Nimer-1

Nimer-1
Typearmoured personnel carrier
Place of origin Oman
Specifications
Mass5000 kg (gross)
Length54.8m
Width20.6
Height20.9
Crew2+6

Armor5mm 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
Engine4 Stroke-cycle, water-cooled, Direct Injection Diesel Engine Naturally aspirated
102 hp (76KW) at 3500 rpm
Power/weight20.4 hp/ton
SuspensionSemi-elliptic laminated leaf spring
Operational
range
900 km
Maximum speed 107 km/h

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.

The exterior views suggest it employs a V-hull design.

Variants

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Nimer-2 is a full armoured and slightly smaller variant of the Nimer-1. It uses Level B6 armour plating.

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