- Nimer-1
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Nimer-1 is a wheeled armoured personnel carrier from Oman.
Nimer-1 Type armoured personnel carrier Place of origin Oman Specifications Weight 5000 kg (gross) Length 54.8m Width 20.6 Height 20.9 Crew 2+6 Armor 5mm Amoured steel - Level 111 NIJ (7.62x51) Main
armament12.7mm Mk18 machine gun for TAW missile launcher Secondary
armament2 4 tube 76mm smoke grenade launcher Engine 4 Stroke-cycle, water-cooled, Direct Injection Diesel Engine Naturally aspirated
102 hp (76KW) at 3500 rpmPower/weight 20.4 hp/ton Suspension Semi-elliptic laminated leaf spring Operational
range900 km Speed 107 km/h The Nimer-1 (Arabic: Tiger) is the first indigenous fighting vehicle made by Oman and is built by Engine Engineering Company LLC. An order for 6 armoured 4x4 vehicle has been tendered by the Royal Bahraini Army. The company is marketing these vehicles to police forces, foreign armies for border patrol or for riot control.
The exterior views suggest it employs a V-hull design.
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Variants
Nimer-2 is a full armoured and slightly smaller variant of the Nimer-1. It uses Level B6 armour plating.
Operators
- Nimer-2 - Bahrain Defense Force HQ
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References
Categories:- Armoured fighting vehicles of the post–Cold War period
- Wheeled armoured personnel carriers
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