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Sandcat

Armoured car / MRAPIsraelIn service since 2005
Sandcat
Photo: Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Armoured car / MRAP
Origin
Israel
Manufacturer
Plasan, Oshkosh Corporation, IBN Industrias Militares/IBN Military Industries
Designer
Nir Kahn
Designed
2004
Entered service
2005
Production start
2004
Units produced
700
Status
In service
Crew
4

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Overview

Sandcat is a wheeled armoured vehicle from Israel, made by Plasan, Oshkosh Corporation and IBN Industrias Militares/IBN Military Industries. It entered service in 2005; production began in 2004; 700 were built. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Israel, Bulgaria, Canada and 14 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War.

Specifications

Armament
Main armament
Remote weapon station (optional)
Dimensions and weights
Weight
4 t
Length
5.94 m
Width
2.32 m
Height
2.54 m
Mobility and protection
Engine
6.7 L Power Stroke diesel V8 (6.4 L in early variants)
Power
257 kW
Road speed
110 km/h
Operational range
550 km
Fuel capacity
150 l
Suspension
coil springs and shock-absorbers at the front and leaf springs and shock-absorbers at the…
Armour
steel/ceramic/Kevlar; protection level to suit requirement

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Second Karabakh War
Operators
AzerbaijanBulgariaCanadaChileColombiaGreeceEl SalvadorIsraelKazakhstanMexicoNigeriaPolandRomaniaSouth KoreaSwedenTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Kingdom

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (fr): Plasan Sand Cat, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: Plasan SandCat, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.