Panhard VCR vs Temsah 2: Specs Compared

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AArmoured vehicles

Panhard VCR

Armored personnel carrier

BArmoured vehicles

Temsah 2

MRAP

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Panhard VCRLength

4.88 m

Length source ↗

Temsah 2with the extra tire

8.04 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Panhard VCRlarger figure on 3 of 3

Width+2%
Speed+13%
Range+17%

Temsah 2larger figure on 0 of 3

None

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

4.88m

8.04mwith the extra tire

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.88 m

Length

Single source

4.88 m^[source]

7.44 m

without the extra tire

Single source

Configuration

Details

Panhard VCR and Temsah 2 configuration
Specification	Panhard VCR	Temsah 2
Type	Armored personnel carrier^[source]	MRAP^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	Egypt^[source]
In service	1979–present^[source]	2016-present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Egyptian Armed Forces

Wars	Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Iraq War War in Iraq (2013-17)^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Panhard^[source]	Kader Factory for Developed Industries^[source]

Produced	1979^[source]	—

Armor	12 mm^[source]	—

Main armament	12.7 mm MG or HOT missile^[source]	A personnel carrier equipped with a Remote Controlled Weapon Station containing a 7.62 x 51 mm or 12.7 x 99 mm machine gun A combat vehicle equipped with a combat turret armed with a versatile 30 mm cannon An Egyptian-made 40 mm automatic grenade launcher^[source]

Power/weight	18.35 hp/tonne^[source]	—

Suspension	6×6 wheel^[source]	—

Role	light armored personnel carrier (APC)^[source]	—

Source measurement	The VCR is a 6×6 wheeled APC designed in the late 1970s and is based on the earlier 4×4 M-3 APC which had been a huge success for Panhard on the export market, with over 1,200 built. Production of the VCR began in 1979. The center pair of wheels can be raised when the vehicle is operated on roads (when down all six wheels drive). The engine is located in the front to the right, with the driver in the front-center of the vehicle. The VCR has 8 mm of steel armor on all sides except the front which has 12 mm. This gives protection against 12.7 mm AP rounds in the front and against 7.62 mm AP rounds on all other sides.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The basic weapons option was either a 7.62mm light machine gun or a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun , on a ring mount located on the left-front roof.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The VCR can also be fitted with a ring mount with a one-man armored turret with a 7.62 mm machine gun or a one-man armored powered turret mounting a 20-mm automatic cannon located at the front-center of the vehicle roof.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage An ambulance version, the VCR/IS, which has provision for three stretchers (four in an emergency for quick transport) and a medic, heavy duty air conditioning system, water supply, a refrigerator, electric sterilizer, medical cupboards and a large tent that can be erected from the rear of the vehicle.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The VCR is a 6×6 wheeled APC designed in the late 1970s and is based on the earlier 4×4 M-3 APC which had been a huge success for Panhard on the export market, with over 1,200 built. Production of the VCR began in 1979. The center pair of wheels can be raised when the vehicle is operated on roads (when down all six wheels drive). The engine is located in the front to the right, with the driver in the front-center of the vehicle. The VCR has 8 mm of steel armor on all sides except the front which has 12 mm. This gives protection against 12.7 mm AP rounds in the front and against 7.62 mm AP rounds on all other sides.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The basic weapons option was either a 7.62mm light machine gun or a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun , on a ring mount located on the left-front roof.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The VCR can also be fitted with a ring mount with a one-man armored turret with a 7.62 mm machine gun or a one-man armored powered turret mounting a 20-mm automatic cannon located at the front-center of the vehicle roof.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

An ambulance version, the VCR/IS, which has provision for three stretchers (four in an emergency for quick transport) and a medic, heavy duty air conditioning system, water supply, a refrigerator, electric sterilizer, medical cupboards and a large tent that can be erected from the rear of the vehicle.^[source]Panhard VCR · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Designer	—	Arab Organization for Industrialization^[source]

Transmission	—	Manual transmission with 5 forward and 1 reverse speeds with an additional two-speed transmission^[source]

Ground clearance	—	400 mm^[source]

Reported operators	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · United Arab Emirates	Reported operator · Burkina Faso Reported operator · Egypt