Namer vs ZFB-05: Specs Compared

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AArmoured vehicles

Namer

Heavy armoured personnel carrier

Credit

https://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

ZFB-05

Infantry mobility vehicle

Credit

Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Namerlarger figure on 1 of 3

Width+54%

ZFB-05larger figure on 2 of 3

Speed+17%
Range+60%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

8.2 מטרים

5.28m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

8.2 מטרים^[source]

5.275 m

Length

Single source

5.275m^[source]

3.92m

Configuration

Details

Namer and ZFB-05 configuration
Specification	Namer	ZFB-05
Type	Heavy armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Infantry mobility vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	China^[source]
In service	2008–present^[source]	—
Used by	Israel Defense Forces^[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]	Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles Co., LTD^[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]	—

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 or 7.62 mm 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]	1100kg^[source]

Suspension	Helical spring^[source]	—

Passengers	—	7-9^[source]

Fuel capacity	—	124L^[source]

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