Nimer-1
The Nimer-1 (Arabic: نمر Tiger), a wheeled armoured personnel carrier, is the first indigenous fighting vehicle made by Oman and is built by Engine Engineering Company LLC. An order for 6 armoured 4×4 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.
Nimer-1 | |
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Type | armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5000 kg (gross) |
Length | 54.8m |
Width | 20.6 |
Height | 20.9 |
Crew | 2+6 |
Armor | 5mm Armoured steel - Level III NIJ (7.62×51mm) |
Main armament | 12.7mm Mk18 machine gun for TAW missile launcher |
Secondary armament | 2 4 tube 76mm smoke grenade launcher |
Engine | 4 Stroke-cycle, water-cooled, Direct Injection Diesel Engine Naturally aspirated 102 hp (76KW) at 3500 rpm |
Power/weight | 20.4 hp/ton |
Suspension | Semi-elliptic laminated leaf spring |
Operational range | 900 km |
Maximum speed | 107 km/h |
The exterior views suggest it employs a V-hull design.
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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