Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
The Puma is a German infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) (Schützenpanzer or short SPz) 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. Mass production began on 6 July 2009. 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.
| Puma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2015 – present |
| Used by | German Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme |
| Designed | 1995 – 2009 |
| Unit cost | 1st batch: €17.14 million 2nd batch: €22 million (order 2023) |
| Produced | 2009 – present |
| No. built | 350 as of December 2022 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass |
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| Length | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
| Width | 3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured |
| Height | 3.1 m (10 ft) for the turret roof 3.6 m (12 ft) for the optics |
| Crew | 3 |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Armor | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour |
Main armament | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM (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 v10 11.1-litre 1,088 PS (800 kW) (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb) |
| Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t |
| 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 |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) on road |
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