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Temsah 2larger figure on 0 of 3
VEC-M1larger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Type: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power 2100 rpm
Single sourceType: Diesel Engine. Number of cylinders: 8-V. Maximum power: 240 hp, 2100 rpm.[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Temsah 2 | VEC-M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MRAP[source] | Armoured fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Egypt[source] | Spain[source] |
| In service | 2016-present[source] | 1990s - current[source] |
| Used by | Egyptian Armed Forces[source] | — |
| Designer | Arab Organization for Industrialization[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Kader Factory for Developed Industries[source] | — |
| Main armament | 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] | — |
| Transmission | Manual transmission with 5 forward and 1 reverse speeds with an additional two-speed transmission[source] | Six-wheel drive[source] |
| Ground clearance | 400 mm[source] | — |
| Wars | — | Iraq War[source] |
| Unit cost | — | 483,000 EUR[source] |
| Armor | — | Steel (turret) Aluminium alloy (hull)[source] |
| Power/weight | — | 19.5 horsepower per tonne (14.5 kW/t)[source] |
| Payload capacity | — | 17 tonnes (17 long tons; 19 short tons)[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 400 litres (110 US gal)[source] |
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