AArmoured vehicles
Cadillac Gage Commando
Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle
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AArmoured vehicles
Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle
At a glance
Measured figures
V-100/V-150
Single sourceV-200
Single source5.69 m (18 ft 8 in) (V-100/V-150) 6.12 m (20 ft 1 in) (V-200)[source]
V-100/V-150
Single sourceV-200
Single source2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) (V-100/V-150) 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in) (V-200)[source]
V-100/V-200
Single sourceV-150
Single source2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) (V-100/V-200) 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) (V-150)[source]
V-100
Single sourceV-150
Single sourceV-200
Single source7.37 tonnes (8.12 short tons ; 7.25 long tons ) (V-100) 9.8 tonnes (10.8 short tons ; 9.6 long tons ) (V-150) 12.73 tonnes (14.03 short tons ; 12.53 long tons ) (V-200)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single source31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]
Chrysler 361 eight-cylinder petrol at 4,000 rpm
Single sourceChrysler 361 eight-cylinder petrol 210 hp (156 kW) at 4,000 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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Configuration
| Specification | Cadillac Gage Commando | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Armored car Armored personnel carrier Internal security vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | List of Conflicts Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Sarawak Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) Indonesian occupation of East Timor Chadian–Libyan conflict Second Sudanese Civil War Somali Rebellion 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh South Thailand insurgency Zamboanga City crisis Battle of Marawi[source] | — |
| Designed | June 1962[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cadillac Gage[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
| Unit cost | US$30,000 (equivalent to $289,671 in 2025) in 1967[source] | — |
| Produced | 1963–2000[source] | 2009–present[source] |
| No. built | 3,200[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Main armament | 1× Cockerill Mk3 90 mm cannon 1× 20 mm autocannon 1× 40 mm grenade machine gun 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 1× 7.62 mm machine gun[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
| Secondary armament | 2× 6× 40 mm smoke grenade launchers[source] | Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense[source] |
| Power/weight | 20.42 hp/tonne (15.22 kW/tonne)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
| Ground clearance | 0.38 m (V-100/V-150) 0.43 (V-200)[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 303 liters (V-100/V-150) 379 liters (V-200)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
| In service | — | 2015–present[source] |
| Designer | — | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
| Passengers | — | |
| Armor | — | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
| Transmission | — | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
| Suspension | — | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
| Reported occupants | — | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
| Reported operators |
| — |