RAM MK3
RAM MK3 (RAM 2000) is a light armored vehicle designed by IAI RAMTA. It is based on a 4×4 wheeled monocoque chassis. The vehicle is 5.6m long, 2.08m wide and 2.12m high. It has an unloaded weight of 5,300kg, combat weight of 6,500kg, payload capacity of 1,200kg.[1][2] The RAM Mk3 AT is equipped with 4-8 LAHAT laser guided anti-tank missiles. Unlike other armored vehicles, which have the engine at the front or under the protected cabin, RAM places the entire power-pack – engine, automatic transmission and transfer cases at the rear.[3]
Users
Cameroon: 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard[4]
Chad: ~42 delivered in 2006-2008[5]
Lesotho: 6 delivered in 2006[5]
Malawi[4]
Senegal: 55[4]
Vietnam: 150 vehicles ordered in 2006 and delivered in 2009; for usage by the police[6]
And other users...
See also
References
- ^ http://www.army-technology.com/projects/ram-mk3-light-armoured-multi-mission-vehicle/
- ^ http://www.iai.co.il/2013/35528-41139-en/Groups_Commercial_Aircraft_RAMTA_Products_RAMIII_LightArmoredMissionVehicle.aspx
- ^ http://defense-update.com/20120327_ram-mkiii-armored-vehicle-rough-and-tough.html
- ^ a b c Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b Wezeman, Siemon T. "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). SIPRI Background Paper. SIPRI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011.
{{cite journal}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 15 December 2013 suggested (help) - ^ "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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