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Alvis Saracenlarger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source4.8 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Alvis Saracen | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See "Operators"[source] | Bundeswehr |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source2.54 m[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single source72 km/h (off-road 32 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceRolls-Royce B80 Mk 3A or Mk 6A, 8 cyl Inlet over Exhaust petrol
Single sourceRolls-Royce B80 Mk 3A or Mk 6A, 8 cyl Inlet over Exhaust petrol 160 hp[source]
MTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 800 kW
Manufacturer claimMTU 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)[source]
800 kW[source]
1.088 PS[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · MotorleistungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
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| Wars | Aden Emergency Malayan Emergency 30 September Movement coup Operation Banner - Northern Ireland Nigerian Civil War South African Border War Soweto uprising Sri Lankan Civil War Black September Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Kuwait 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Alvis[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1952–1976[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Armour | 16 mm Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Browning M1919 machine gun or L37 GPMG[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Bren LMG, 6–12 smoke grenade launchers[source] | Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense[source] |
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| Power/weight | 14.5 hp/tonne[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | 6x6 wheel, independent torsion bars[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Designer | — | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995–2009[source] |
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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | — | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Reported occupants | — | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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| Reported operators |
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