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Namerlarger figure on 2 of 3
Temsah 2larger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
8.2 מטרים[source]
without the extra tire
Single sourcewith the extra tire
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Namer | Temsah 2 |
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| Mass | 60+ tonnes[source] | 13.8 ton without payload, 16.48 ton with payload[source] |
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | MRAP[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Egypt[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2016-present[source] |
7.44 m without the extra tire, 8.04 m with the extra tire[source]
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| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | Egyptian Armed Forces[source] |
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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] | Arab Organization for Industrialization[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Kader Factory for Developed Industries[source] |
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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] | — |
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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] | A personnel carrier equipped with a Remote Controlled Weapon Station containing a 7.62 x 51 mm or 12.7 x 99 mm machine gun A combat vehicle equipped with a combat turret armed with a versatile 30 mm cannon An Egyptian-made 40 mm automatic grenade launcher[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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| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | — |
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| Transmission | — | Manual transmission with 5 forward and 1 reverse speeds with an additional two-speed transmission[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 400 mm[source] |
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