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8.2 מטרים[source]
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| Specification | Namer | VBCI |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | France[source] |
(commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops
Single source3 (commander, driver, RCWS operator) + 9 troops[source]
+ 9-man combat group
Single source2 + 9-man combat group[source]
L’équipage est composé d’un pilote, d’un chef tactique, d’un tireur viseur et peut transporter un groupe de combat avec la totalité de ses équipements (9 hommes dont le chef tactique).[source]VBCISource text · numeric interpretation needs review
L’équipage est composé d’un pilote, d’un chef tactique, d’un tireur viseur et peut transporter un groupe de combat avec la totalité de ses équipements (9 hommes dont le chef tactique).[source]VBCISource text · numeric interpretation needs review
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| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] | War in Afghanistan Operation Serval[source] |
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| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | GIAT Industries Renault Trucks Defense[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | GIAT Industries Renault Trucks Defense[source] |
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| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | VCI : €3.49m (FY2012) VPC : €2.74m (FY2012)[source] |
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| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 2008–2018[source] |
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| No. built | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] | 630 (510 VCI and 120 VPC)[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] | GIAT M811 25 mm autocannon (400 rounds/ minute)[source] tourelle avec canon de 25 mm ;[source]VBCI tourelle avec canon de 25 mm ;[source]VBCI |
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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] | co-axial 7.62 mm 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] | Wheel[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2000–2007[source] |
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| Armour | — | Protection against 14.5 mm API[source] |
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| Reported occupants | — | Jusqu’à 11 combattants équipés (dont pilote et tireur) ;[source]VBCI · Maximum total occupants; driver and gunner includedSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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| Capacity | — | 9 hommes dont le chef tactique[source]VBCI · Transported combat group; tactical chief included (dont le chef tactique) |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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