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Configuration
| Specification | Namer | WZ-551 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 1990–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] | Boko Haram insurgency Somali Civil War ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia Al-Shabaab Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Tigray War Myanmar civil war (2021–present)[source] |
| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | Jiang Hong [WZ-551B] at NORINCO Vehicle Research Institute; institute 201 (中国北方车辆研究所 China Vehicles Research Institute) and Institute 202[source] |
| Manufacturer | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] | Norinco , at Factory 256 (西南车辆制造厂Southwest Vehicles Factories)[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[source] |
| Main armament | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] | ZPT-90 25 mm (ZSL-92) QJC-88 12.7 mm (ZSL-92A) ZPT-99 30 mm (ZSL-92B) PTP-86 100 mm (PTL-02)[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] | Type 86 7.62mm coaxial machine gun[source] |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
| Payload capacity | 9 infantrymen[source] | — |
| Suspension | Helical spring[source] | Independent wheel[source] |
| Transmission | — | ZF 5S-lllGPA mechanical transmission[source] |
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