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Configuration
| Specification | M8 Greyhound | Namer |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armored car[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1943–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See List of operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Wars | World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War April Revolution Greek Civil War First Indochina War Cuban Revolution Algerian War Congo Crisis Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Iran–Iraq War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
| Designer | Ford Motor Company[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
| Designed | 1942[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
| Produced | March 1943 – June 1945[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| No. built | 8,523 M8 3,791 M20[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Armor | Up to 1 in (25 mm)[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
| Main armament | 1× 37 mm gun M6 80 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× .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919 machine gun 1,500 rounds 1× .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 400 rounds[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 | 14.79 hp/metric ton[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
| Transmission | Synchromesh 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] | — |
| Suspension | Leaf spring[source] | Helical spring[source] |
| Ground clearance | 11.4 in (0.29 m) under axles[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 54 US gal (200 L)[source] | — |
| Steering system | Steering wheel[source] | — |
| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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