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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.45 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.45 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Armoured personnel carrier
France
See Operators
Portuguese Colonial War Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Internal conflict in Burma Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
1968
Panhard
US$ 166,000 (1986)
1971–1986
1,180
See Variants
6.1 tonnes (6.7 short tons ; 6.0 long tons )
4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)
2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
2 m (6 ft 7 in) (hull)
2 (commander, driver) + 10 passengers
Various
Panhard Model 4HD four-cylinder air-cooled petrol 90 hp (67 kW) at 4,700 rpm
14.75 hp/tonne (10.9 kW/tonne)
Independent; coil springs
0.35m
165 litres
600 km
90 km/h (56 mph)
United Arab Emirates
Algeria
Bahrain
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lebanon
Myanmar
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Paraguay
Rwanda
Sahrawi Republic
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sudan
Togo
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Panhard M3 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AlgeriaGendarmerie exact named equipment holdings: Panhard M3. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Panhard M3. Service scope: Algerian Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 55. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Bahrain
Burkina FasoReported count for Panhard M3. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 13. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
BurundiArmy exact named equipment holdings: Panhard M3. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ChadReported count for Panhard M3. Service scope: Chadian Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 15. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Democratic Republic of the CongoArmy exact named equipment holdings: Panhard M3. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Gabon
Iraq
Ivory CoastArmy exact named equipment holdings: Panhard M3. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
KenyaReported count for Panhard M3. Service scope: Kenya Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Lebanon
MauritaniaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Panhard M3. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Morocco
MyanmarReported count for M-3 VTT. Service scope: Myanmar Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: France Israel. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
NigerArmy exact named equipment holdings: Panhard M3. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Nigeria
Paraguay
Republic of the CongoReported count for Panhard M3. Service scope: Army equipment; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 9. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
RwandaReported count for Panhard M3. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 10. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Saudi ArabiaReported count for Panhard M3 · M3. Service scope: Saudi Arabian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 150. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-13. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
SenegalArmy exact named equipment holdings: Panhard M3. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (W). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SudanReported count for 20 mm M3 VDAA. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 20. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
TogoReported count for Panhard M3. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 5. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United Arab Emirates
YemenUnited Arab Emirates, Algeria, Bahrain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lebanon, Myanmar, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sahrawi Republic, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Yemen
Equipment reference ↗Army holdings of the exact named Panhard M3 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named Panhard M3 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
France