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BTR-152larger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
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| Specification | BTR-152 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 24 March 1950 – present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Bundeswehr |
6.55 m 6.83 m for BTR-152V[source]
Width
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BTR-152V with the mg
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Single sourcewith the mg
Single source2.04 m (without the mg) 2.36 m (with the mg) 2.41 m (BTR-152V with the mg)[source]
for the optics
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Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source75 km/h 65 km/h for BTR-152V[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourcefor variants based on ZIL-157
Single sourceZIS-123 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol (for variants based on ZIS-151) ZIL-137K 6-cylinder in-line petrol (for variants based on ZIL-157) at 3,000 rpm. (for variants based on ZIS-151)
Single sourceZIS-123 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled petrol (for variants based on ZIS-151) ZIL-137K 6-cylinder in-line petrol (for variants based on ZIL-157) 110 hp (82 kW) at 3,000 rpm. (for variants based on ZIS-151) 107 hp (80 kW) (for variants based on ZIL-157)[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 | See Service History[source] | — |
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| Designer | B. M. Fitterman[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | November 1946 – 1949[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Stalina (until 1956) Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Likhacheva (from 1956 to 1962)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 39,000 (export price to Iraq , 1964-1969)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1950–1959[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 8,600[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | welded steel 15 mm front 9 mm sides and rear 10 mm roof 4 mm bottom[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 7.62mm SGMB light machine gun (1,250 rounds) (12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun (500 rounds) can be used instead)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2×7.62mm SGMB light machine guns (1,250–1,750 rounds) on side pintel mounts (optional)[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 | 11.1 hp/tonne (8.3 kW/tonne) 10.8 hp/tonne (8.1 kW/tonne) for BTR-152V[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | wheeled 6×6 front - 2 leaf springs and hydraulic shock absorbers. rear - equalising type with 2 leaf springs and torsion bars.[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 300 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 L (79 gal)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[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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