RAM MK3 explained

RAM MK3
Type:Reconnaissance vehicle
Is Vehicle:yes
Is Uk:yes
Used By:See Users
Designer:IAI RAMTA
Length:5.6m (18.4feet)
Width:2.08m (06.82feet)
Height:2.12m (06.96feet)
Weight:5300 kg (empty)
Speed:96km/h
Vehicle Range:800km (500miles)
Engine:6-cylinder turbocharged diesel
Engine Power:185 hp

RAM MK3 (RAM 2000) is a light armored vehicle designed by IAI RAMTA. It is based on a 4×4 wheeled monocoque chassis.

History

The vehicle was also listed for sale under Mahindra Defense Systems[1] with plans to make the RAM MK3 under license for a future Indian military contract.[2]

Operational history

The RAM Mk 3 was used in Chadian and Senegalese military operations. Chadian RAM Mk3s were used during the Chadian Civil War that ended in 2010 and during the 2013 Chadian intervention in Mali War.[3]

Senegalese RAM Mk3s were deployed with UNOCI in Ivory Coast.[4]

Variants

Anti-Tank

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.[5] [6]

Users

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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mahindra.com:Mahindra Defence System- Light Armoured Multi Role Vehicle . www.mahindraworld.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021218144341/http://www.mahindraworld.com/mahindras/mahindrdefencesystem/light_armoured.htm . 18 December 2002 . dead.
  2. https://www.ibef.org/download/Mahindra_&_Mahindra.pdf MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA History and Information
  3. Web site: Tchad - Bilan de la débâcle du contingent tchadien au Mali : une véritable hécatombe. 2013-03-05. Ndjamena-matin. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165405/http://www.civox.net/Tchad-Bilan-de-la-debacle-du-contingent-tchadien-au-Mali-une-veritable-hecatombe_a2309.html. 2016-03-03. 2020-07-01.
  4. Web site: Senegalese Ram Mk 3 vehicles break cover. 5 February 2015.
  5. Web site: RAM MkIII – Rough and Tough. 27 March 2012.
  6. Web site: 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 .
  7. Web site: Jeremy . Binnie. Erwan. de Cherisey. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622123315/http://www.janes.com/images/assets/520/71520/New-model_African_armies.pdf. New-model African armies. Jane's. 2017. 22 June 2017.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215174232/http://www.nonproliferation.eu/documents/other/siemontwezeman4e9eb5e5806bd.pdf. 15 December 2013. Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa. SIPRI Background Paper. SIPRI. Siemon T. . Wezeman.
  9. Book: The Military Balance 2019. February 2019. International Institute for Strategic Studies. . 978-1857439885. 477.
  10. Web site: sipri .
  11. Web site: 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.
  12. Web site: Trade Registers . Stockholm International Peace Research Institute . 21 September 2018.

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