M9 half-track vs Namer: Specs Compared

M9 half-track — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

M9 half-track

Half-track armored personnel carrier

Credit

Makizox · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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

M9 half-tracklarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Namerlarger figure on 3 of 3

Width+77%
Speed+25%
Range+149%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 39 rows sourced on both sides

6.28mwheelbase

8.2 מטרים

Length

All recorded figures & sources

3.44 m

Length

Single source

6.28 m

wheelbase

Single source

20 ft 7 in (6.28 m) wheelbase 135.5 in (3.44 m)^[source]

8.2 מטרים^[source]

2.22m

3.92m

Width+77%

All recorded figures & sources

2.22 m

Width

Single source

7 ft 3 in (2.22 m)^[source]

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

2.26m

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.26 m

Height

Single source

7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)^[source]

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

8.4t

60+ tonnes

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

8,400 kg

Mass

Single source

9.3 short tons (8.4 t)^[source]

60+ tonnes^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

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

68km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+25%

All recorded figures & sources

68 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

42 mph (68 km/h)^[source]

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

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

201kmOperational; Operational range

500kmOperational; Operational range

Range+149%

All recorded figures & sources

201 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

125 mi (201 km)^[source]

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

105kWIHC RED-450-B

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

105 kW

IHC RED-450-B

Single source

IHC RED-450-B 141 hp (105 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

M9 half-track and Namer configuration
Specification	M9 half-track	Namer
Type	Half-track armored personnel carrier^[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 users list^[source]	Israel Defense Forces^[source]
Wars	World War II Arab-Israeli War of 1948 Korean War Suez Crisis Vietnam War Indo-Pakistani War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War^[source]	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]
Designer	International Harvester^[source]	Israel Military Industries^[source]
Designed	1940–1941^[source]	—
Manufacturer	International Harvester^[source]	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]
Produced	1942–1944^[source]	2008–present^[source]
No. built	3,500^[source]	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]
Passengers	10 troops^[source]	—
Armor	8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in)^[source]	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]
Main armament	1 × 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 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	2 × 0.30 inch (7.62 mm) 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]
Suspension	wheels at front single bogie vertical volute spring tracks at rear^[source]	Helical spring^[source]
Fuel capacity	60 US gal (230 L)^[source]	—
Unit cost	—	$5 million^[source]
Power/weight	—	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]
Payload capacity	—	9 infantrymen^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Canada Reported operator · Republic of China Reported operator · Czechoslovakia Reported operator · France Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Japan Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Soviet Union Reported operator · United Kingdom	Reported operator · Israel

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M9 half-track

Namer

Type

Half-track armored personnel carrier^[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 users list^[source]

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

Wars

World War II Arab-Israeli War of 1948 Korean War Suez Crisis Vietnam War Indo-Pakistani War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War^[source]

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

Designer

International Harvester^[source]

Israel Military Industries^[source]

Designed

1940–1941^[source]

—

Manufacturer

International Harvester^[source]

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

Produced

1942–1944^[source]

2008–present^[source]

No. built

3,500^[source]

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

Passengers

10 troops^[source]

—

Armor

8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in)^[source]

Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]

Main armament

1 × 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 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

2 × 0.30 inch (7.62 mm) 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]

Suspension

wheels at front single bogie vertical volute spring tracks at rear^[source]

Helical spring^[source]

Fuel capacity

60 US gal (230 L)^[source]

—

Unit cost

—

$5 million^[source]

Power/weight

—

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

Payload capacity

—

9 infantrymen^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Canada
Reported operator · Republic of China
Reported operator · Czechoslovakia
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Japan
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Soviet Union
Reported operator · United Kingdom

Reported operator · Israel