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M3 scout carlarger figure on 0 of 3
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| Specification | M3 scout car | Namer |
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| Type | Armored car[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1941-today[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Costa Rican Civil War 1958 Lebanon crisis First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Salvadoran Civil War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | White Motor Company[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | 1939[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | White Motor Company[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1939–1944[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 21,054 (M1: 76 + M2: 20 + M2A1/M3: 64 + M3A1: 20,918)[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Armor | Maximum .5 in (13 mm)[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | .50 cal M2 Browning[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 | 1–2 x .30 cal M1917 Browning or M1919 Browning machine guns[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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| Drive | Wheeled 4x4[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Leaf springs[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 30 US gal (110 L)[source] | — |
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| References | Bishop & Foss[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[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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