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M577 command post carrierlarger figure on 0 of 1
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| Specification | M577 command post carrier | Namer |
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| Mass | see Basic versions[source] | 60+ tonnes[source] |
| Type | Armored personnel carrier[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
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| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Wars | Vietnam War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | FMC Corporation[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Designed | 1962[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | BAE Systems (from 2005)[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| No. built | over 7300[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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| Passengers | 3 operators[source] | — |
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| Armor | 5083 aluminum alloy 38–45 millimetres (1.5–1.8 in)[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Engine | see Basic versions[source] | — |
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| Drive | tracked[source] | — |
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| Transmission | see Basic versions[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 120 US gallons (454 litres)[source] | — |
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| Steering system | hydrostatic, integrated with transmission[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 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 × 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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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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