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Measured figures
Width
Single source3.92 metre[source]
SHOTA · Width
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Namer | Shota (vehicle) |
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| Length | 8.2 מטרים[source] | 6500[source]SHOTA |
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source]SHOTA |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Albania[source]SHOTA |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | Active (in service) |
2.1 m[source]SHOTA
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source85.2 km/h (50 mph)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
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| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | See Operators[source]SHOTA |
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| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] | — |
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| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | Grigor Andoni[source]SHOTA |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Timak (Albania) Kosovo Croatia (Potentially)[source]SHOTA |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] | — |
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| Armor | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] | STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a[source]SHOTA |
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| Main armament | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] | 7.62×39mm API BZ at 30 meters with 695 m/s[source]SHOTA |
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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] | Artillery 155 mm High Explosive at 80 m Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–22°[source]SHOTA |
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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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| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | Leaf spring[source]SHOTA |
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| Designed | — | 2023 (first prototype)[source]SHOTA |
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| Variants | — | 4x4 & 6x6[source]SHOTA |
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| Engine | — | Cummins ISBE 275 or Cummins ISLE 350 6 Cylinder 6210cc[source]SHOTA |
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| Transmission | — | SAND and Transmission Guard[source]SHOTA |
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| Ground clearance | — | 345 mm[source]SHOTA |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 310 liter[source]SHOTA |
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