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| Specification | BMD-2 | 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 | 1985–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Bundeswehr |
5.91 m (Gun forward) 5.40 m (Hull)[source]
Width
Single source2.63 m[source]
with suspension lowered
Single sourcewith suspension raised
Single source1.97 m with suspension raised 1.62 m with suspension lowered[source]
for the optics
Single sourcefor the turret roof
Single sourceMaximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source80 km/h (road) 40 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel at 2,600 rpm
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9 liter diesel 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
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | See Service history[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1981–1985[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1985–1991? (out of production)[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded aluminium alloy 7 mm turret 15 mm hull front 10 mm rest of the hull[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 30 mm 2A42 autocannon (300 rounds (180 AP and 120 HE)) 9M111 / 9M113 ATGMs[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 7.62 mm PKT hull tank machine gun 2,940 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 | 21 hp/tonne (15.7 kW/tonne)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | 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[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[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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Schützenpanzer Puma · Height · Höhe
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