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CM21 armored vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 2
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source4.863 meters (15 ft 11.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CM21 armored vehicle | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | Republic of China Armed Forces[source] | Bundeswehr[source] |
| Designer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source2.686 meters (8 ft 9.7 in)[source]
Perkins TV8-640 turbodiesel Detroit Diesel 6V53 diesel engine
Single sourcePerkins TV8-640 turbodiesel Detroit Diesel 6V53 diesel engine 210 hp (160 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 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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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
| Designed | 1970s[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | ROC Armored Vehicle Development Center[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1980s[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | Over 1,000 (all variants)[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | 5 variants (see variants )[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 12[source] |
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| Armor | Aluminum hull Spaced Armor filled with Polyurethane on front and rear[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher 107 millimeters (4.2 in)/ 120 millimeters (4.7 in) mortar (CM22) 81 millimeters (3.2 in) mortar (CM23) BGM-71 TOW missile (CM25) 8 smoke grenade launcher (CM21, 22, 23, 26) 6 smoke grenade launcher (CM25)[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 | 22.36 hp/t[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Transmission | Allison TX100-1 automatic gearbox three forward gears, one reverse gear[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension , five road wheels[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Role | armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Infantry fighting vehicle[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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