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BEngineering & recovery
Combat engineering vehicle Armoured personnel carrier
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Char de dépannage DNG/DCLlarger figure on 2 of 4
Puma armored engineering vehiclelarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.15 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Char de dépannage DNG/DCL | Puma armored engineering vehicle |
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| Type | Armoured recovery vehicle[source] | Combat engineering vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | United Kingdom Israel[source] |
| Used by | France UAE[source] | — |
| Designer | Nexter[source] | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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7.55 m[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source700 km[source]
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| Designed | 1991[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Nexter[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembly)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994-2000s[source] | — |
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| No. built | 66[source] | — |
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| Armour | cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 14,5 mm[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1× 12.7 mm machine gun 20× smoke dischargers[source] | 3 x 7.62 mm FN MAG 1x MAG Rafael OWS[source] |
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| Power/weight | 25.4 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 295TM[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Oleopneumatic suspension[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1x 60 mm Soltam mortar 2 x TAAS IS-6 smoke grenade launchers with 6 smoke grenades each[source] |
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| Role | — | heavily armored Combat engineering vehicle and armored personnel carrier[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The Puma ( Hebrew : פומ"ה פורץ מכשולים הנדסי) is a heavily armored Combat engineering vehicle and armored personnel carrier that the Engineering Corps of the Israeli Defence Forces has used since the early 1990s. The vehicle can carry a crew of up to eight. The 50-ton vehicle's speed is 45 kilometers an hour.[source]Puma armored engineering vehicle · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Armament consists of three 7.62 mm FN MAG general-purpose machine guns , including one in a remote turret that the crew can control from within the cabin by a Rafael Overhead Weapon Station (OWS). The vehicle also has a 60 mm mortar and two launchers for smoke grenades.[source]Puma armored engineering vehicle · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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