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BTR-60larger figure on 2 of 2
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7.56 metres (24 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-60 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1959–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 source2.825 m (9 ft 3 in)[source]
Maximum; On road
Single sourceMaximum; in water
Single source80 km/h (50 mph) on road 10 km/h (6 mph) in water[source]
Maximum; On road
Single sourceMaximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claim2×GAZ-49B 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline each
Single sourcecombined
Single source2×GAZ-49B 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline 67 kW (90 hp) each 134 kW (180 hp) (combined)[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 List of conflicts[source] | — |
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| Designer | V. A. Dedkov[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1955[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară (Romania, TAB-71)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1960–1976 (Soviet Union) 1970-1990 (Romania)[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | ~25,000 (Soviet Union) 1,878 (Romania, TAB-71)[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel 5−9 mm at hull 7 mm at turret[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 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (3,000 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 | 13.03 kW/t (17.47 hp/t)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 475 mm ( 18 + 11 ⁄ 16 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 290 L (77 US 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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