Talk:Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle

This article needs a "See also" and "External links" sections. Also, is the name of this vehicle "Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle," or is it an Egyptian infantry fighting vehicle? If so the name of the article needs to be changed. Abdallah (talk) 11:10, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * The vehicle is called the Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Egyptian in this case is not an adjective but a noun and forms part of the name. Sherif9282 (talk) 14:35, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok, was just checking. Abdallah (talk) 12:33, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Aluminum armour
This site [] claims that aluminum armour used in this tank, and so many others is weak.Agre22 (talk) 02:16, 13 April 2009 (UTC)agre22


 * The aluminum alloy used for M113s, and the EIFV is an M113, is a high-grade aerospace-quality alloy. 95% aluminum and 5% magnesium. 1.5 inch thick, on the upper sides even 1.75 inch, bottom 1.125 inch, sides (chainwells) 1.25 inch. 1 inch = 2.54cm, i.e. maximum armor thickness 4.445 cm on the sides ! Resistant to 7.62mm AP all around. 14.5mm over the frontal arc. I wouldn't call that "weak." And this is the baseline configuration. With add-on armor you can improve that significantly, and given the simple shape of the M113, you can do so easily and cheaply. -- Alexey Topol (talk) 00:29, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Never built
The information that 1200 of these were built is fake. No EIFV is in service with the Egyptian army. While it is possible that an order was discussed or even given, but they were never built or entered service. The EIFV was part of the MTVL programme (Source: Army Guide website). Also, while it uses the same hull as the IFVL, the IFVL had a totally different turret and gun. Also, all the links and sources for the article are dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.102.58.6 (talk) 11:50, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
 * You were right.--Le Petit Chat (talk) 08:27, 12 July 2018 (UTC)