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Dragoon 300larger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.89 metres (19.3 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dragoon 300 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Amphibious armoured vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Bundeswehr |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source2.49 metres (8 ft 2 in)[source]
turret roof
Single source2.819 metres (9 ft 3.0 in) turret roof[source]
Maximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source116 kilometres per hour (72 mph) road, 4.8 kilometres per hour (3.0 mph) water[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V-53T 6-cylinder turbocharged Diesel engine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V-53T 6-cylinder turbocharged Diesel engine 300 bhp[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
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Verne Corporation[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Arrowpointe Corporation[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1982-2002 (Production) 1982-2008 (Marketing)[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 400 Dragoons (1982-2002)[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | steel[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 1x 90 mm gun, 1 x 20 mm[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1 x 7.62 mm machine gun[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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| Suspension | 4x4[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Renk HSWL 256[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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| Reported operators |
| — |
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