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BRDM-2larger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BRDM-2 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Amphibious armoured scout car[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1962–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 source2.37 m (7 ft 9 in)[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source100 km/h (62 mph) (road) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (water)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceGAZ -41 gasoline V-8 at 3,400 rpm
Single sourceGAZ -41 gasoline V-8 140 hp (104 kW) at 3,400 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[source] | — |
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| Designer | Vsevolod Konstantinovich Rubtsov[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) in Nizhny Novgorod[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1962–1989 (in USSR)[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 7,200[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel 10 mm turret front 7 mm turret sides, rear and top 14 mm hull nose plate 5 mm hull, upper front 7 mm hull lower front, sides, rear and top 2 mm hull front floor 3 mm hull rear floor[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62×54mmR PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2,000 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 | 18.2 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | Wheeled 4x4 (+ 4 auxiliary wheels), leaf springs with hydraulic shock absorbers[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 430 mm (17 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 290 L (64 imp gal ; 77 US gal )[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995–2009[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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