CombatGuard infantry mobility vehicle

Israeli 4x4 armoured combat vehicle

CombatGuard

Type| Infantry Mobility Vehicle
Place of origin| Israel
Production history
Designer| Israel Military Industries
Manufacturer| Israel Military Industries
Produced| 2014
Specifications
Mass| Curb: 8500 kg
Crew| 6-8

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Armor| Classified

Main
armament

| Optional remote weapon station

Secondary
armament

| Optional firing ports
Engine| General Motors 6.5-litre diesel
300 HP
Payload capacity| (1.5 t)
Transmission| 4 speed automatic
Suspension| 4×4 wheeled
Ground clearance| (700 mm)

Operational
range

| 500-800 km
Maximum speed | 120 km/h offroad

CombatGuard is a new generation of 4x4 armoured combat vehicle designed and manufactured by IMI (Israel Military Industries), unveiled in 2014.[1][2][3]

It features a monocoque central crew capsule of all-welded steel with an appliqué armour package, claimed to provide a high level of protection against small arms fire, mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and explosive formed projectiles. It has an Iron Fist Bright Arrow active protection system against projectiles and missiles.[4]

It can ford water obstacles 1.5 meter deep, travel a 35% side slopes and climb over a 70% gradient, vertical obstacles up to 80 cm in forward drive and in reverse.[5] Capable of 90 degree approach and departure angles.[6]

## Operators

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* Cameroon: On duty in the bir and the presidential guard
* Turkmenistan: In use by the President of Turkmenistan.[7][8]

## See also

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* RAM MK3
* Wildcat APC
* Golan Armored Vehicle
* Panhard CRAB

## References

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1. ^ "CombatGuard IMI 4x4 combat armoured vehicle technical data sheet specifications pictures video | Israel Israeli wheeled armoured and vehicle UK | Israeli Israel army military equipment UK". Armyrecognition.com. 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-06.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "IMI Unveils the COMBATGUARD". Israel Defense. February 22, 2015.
4. ^ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". Janes.com.
5. ^ Desk, News (June 3, 2014). "CombatGuard - go-anywhere 4x4 armored vehicle". `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
6. ^ Ungureanu, Ionut (March 17, 2015). "Israel's Combat Guard 4x4 Is the World's New Humvee". autoevolution.
7. ^ "Turkmenistan first foreign customer of Israeli CombatGuard armoured vehicle | October 2017 Global Defense Security news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2017 | Archive News year". Armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
8. ^ "IMI Sold a "Bodyguard" Armored Vehicle to Turkmenistan". Israel Defense. April 5, 2016.

## External links

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