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Centauro 1
Single sourceCentauro 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Centauro (Tank destroyer) | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Wheeled tank destroyer[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1991 - present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
Centauro 1: 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) Centauro 2: 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)[source]
Centauro 1
Single sourceCentauro 2
Single sourceCentauro 1: 2.94 m (9 ft 8 in) Centauro 2: 3.12 m (10 ft 3 in)[source]
Official specification · puma; 3.7 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite
Single sourceCentauro 1
Single sourceCentauro 2
Single sourceCentauro 1: 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) Centauro 2: 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)[source]
for the optics
Single sourcefor the turret roof
Single sourceCentauro 1
Single sourceCentauro 2
Single sourceCentauro 1: 24 t (24 long tons; 26 short tons) Centauro 2: 30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single sourceCentauro 1: Iveco VTCA V6 , turbo-diesel engine ( ) Centauro 2: Iveco Vector 8V V8 engine (
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceCentauro 1: Iveco VTCA V6 , turbo-diesel engine (520 hp (390 kW)) Centauro 2: Iveco Vector 8V V8 engine (704 hp (525 kW))[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.
Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | United Nations Operation in Somalia II Implementation Force Kosovo Force Iraq War UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1986[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Iveco Fiat (hull, propulsion) Oto Melara (weapons, turrets)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Unit cost | € 1.6 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | Centauro: 1991–2006 Centauro 2: 2021–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 490+ (plus 249 Freccia)[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel armoured hull[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | Centauro 1: Oto Melara 105 mm/52 (rifled) Centauro 2: Oto Melara 120mm L/45 LRF (smoothbore)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Centauro 1: Coaxial: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Pintle: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Centauro 2: Coaxial: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) RWS Hitrole Mod.L or pintle: 1 × GPMG or ( 7.62×51mm NATO / 12.7×99mm NATO )[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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| Payload capacity | 350 kg (770 lb)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Hydropneumatic automatic transmission with 5 forward and 2 reverse gears 8×8 wheels[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Suspension | independent MacPherson struts[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Designer | — | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Reported occupants | — | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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up-armoured
Single sourcewith base armour
Single source3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured[source]
3.7 m[source]
4 m[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Breite
Schützenpanzer Puma · Height · Höhe
Single source3.1 m (10 ft) for the turret roof 3.6 m (12 ft) for the optics[source]
3,6 m[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Höhe
31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]