| RAM MK3 | |
|---|---|
 IAI RAM-2000 | |
| Type | Reconnaissance vehicle |
| Place of origin |  Israel |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| 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] |
RAM MK3 (RAM 2000) is a light armored vehicle designed by IAI RAMTA. It is based on a 4×4 wheeled monocoque chassis.
History
[edit]The vehicle was also listed for sale under Mahindra Defense Systems[2] with plans to make the RAM MK3 under license for a future Indian military contract.[3]
Operational history
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The RAM Mk 3 was used in Chadian and Senegalese military operations.[4] Chadian RAM Mk3s were used during the Chadian Civil War that ended in 2010[5] and during the 2013 Chadian intervention in Mali War.[6]
Senegalese RAM Mk3s were deployed with UNOCI in Ivory Coast.[1]
Variants
[edit]Anti-Tank
[edit]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.[7][8]
Users
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Cameroon: 5 delivered in 2008 for the presidential guard[4]
Chad: ~42 delivered in 2006-2008[5]
Botswana[9]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2[10]
Gabon: 7[11]
Lesotho: 6 delivered in 2006[5]
Malawi:[4] 8[12]
Morocco[13]
Peru: 7 delivered for Peruvian Naval Infantry in 2016.[14]
Senegal: 55,[4] in service with Army and Gendarmerie[15]
Vietnam: 150 vehicles ordered in 2006 and delivered in 2009; for usage by the Vietnam People's Public Security (especially the Mobile Police Command) [16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Senegalese Ram Mk 3 vehicles break cover". 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Mahindra.com:Mahindra Defence System- Light Armoured Multi Role Vehicle". www.mahindraworld.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.ibef.org/download/Mahindra_&_Mahindra.pdf MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA History and Information
- ^ a b c d Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Wezeman, Siemon T. "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). SIPRI Background Paper. SIPRI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Tchad - Bilan de la débâcle du contingent tchadien au Mali : une véritable hécatombe". Ndjamena-matin (in French). 2013-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "RAM MkIII – Rough and Tough". 27 March 2012.
- ^ "RAM Mk3 MK III wheeled armored AT Nimrod anti-tank missile | Israel Israeli wheeled armoured and vehicle UK | Israeli Israel army military equipment UK". 10 January 2019.
- ^ The Military Balance 2021, p. 451.
- ^ The Military Balance 2021, p. 461.
- ^ The Military Balance 2021, p. 466.
- ^ The Military Balance 2019. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2019. p. 477. ISBN 978-1857439885.
- ^ "sipri".
- ^ "RAM Mk3 4x4 armored IAI Peruvian Naval Infantry SITDEF 11905172 | SITDEF 2017 News Official Online Show Daily Coverage Report | Defence security military exhibition 2017 daily news category".
- ^ The Military Balance 2019, p. 486.
- ^ "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. Vol. 121. Routledge. ISBN 9781032012278.
External links
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