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Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Mamba APClarger figure on 2 of 2
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Mk1
Single sourceMk2, Mk3
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| Specification | Mamba APC | Namer |
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| Type | Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Israel[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Wars | Kosovo War Somali Civil War Iraq War Kivu conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War |
5.88 m (19 ft 3 in) (Mk1) 5.46 m (17 ft 11 in) (Mk2, Mk3)[source]
8.2 מטרים[source]
at 2,800 rpm (Mk2, Mk3)
Single sourceToyota JO 5C four-cylinder diesel (Mk1) Mercedes-Benz OM352 six-cylinder diesel (Mk2, Mk3) at 2,900 rpm (Mk1)
Single sourceToyota JO 5C four-cylinder diesel (Mk1) Mercedes-Benz OM352 six-cylinder diesel (Mk2, Mk3) 139 hp (104 kW) at 2,900 rpm (Mk1) 123 hp (92 kW) at 2,800 rpm (Mk2, Mk3)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
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| Designed | 1988[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Reumech OMC[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1990–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | ~800[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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| Main armament | 12.7mm Browning M2 machine gun, optional[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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| Power/weight | 18 hp/tonne (13.4 kW/tonne) (Mk2, Mk3)[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | Coil spring[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.34 m (Mk1) 0.39m (Mk2, Mk3)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 220 litres (Mk2, Mk3)[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Armor | — | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[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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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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