BMC Kirpi vs Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

BMC Kirpi — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

BMC Kirpi

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle

Credit

АрміяInform · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

Boevaya mashina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BMC Kirpilong version; 4×4

7.075 m

Length source ↗

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge

7.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 42 rows sourced on both sides

7.08mlong version; 4×4

7.6mSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7.075 m

long version; 4×4

Single source

6 m

(short version; 4×4) and

Single source

6.0 m (short version; 4×4) and 7.075 m (long version; 4×4)^[source]

7.4 m

Length

Single source

7.4 m

Official specification · puma; 7.4 m

Manufacturer claim

7.6 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge

Single source

7.4 m (24 ft)^[source]

7.4 m^[source]

7,6 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Länge

2.51m4×4

4mSchützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite

WidthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2.51 m

4×4

Single source

2.51 m (4×4)^[source]

3.7 m

Official specification · puma; 3.7 m

Manufacturer claim

4 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite

Single source

4 m

up-armoured

Single source

3.7 m

with base armour

Single source

3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured^[source]

3.7 m^[source]

4 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Breite

3.2m

3.6mfor the optics

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.2 m

Height

Single source

3.2 m^[source]

3.6 m

for the optics

Single source

3.1 m

for the turret roof

Single source

3.6 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Height · Höhe

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft) for the turret roof 3.6 m (12 ft) for the optics^[source]

3,6 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Höhe

20t

43tlevel C

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

20,000 kg

Mass

Single source

20,000 kg^[source]

31,400 kg

level A

Single source

43,000 kg

level C

Single source

31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)^[source]

13passengers

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

13 people

passengers

Single source

13 passengers^[source]

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

105 km/sa

70km/h

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

105 km/sa^[source]

70 km/h

Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h

Manufacturer claim

70 km/h

Maximum; On road

Single source

70 km/h (43 mph) on road^[source]

70 km/h^[source]

1,000kmOperational; at 60 km/h

600kmOperational; On road

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,000 km

Operational; at 60 km/h

Single source

1000 km at 60 km/h^[source]

600 km

Operational; On road

Single source

550 km

Schützenpanzer Puma · Range · Reichweite

Single source

600 km (373 mi) on road^[source]

550 km^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Reichweite

298kWBMC TUNA 350 ps (

800kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

257 kW

) 2100 rpm turbo diesel

Single source

298.279949 kW

BMC TUNA 350 ps (

Single source

BMC TUNA 400 hp 350 ps (257 kW) 2100 rpm turbo diesel^[source]

800 kW

MTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)

Single source

800 kW

Official specification · puma; 800 kW

Manufacturer claim

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)^[source]

800 kW^[source]

1.088 PS^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · MotorleistungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BMC Kirpi and Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) configuration
Specification	BMC Kirpi	Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
Type	Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle^[source]	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Turkey^[source]	Germany^[source]
In service	Active (in service)^[source]	2015–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Bundeswehr^[source]
Wars	Kurdish–Turkish conflict Syrian Civil War 2012 Syrian-Turkish border clashes Turkey-ISIL conflict 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Second Libyan Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	—
Designer	BMC^[source]	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]
Designed	2009 (first prototype)^[source]	1995–2009^[source]
Manufacturer	BMC^[source]	Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]
Variants	4×4 and 6×6^[source]	—
Armor	STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a^[source]	AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]
Main armament	7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns^[source]	Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]
Transmission	Allison 3000 type 3000SP^[source]	Renk HSWL 256^[source]
Suspension	Leaf spring^[source]	Horstman hydrostruts^[source]
Ground clearance	345 mm^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	310 liter^[source]	900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]
Produced	—	2009–present^[source]
No. built	—	350 as of December 2022^[source]
Passengers	—	6^[source]
Secondary armament	—	Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense^[source]
Power/weight	—	18.6 kW/t^[source]
Reported occupants	—	3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Reported operators	Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Kosovo Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine	—

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BMC Kirpi

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

Type

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle^[source]

Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Turkey^[source]

Germany^[source]

In service

Active (in service)^[source]

2015–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Bundeswehr^[source]

Wars

Kurdish–Turkish conflict Syrian Civil War 2012 Syrian-Turkish border clashes Turkey-ISIL conflict 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Second Libyan Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

—

Designer

BMC^[source]

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]

Designed

2009 (first prototype)^[source]

1995–2009^[source]

Manufacturer

BMC^[source]

Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]

Variants

4×4 and 6×6^[source]

—

Armor

STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a^[source]

AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]

Main armament

7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns^[source]

Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]

Transmission

Allison 3000 type 3000SP^[source]

Renk HSWL 256^[source]

Suspension

Leaf spring^[source]

Horstman hydrostruts^[source]

Ground clearance

345 mm^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

310 liter^[source]

900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]

Produced

—

2009–present^[source]

No. built

—

350 as of December 2022^[source]

Passengers

—

6^[source]

Secondary armament

—

Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense^[source]

Power/weight

—

18.6 kW/t^[source]

Reported occupants

—

3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

Reported operators

Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Djibouti
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Kosovo
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Qatar
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine

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