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Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
German infantry fighting vehicle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Schützenpanzer Puma (SPz Puma), meaning “Schützen-AFV Puma”, is a German infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), per the Panzergrenadier-doctrine, designed to replace the aging Marder IFVs currently in service with the German Army. Production of the first batch of 350 vehicles began in 2010 and was completed in August 2021. A second batch of 229 Pumas received funding.[7] Mass production began on 6 July 2009.[8] The companies responsible for this project are Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall Landsysteme, which created a joint venture, Projekt System Management GmbH (PSM). The Puma is one of the world's best-protected IFVs, while still having a high power-to-weight ratio.[9][10]
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Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
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Service history | |
In service | 2015 – present |
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Production history | |
Designer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme |
Designed | 1995 – 2009 |
Produced | 2009 – present |
No. built | 350 as of December 2022[1][2] |
Specifications | |
Mass |
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Length | 7.4 m (24 ft) [4] |
Width | 3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured [5] |
Height | 3.1 m (10 ft) for the turret roof 3.6 m (12 ft) for the optics [3] |
Crew | 3 |
Passengers | 6 |
Armor | AMAP modular composite armor[6] composite armour |
Main armament | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM [de] (30 mm, 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage) |
Secondary armament | Base variant:
S1 variant:
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Engine | MTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 [de] v10 11.1-litre 1,088 PS (800 kW) (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb) [5][4] |
Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t[3] |
Transmission | Renk HSWL 256 |
Suspension | Horstman hydrostruts |
Fuel capacity | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal) |
Operational range | 600 km (373 mi) on road [5] |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) on road [5] |
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