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| Specification | Namer | Type 05 amphibious fighting vehicle |
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| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Amphibious fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2005–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | See Operators |
Hull length: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) Bow extended: 13.24 m (43 ft 5 in)[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] | Chen Pengfei ( Norinco )[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 2005–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] | Welded aluminum alloy and steel construction with composite armor plates[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] | ZPT-99 cannon turret ZPL-98A 105mm rifled gun[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] | HJ-73 C anti-tank missile QJC-88 anti-aircraft machine gun QJT-88 coaxial machine gun[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] | Hydropneumatic suspension , retractable suspension units[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2000–2004[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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