

12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

1.91m

3.92m

Width+105%

All recorded figures & sources

1.91 m

Width

Single source

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)^[source]

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

1.88m

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

1.88 m

Height

Single source

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[source]

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)^[source]

3.7t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

3,700 kg

Mass

Single source

3.7 t^[source]

60+ tonnes^[source]

2Mark 2; commander, driver/radio operator

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Mark 2; commander, driver/radio operator

Single source

2 (Mark 2; commander, driver/radio operator)^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops^[source]

93km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+9%

All recorded figures & sources

93 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

58 mph (93 km/h)^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85.2 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

310kmOperational; Operational range

500kmOperational; Operational range

Range+61%

All recorded figures & sources

310 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

190 mi (310 km)^[source]

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

97kW

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

97 kW

Rolls-Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol

Single source

Rolls-Royce B60 Inlet over Exhaust I6 petrol 130 hp (97 kW)^[source]

895 kW

turbocharged diesel engine

Single source

1,200 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.

Configuration

Details

Ferret armoured car and Namer configuration
Specification	Ferret armoured car	Namer
Type	Armoured car^[source]	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Israel^[source]
In service	1952–1991 (UK)^[source]	2008–present^[source]
Wars	Malayan Emergency Cyprus Emergency Algerian War Suez Crisis First Sudanese Civil War Aden Emergency 1964 Ethiopian–Somali War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Nigerian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Black September The Troubles Dhofar Rebellion Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Ugandan Bush War Second Sudanese Civil War Sri Lankan civil war Internal conflict in Myanmar Invasion of Kuwait Somali Civil War Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Designer	Daimler Company^[source]	Israel Military Industries^[source]
Designed	1950^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Daimler Company^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Produced	1952 – 1971^[source]	2008–present^[source]
No. built	4,409^[source]	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Main armament	7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted or .30 M1919 Browning machine gun^[source]	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]
Secondary armament	none^[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	35.1 hp/tonne (26.2 kW/tonne)^[source]	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Suspension	4×4 wheel^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Used by	—	Israel Defense Forces^[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]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Burkina Faso Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Central African Republic Reported operator · India Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Madagascar Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Malawi Reported operator · Nepal Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Zimbabwe	Reported operator · Israel

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Ferret armoured car

Namer

Type

Armoured car^[source]

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

Israel^[source]

In service

1952–1991 (UK)^[source]

2008–present^[source]

Wars

Malayan Emergency Cyprus Emergency Algerian War Suez Crisis First Sudanese Civil War Aden Emergency 1964 Ethiopian–Somali War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Nigerian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Black September The Troubles Dhofar Rebellion Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Ugandan Bush War Second Sudanese Civil War Sri Lankan civil war Internal conflict in Myanmar Invasion of Kuwait Somali Civil War Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]

Designer

Daimler Company^[source]

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Designed

1950^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Daimler Company^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Produced

1952 – 1971^[source]

2008–present^[source]

No. built

4,409^[source]

Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]

Main armament

7.62×51mm NATO GPMG if fitted or .30 M1919 Browning machine gun^[source]

Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]

Secondary armament

none^[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

35.1 hp/tonne (26.2 kW/tonne)^[source]

20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]

Suspension

4×4 wheel^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Used by

—

Israel Defense Forces^[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]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Burkina Faso
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · Central African Republic
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Madagascar
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Malawi
Reported operator · Nepal
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Zimbabwe

Reported operator · Israel