Engineering:Temsah armoured personnel carrier

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The Temsah is a family of armored personnel carriers developed by the Engineering Industries Complex of the Vehicles Department of the Egyptian Armed Forces, in cooperation with the “Military Factory 200 (Armour Production and Repair)” of the National Authority for Military Production, and the “Kader Advanced Industries” Factory of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, for the purposes of transporting serving pedestrians in difficult areas and roads, with an advanced level of protection against various threats.[1]

Variants

Temsah Light

The Temsah Light vehicle is considered a 4x4 light armored vehicle, designed for patrol, surveillance, and border guard missions. It is built on the chassis of Japanese Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles.[2]

Temsah 1

The Temsah 1 is an Egyptian mine-resistant and ambush-resistant MRAP armored personnel carrier, designed primarily for convoy protection, border patrol, counter-insurgency, troop transport, medical evacuation and command and control. Unveiled in 2016, it was designed and developed by Kader Factory For Advanced Industries, and was displayed during the EDEX 2018 exhibition.[3]

Temsah 2

The Temsah 2 is an Egyptian MRAP armored personnel carrier, installed and manufactured by the Vehicle Administration. Used in counter-terrorism operations; Because it achieves a D6 level of protection, which provides a very high level of protection for the individual combatant and accommodates 4 to 6 personnel. It is equipped with armor and armament according to the latest international weapons systems.[4][5]

Temsah Bus

The Temsah Bus is a MRAP armored personnel carrier can carry 24 soldiers, in addition to its crew of two individuals, for a total of 26 individuals, which means that it can transport a number equal to twice the capacity of conventional armored vehicles.[6][7][8]

Temsah 3

The Temsah 3 is a protected patrol vehicle (PPV), used for raids or surveillance, flexible and agile, it was designed by the Kader Advanced Industries Factory in Cairo, part of the Industrial Engineering Complex of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense. It was unveiled at EDEX 2018.[9][10] The Egyptian Ministry of Military Production had signed an agreement with AM General to produce the HMMWV Chassis locally. This step was taken to increase and boost the Egyptian locally produced components in the indigenous armored vehicles, in particular the Temsah 3.[11]

Temsah 4

The Temsah 4 is a MRAP armoured personnel carrier with a growth vehicle weight (GVW) of 15 tonnes including a 4 tonnes payload.[12] Kader factory for Developed Industries, a member of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), unveils Temsah 4 (4×4) armored vehicle during EDEX 2021, the Egypt defense exhibition EDEX that was held in Cairo from 29 November to 2 December 2021.[13] It is optimized for special operations and security forces[14]

Temsah 5

The Temsah 5 is a light 4x4 armoured vehicle (LAV) that is designed to conduct patrol or to be used as a cargo vehicle in desert conditions. The layout of the vehicle is based on a pickup design with the engine at the front, crew and troops compartment in the middle, and cargo area at the rear.[15][16]

Temsah Sherpa

The Temsah Sherpa is an Egyptian developed and indigenously manufactured Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) and MRAP armoured personnel carrier based on the France -made Sherpa-2 Light Scout chassis.[17][18][19]

Temsah 6

The Temsah 6 is a multirole wheeled armoured vehicle that covers numerous missions, ranging from CASEVAC to electronic warfare, to air defence and to command post. It belongs to the Egyptian Temsah armoured personnel carrier family. It is based on a Navistar chassis.[20][21]

Operators

  •  Egypt

See also

References

  1. ↑ Map, Egypt's Projects. "المدرعة تمساح 3" (in en-US). https://www.egy-map.com/. 
  2. ↑ Map, Egypt's Projects. "مركبة تمساح خفيفة‎" (in en-US). https://www.egy-map.com/. 
  3. ↑ Map, Egypt's Projects. "المدرعة تمساح 1" (in en-US). https://www.egy-map.com/. 
  4. ↑ ""تمساح 2".. "مدرعة" الداخلية ضد التفجيرات". 2017-08-19. https://www.albawabhnews.com/2671480. 
  5. ↑ Map, Egypt's Projects. "المدرعة تمساح 2" (in en-US). https://www.egy-map.com/. 
  6. ↑ "مـدرعـات TEMSAH 1, TEMSAH 2, TEMSAH BUS" (in ar-AR). 2019-10-22. https://www.udefense.info/threads/%D9%85%D9%80%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%AA-temsah-1-temsah-2-temsah-bus.7095/. 
  7. ↑ "EDEX 2018: Armoured Temsah bus makes public debut | Shephard" (in en). https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/edex-2018-armoured-temsah-bus-makes-public-debut/. 
  8. ↑ "Egypt unveils another Temsah APC model (defenceWeb)" (in en-GB). https://www.egyptdefenceexpo.com/news/egypt-unveils-another-temsah-apc-model-defenceweb. 
  9. ↑ "الـمـركـبـة الـمـحـمـيـة تـمــسـاح ۳ ــ TEMSAH 3 PPV" (in ar-AR). 2019-09-29. https://www.udefense.info/threads/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%80%D9%85%D9%80%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%80%D8%A8%D9%80%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%80%D9%85%D9%80%D8%AD%D9%80%D9%85%D9%80%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%80%D9%85%D9%80%D9%80%D8%B3%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%AD-%DB%B3-%D9%80%D9%80-temsah-3-ppv.6431/. 
  10. ↑ "Egypt unveils another Temsah APC model (defenceWeb)" (in en-GB). https://www.egyptdefenceexpo.com/news/egypt-unveils-another-temsah-apc-model-defenceweb. 
  11. ↑ "Egyptian Temsah 3 light 4x4 armored vehicle likely in mass production | Defense News April 2022 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2022 | Archive News year". https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_april_2022_global_security_army_industry/egyptian_temsah_3_light_4x4_armored_vehicle_likely_in_mass_production.html. 
  12. ↑ Valpolini, Paolo (2021-12-01). "EDEX 2021: the Temsah family of vehicles grows" (in en-GB). https://www.edrmagazine.eu/edex-2021-the-temsah-family-of-vehicles-grows. 
  13. ↑ "Egyptian Ministry of Defense unveils Temsah 4 armored vehicle | EDEX 2021 News Official Show Daily | Defence security exhibitions 2021 show daily news category | Defense & Security Exhibitions Archives". https://www.armyrecognition.com/edex_2021_news_official_show_daily/egyptian_ministry_of_defense_unveils_temsah_4_armored_vehicle.html#google_vignette. 
  14. ↑ "Egypt unveils Temsah-4 4×4 armoured vehicle – Military Africa" (in en-US). https://www.military.africa/2020/12/egypt-unveils-temsah-4-4x4-armoured-vehicle/. 
  15. ↑ "Egypt defense industry unveils Temsah-5 4x4 light protected vehicle at EDEX 2021 | EDEX 2021 News Official Show Daily | Defence security exhibitions 2021 show daily news category | Defense & Security Exhibitions Archives". https://www.armyrecognition.com/edex_2021_news_official_show_daily/egypt_defense_industry_unveils_temsah-5_4x4_light_protected_vehicle_at_edex_2021.html. 
  16. ↑ "Armored – Temsah 6 – Eltemsah" (in en). http://www.temsah-egypt.com/vehicles/armored-temsah-6/. 
  17. ↑ Valpolini, Paolo (2021-12-01). "EDEX: a new Sherpa is born under the Pyramids shade" (in en-GB). https://www.edrmagazine.eu/edex-a-new-sherpa-is-born-under-the-pyramids-shade. 
  18. ↑ Hanan (2021-06-21). "مصر تطور نسخة محلية جديدة من مركبة تكتيكية شيربا لايت 4x4 الفرنسية" (in ar). https://defense-arab.com/news/54001/. 
  19. ↑ "Armored – Temsah Sherba – Eltemsah" (in en). http://www.temsah-egypt.com/vehicles/armored-temsah-sherba/. 
  20. ↑ Valpolini, Paolo (2023-12-05). "EDEX 2023 - One more crocodile for the Egyptian Army, the Temsah-6" (in en-GB). https://www.edrmagazine.eu/one-more-crocodile-for-the-egyptian-army-the-temsah-6. 
  21. ↑ "EDEX 2023: Egypt rolls out new Navistar Temsah-6 4X4 Multirole Armored Vehicle | Defense News December 2023 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2023 | Archive News year". https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_december_2023_global_security_army_industry/edex_2023_egypt_rolls_out_new_navistar_temsah-6_4x4_multirole_armored_vehicle.html. 



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