Namer vs Rooikat: Specs Compared

AArmoured 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

BArmoured vehicles

Rooikat

Armoured fighting vehicle

Credit

Bob Adams from George, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 2

Width+35%

Rooikatlarger figure on 1 of 2

Range+100%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

8.2 מטרים

8.2mGun forward

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.2 מטרים^[source]

8.2 m

Gun forward

Single source

7.1 m

Length

Single source

7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) with gun forward^[source]

3.92m

2.9m

Width+35%

All recorded figures & sources

3.92 m

Width

Single source

3.92 metre^[source]

2.9 m

Width

Single source

2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)^[source]

כ-2.25 מטרים (לא כולל עמדת המקלע)

2.6mturret roof

Height

All recorded figures & sources

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

2.6 m

turret roof

Single source

2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) turret roof^[source]

60+ tonnes

28t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

60+ tonnes^[source]

28,000 kg

Mass

Single source

28 t (28 long tons; 31 short tons)^[source]

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops

Single source

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

4 people

Crew

Single source

4^[source]

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

120km/hMaximum; Road

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

85.2 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

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

60 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

120 km/h

Maximum; Road

Single source

Road: 120 km/h (75 mph) Off-road: 60 km/h (37 mph)^[source]

500kmOperational; Operational range

1,000kmOperational; Operational range

Range+100%

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km (310 mi)^[source]

1,000 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

1000 km (621 mi)^[source]

895kWturbocharged diesel engine

414kW10-cylinder water-cooled diesel

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

895 kW

turbocharged diesel engine

Single source

1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine^[source]

414 kW

10-cylinder water-cooled diesel

Single source

10-cylinder water-cooled diesel 414 kW (555 hp)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Namer and Rooikat configuration
Specification	Namer	Rooikat
Type	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Armoured fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	South Africa^[source]
In service	2008–present^[source]	1987–present^[source]
Used by	Israel Defense Forces^[source]	—
Wars	Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War^[source]	Operation Boleas^[source]
Designer	Israel Military Industries^[source]	—
Manufacturer	IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]	BAE Systems^[source]
Unit cost	$5 million^[source]	—
Produced	2008–present^[source]	1987–2020^[source]
No. built	Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027^[source]	—
Armor	Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.^[source]	—
Main armament	Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]	Denel GT-4 (Based off of the Oto Melara) L/62 rifled gun^[source]
Secondary armament	1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]	2 x MG4 7.62 mm machine guns; 8 x 81 mm smoke grenade dischargers^[source]
Power/weight	20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)^[source]	14.89 kW (19.97 hp)/t^[source]
Payload capacity	9 infantrymen^[source]	—
Suspension	Helical spring^[source]	8×8 wheeled, Fully independent active trailing arm^[source]
Designed	—	1982^[source]
Former operator · Apartheid South Africa	—	Apartheid South Africa^[source]
Former operator · South African Defence Force	—	South African Defence Force^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Israel	Reported operator · South Africa Reported operator · South African National Defence Force

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Namer

Rooikat

Type

Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Armoured fighting vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

South Africa^[source]

In service

2008–present^[source]

1987–present^[source]

Used by

Israel Defense Forces^[source]

—

Wars

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

Operation Boleas^[source]

Designer

Israel Military Industries^[source]

—

Manufacturer

IDF Ordnance (assembler)^[source]

BAE Systems^[source]

Unit cost

$5 million^[source]

—

Produced

2008–present^[source]

1987–2020^[source]

No. built

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

—

Armor

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

—

Main armament

Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher^[source]

Denel GT-4 (Based off of the Oto Melara) L/62 rifled gun^[source]

Secondary armament

1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades^[source]

2 x MG4 7.62 mm machine guns; 8 x 81 mm smoke grenade dischargers^[source]

Power/weight

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

14.89 kW (19.97 hp)/t^[source]

Payload capacity

9 infantrymen^[source]

—

Suspension

Helical spring^[source]

8×8 wheeled, Fully independent active trailing arm^[source]

Designed

—

1982^[source]

Former operator · Apartheid South Africa

—

Apartheid South Africa^[source]

Former operator · South African Defence Force

—

South African Defence Force^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Israel

Reported operator · South Africa
Reported operator · South African National Defence Force