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BTR-Dlarger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source6.74 m (22.1 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-D | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Airborne Amphibious Multi-Purpose Tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union / Russia[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source2.94 m[source]
combat weight
Single sourceMass
Single source8 tonnes 8.5 tonnes (combat weight)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single sourceMaximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source61 km/h (road) 35 km/h (cross country) 10 km/h (swimming)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single sourceOperational; water
Single source500 km (road) 116 km (water)[source]
Operational; On road
Single sourceSchützenpanzer Puma · Range · Reichweite
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9-litre diesel at 2,600 rpm
Single source5D-20 6-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped liquid cooled 15.9-litre diesel 245 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 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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Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Transnistrian War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
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| Designer | Volgograd Tractor Factory[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | Early 1970–1974[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Factory[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1974 – ? (out of production)[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | 15 mm at 78° upper hull front[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | Pintle-mounted automatic grenade launchers ( AGS-17 , AGS-30 or AGS-57) and/or machine guns ( PKM , 6P41 , " Utyos "," Kord "or”(Type 920G Tucha 81 mm smoke grenade launching system)”.[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2×7.62 mm PKB bow general purpose machine guns (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 | 30.1 hp/tonne (22.5 kW/tonne) 28.4 hp/tonne (21.3 kW/tonne) (loaded with equipment)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion-bar[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 300 l[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Belarus | Belarus[source] | — |
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| Role | Soviet airborne multi-purpose tracked armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | While the BTR-D is based on the BMD-1, it is 60 cm longer and lacks a turret. Instead, it has a small flat superstructure with a hatch on top.[source]BTR-D · Description / Overview; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The BTR-D is powered by the same engine as the BMD-1. Its suspension is longer because the entire vehicle has been lengthened by 60cm. Because of this, the vehicle has six roadwheels on each side instead of five. It has five return rollers on each side unlike the BMD-1, which has four.[source]BTR-D · Description / Maneuverability; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage With the turret removed, the troop compartment was enlarged and can carry up to ten equipped soldiers. It's also linked with the crew compartment in the front. There are two firing ports in the sides and one in the rear, two of which are for RPK-74 light machine guns.[source]BTR-D · Description / Troop compartment; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage BTR-DG (Ob'yekt 925G) – Cargo variant without bow machine guns, firing ports and periscopes.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage This equipment includes a light collapsible crane stored on the roof of the personnel compartment, which can be traversed through 180°, a recovery winch, a combination spade and dozer blade, a generator, towing equipment, electric welding system, tools and ready use spares.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage One of the 7.62 mm bow PKT tank machine guns was eliminated.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage This entered service in 1989 in very small numbers.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage It is used to launch Yakovlev Pchela-1T UAVs for reconnaissance or jamming at ranges up to 60 km.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage BMD-1KSh "Soroka" (Ob'yekt 926) (KSh stands for komandno-shtabnaya – command and staff) – an airborne command post equipped with the R-123M , R-111 and R-130M or R-134 radio sets, as well as an AB1 portable 1 kW generator, the TNA-3 navigation system, folding CLOTHES HORSE type antennae around the superstructure and two slim antenna masts.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage R-440-ODB "Kristall-BDS" – A BTR-D converted into an airborne satellite communications vehicle with a R-440 system with a range of 15,000 km.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Located over the turret front sights were visors hinged in the centre. 2S9 Nona-S (Ob'yekt 925S) – An airborne self-propelled mortar, armed with a 120 mm 2A60 mortar.[source]BTR-D · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 3, cell 2; revision 1377846825; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[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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31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]