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| Specification | Heron (armored personnel carrier) | Temsah 2 |
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| Mass | — | 13.8 ton without payload, 16.48 ton with payload[source] |
| Type | Wheeled armored personnel carrier[source] | MRAP[source] |
| Place of origin | Poland / Czech Republic[source] | Egypt[source] |
| Designer | Tatra Defence Vehicle / Huta Stalowa Wola[source] | Arab Organization for Industrialization[source] |
7.44 m without the extra tire, 8.04 m with the extra tire[source]
without the tower
Single sourcewith the tower
Single source2.60 m without the tower, 3.17 m with the tower[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source80 km/h[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source600 km[source]
Type: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power 2100 rpm
Single sourceType: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power: 240 hp, 2100 rpm.[source]
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| Role | wheeled armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
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| Source manufacturer statement | Ultimately, it is to be partially produced by Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. – Autosan Branch in Sanok.[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity | — |
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| Source measurement | It carries a crew of 2 and 11 landing troops. It accelerates on paved roads to about 110 - 120 km/h. The vehicle's empty weight is about 22 tons (depending on equipment and armor). The permissible gross weight is 30 tons, and the maximum payload is 10 tons. The driving range is about 700 km. It overcomes a slope of 70%, the angle of approach exceeds 38%, and the angle of departure 50%. It overcomes water obstacles 1.2 meters deep, vertical obstacles 0.4 meters high and ditches 1.6 meters wide. The armour provides ballistic protection level 3a/4a according to the STANAG 4569 standard, and mine protection level 4a/4b (explosion under the vehicle of 10 kg of TNT)[source]Heron (armored personnel carrier) · Technical information; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The drive is provided by an 8-cylinder Tatra T3-928-RE diesel engine , eighth generation with power from 300 to 370 kW, or optionally Caterpillar C9.3B engines with power of 395 or 447 kW and Cummins ISL with power of 300 kW. The engines are coupled with an automatic gearbox with six gears. A similar choice also applies to the transmission. The options include Allison 4500SP automatic, ZF Ecolife II automatic, or Traxxon automated.[source]Heron (armored personnel carrier) · Propulsion; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | Poland Czech Republic[source]Inventory Origin column; table 34, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377190815; retrieved 2026-10-02 | — |
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| In service | — | 2016-present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Egyptian Armed Forces[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Kader Factory for Developed Industries[source] |
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| Main armament | — | A personnel carrier equipped with a Remote Controlled Weapon Station containing a 7.62 x 51 mm or 12.7 x 99 mm machine gun A combat vehicle equipped with a combat turret armed with a versatile 30 mm cannon An Egyptian-made 40 mm automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual transmission with 5 forward and 1 reverse speeds with an additional two-speed transmission[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 400 mm[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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