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Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-4 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Airborne Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 2004–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | Russia[source] | Bundeswehr |
6.36 m (20 ft 10 in ) (gun forward) 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) (hull)[source]
Width
Single source3.11 m (10 ft 2 in)[source]
Maximum; in water
Single sourceMaximum; on paved roads
Single sourceMaximum; on rough terrain
Single source70 km/h (43 mph ) (on paved roads) 45 km/h (28 mph) (on rough terrain) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (in water)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceBMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4
Single sourceBMD-4M
Single sourceBMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4: 450 hp (331 kW ) BMD-4M: 500 hp (368 kW)[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.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1990s[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd tractor factory Kurganmashzavod (since April 2024)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 2004–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Passengers |
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| Armor | Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminum alloy[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | Bakhcha-U/Sinitsa turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon 30 mm 2A72 autocannon 9M113 Konkurs ATGM[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 5.45 mm RPK-74 machine gun 7.62 mm PKM machine gun[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 | BMD-4: 33.1 hp/tonne (24.3 kW/tonne) BMD-4M: 37.0 hp/tonne (27.2 kW/tonne)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[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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| 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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