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.[2][3]
RAM MK3 | |
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IAI RAM-2000 | |
Type | Reconnaissance vehicle |
Place of origin | |
Production history | |
Designer | IAI RAMTA |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5300 kg (empty) |
Length | 5.6 m (18 ft) |
Width | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Height | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Engine | 6-cylinder turbocharged diesel[1] 185 hp[1] |
Operational range | 800 km (500 mi) |
Maximum speed | 96 km/h (60 mph)[1] |
Variants
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.[4]
Use
The RAM Mk 3 was used in Chadian and Senegalese military operations.[5] Chadian RAM Mk3s were used during the Chadian Civil War that ended in 2010[6] and during the 2013 Chadian intervention in Mali War.[7] Senegalese RAM Mk3s were deployed with UNOCI in Ivory Coast.[1]
Users
Cameroon: 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard[5] Chad: ~42 delivered in 2006-2008[6] Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo Lesotho: 6 delivered in 2006[6] Malawi:[5] 8[8] Morocco Peru: 7 delivered for Peruvian Naval Infantry. Senegal: 55,[5] in service with Army and Gendarmerie[9] Vietnam: 150 vehicles ordered in 2006 and delivered in 2009; for usage by SWAT, Gendarmerie and Anti-Drug Branch [10]
See also
References
- "Senegalese Ram Mk 3 vehicles break cover". 5 February 2015.
- 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
- Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
- Wezeman, Siemon T. "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). SIPRI Background Paper. SIPRI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011.
- "Tchad - Bilan de la débâcle du contingent tchadien au Mali : une véritable hécatombe". Ndjamena-matin (in French). 5 March 2013.
- The Military Balance 2019. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2019. p. 477. ISBN 978-1857439885.
- The Military Balance 2019, p. 486.
- "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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