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ASCOD
Single sourcePizarro/Ulan
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ASCOD | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro)[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Austria and Spain[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Bundeswehr |
6.83 m (22 ft) (Pizarro/Ulan), 9.5 m (31.16 ft) (ASCOD)[source]
Width
Single source3.64 m (12 ft)[source]
ASCOD Pizarro
Single sourceASCOD Ulan
Single source26.3 tonnes (26,300 kg) (ASCOD Pizarro) 28 tonnes (31 short tons) (ASCOD Ulan)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single sourceDiesel Pizarro fase 1
Single sourcePizarro fase 2
Single sourceUlan
Single sourceDiesel 600 hp (Pizarro fase 1) 720 hp (Pizarro fase 2) 720 hp (Ulan)[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 claimBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Developed into | ASCOD 2 (ASCOD SV) Sabrah light tank GD Ajax GD Griffin M10 Booker Vehículo de Apoyo de Cadenas[source] | — |
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| Armor | rolled steel armor options for explosive reactive armor and composite armor[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 30 mm Mauser MK 30/2 (ASCOD Ulan/Pizarro)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | MG3 7.62×51mm NATO (Pizarro) FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO (Ulan/ASCOD 2)[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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| Suspension | torsion bar and Piedrafita rotary dampers models AR01 and AR02.[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Santa Bárbara Sistemas[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Designer | — | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.6 kW/t[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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31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]