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 | |
|---|---|
| Type | armoured personnel carrier | 
| Place of origin |  Oman | 
| 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
    
 Bahrain Bahrain- Royal Bahraini Army - Nimer-2 version
 
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