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Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Assault Amphibious Vehiclelarger figure on 1 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single sourceAssault Amphibious Vehicle · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Assault Amphibious Vehicle | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Amphibious armored personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1972–2025 (United States Marine Corps)[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; surfaced road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source24–32 km/h (15–20 mph) off-road, 72 km/h (45 mph) surfaced road, 13.2 km/h (8.2 mph) water[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceOperational; 20 NM in water, including survival in Sea State 5
Single source480 km (300 miles); 20 NM in water, including survival in Sea State 5[source]
Detroit Diesel 8V-53T (AAV7) Cummins VTA-903T (AAV7A1)
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 8V-53T (AAV7), 300 kW (400 hp); Cummins VTA-903T (AAV7A1), 390 kW (525 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 claimBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Invasion of Grenada Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Iraq War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict[source] | — |
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| Designer | FMC Corporation[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1964–1969[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | United Defense (until 2005) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (from 2005)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1972–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Armor | 45 mm (1.8 in)[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | Mk 19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher (rounds: 96 ready; 768 stowed) and 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun (rounds: 200 ready; 1,000 stowed)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion-bar-in-tube (AAV7A1); torsion bar (AAV7A1 RAM-RS)[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Reported occupants | ２４名[source]Assault Amphibious Vehicle · Total occupants; operating crew and transported personnel not distinguished in this sourceSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Secondary armament | — | 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 | — | 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 operators |
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up-armoured
Single sourcewith base armour
Single source3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured[source]
3.7 m[source]
4 m[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Breite
Schützenpanzer Puma · Height · Höhe
Single source3.1 m (10 ft) for the turret roof 3.6 m (12 ft) for the optics[source]
3,6 m[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Höhe
31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]