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BMD-1larger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source5.41 m (17.7 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-1 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1969–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 source2.53 m (8.3 ft)[source]
combat weight
Single sourceMass
Single source7.5 t (7.4 long tons; 8.3 short tons) 8.3 t (8.2 long tons; 9.1 short tons) (combat weight)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single sourceMaximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source80 km/h (50 mph) (road) 45 km/h (28 mph) (cross country) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (swimming)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single sourceOperational; water
Single source600 km (370 mi) (road) 116 km (72 mi) (water)[source]
Operational; On road
Single sourceSchützenpanzer Puma · Range · Reichweite
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder diesel engine 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm[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 | See Service history and Combat history[source] | — |
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| Designer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1965–1969[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1987[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | welded aluminium alloy 26–33 mm gun mantlet 6-23 mm turret 15 mm lower hull 10 mm rest of the hull[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 "Grom" smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14M / 9M111M / 9M113 ATGMs (3 rounds)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun (2,000 rounds) 2x 7.62 mm PKT hull machine gun (4,000 rounds)[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 | 32.1 hp/tonne (24 kW/tonne) 18.1 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne) (loaded with equipment)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | hydraulic independent torsion-bar[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 L (79 US gal)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Transmission | — | Renk HSWL 256[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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31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]