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BTR-50larger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source7,080 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-50 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1954–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 source3,140 mm[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source44 km/h (road) 11 km/h (water)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceThe "V-6" 6-cylinder 4-stroke in line water-cooled diesel at 1,800 rpm
Single sourceThe "V-6" 6-cylinder 4-stroke in line water-cooled diesel 240 hp (179 kW) at 1,800 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 | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Six-Day War Vietnam War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Indonesian Invasion of East Timor Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ogaden War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1952[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Plant[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1954–1970 (also produced in Czechoslovakia until 1972; maybe still produced by some foreign companies)[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Homogeneous welded steel 13 mm front 10 mm sides 10 mm top 7 mm rear[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | None BTR-50P & BTR-50PK: 7.62 mm SGMB medium machine gun (1,250 rounds) BTR-50PA: 14.5 mm KPV heavy machine gun[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 16.6 hp/t[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 400 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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| Secondary armament | — | 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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| 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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