AArmoured vehicles
Mowag MR 8
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AArmoured vehicles
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Mowag MR 8larger figure on 0 of 1
Namerlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | Mowag MR 8 | Namer |
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| Length | — | 8.2 מטרים[source] |
| Height | — | כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | Israel[source] |
| Used by | Germany[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Designer | MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG Kreuzlingen[source] |
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Israel Military Industries[source] |
| Manufacturer | Büssing (Germany) Henschel (Germany)[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 1963[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 600–700[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | SW1, SW2[source] | — |
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| Main armament | SW2a 20mm autocannon SW2b MG 3 machine gun[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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| Transmission | ZF transmission, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse[source] | — |
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| Suspension | 4x4 wheeled[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Type | — | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[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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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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