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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | WZ-523 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armored personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] | — |
| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | NORINCO[source] |
| Unit cost | $5 million[source] | — |
| Produced | 2008–present[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] | welded steel 20 mm front 14 mm sides 6 mm rear[source] |
| Main armament | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] | 12.7 mm heavy machine 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] | — |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | — |
| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | Wheeled 6x6[source] |
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