Editing Merkava (section)

===Merkava IFV ''Namer''===
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[[File:IDF-Namer003.jpg|thumb|Namer in [[Yad La-Shiryon]] 62nd [[Independence Day (Israel)|Independence Day]] exhibition]]
[[File:IDF-Nammer-CEV-01-Zachi-Evenor.jpg|thumb|Namer CEV in [[Yad La-Shiryon]] 68th Independence Day exhibition]]

Namer (Hebrew: [[leopard]], which is also an abbreviation of Nagmash (APC) Merkava"), is an [[infantry fighting vehicle]] based on the Merkava Mark 4 chassis. In service since 2008, the vehicle was initially called ''Nemmera'' (Hebrew: leopardess), but later renamed to ''Namer''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

Namer is equipped with a [[Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station]] (RCWS) armed with either a .50 M2 Browning Heavy Machinegun or a [[Mk 19 grenade launcher|Mk 19 Automatic Grenade Launcher]]. It also has a 7.62&nbsp;mm [[FN MAG|MAG]] machine gun, 60&nbsp;mm mortar and smoke grenades. Like the Merkava Mark 4, it is optimized for high level of crew survival on the battlefield. The ''Namer'' has a three-man crew (commander, driver, and RCWS gunner) and may carry up to nine infantrymen and a stretcher. An ambulance variant can carry two casualties on stretchers and medical equipment.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

The [[Golani Brigade]] used two ''Namer'' IFVs during [[Operation Cast Lead]]. During [[Operation Protective Edge]] more than 20 vehicles were operated with great success and post operation analysis recommended procuring more of them.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}