EE-9 Cascavel vs Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

EE-9 Cascavel — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

EE-9 Cascavel

Armoured car

Credit

Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) — licensed reference photograph

BArmoured vehicles

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

Boevaya mashina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

EE-9 CascavelLength

6.29 m

Length source ↗

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)Length

7.4 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

EE-9 Cascavellarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1

Length+18%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 54 rows sourced on both sides

6.29m

7.4m

Length+18%

All recorded figures & sources

6.29 m

Length

Single source

6.29 m (20 ft 8 in)^[source]

7.4 m

Length

Single source

7.4 m

Official specification · puma; 7.4 m

Manufacturer claim

7.6 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge

Single source

7.4 m (24 ft)^[source]

7.4 m^[source]

7,6 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Länge

2.59m

4mSchützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.59 m

Width

Single source

2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)^[source]

3.7 m

Official specification · puma; 3.7 m

Manufacturer claim

4 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite

Single source

4 m

up-armoured

Single source

3.7 m

with base armour

Single source

3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured^[source]

3.7 m^[source]

4 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Breite

2.6m

3.6mfor the optics

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.6 m

Height

Single source

2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)^[source]

3.6 m

for the optics

Single source

3.1 m

for the turret roof

Single source

3.6 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Height · Höhe

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft) for the turret roof 3.6 m (12 ft) for the optics^[source]

3,6 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Höhe

12t

43tlevel C

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

12,000 kg

Mass

Single source

12 tonnes (13 short tons ; 12 long tons )^[source]

31,400 kg

level A

Single source

43,000 kg

level C

Single source

31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)^[source]

3commander, driver, gunner

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

commander, driver, gunner

Single source

3 (commander, driver, gunner)^[source]

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

100km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

70km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

100 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

100 km/h (62 mph)^[source]

70 km/h

Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h

Manufacturer claim

70 km/h

Maximum; On road

Single source

70 km/h (43 mph) on road^[source]

70 km/h^[source]

750kmOperational; Operational range

600kmOperational; On road

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

750 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

750 km (470 mi)^[source]

600 km

Operational; On road

Single source

550 km

Schützenpanzer Puma · Range · Reichweite

Single source

600 km (373 mi) on road^[source]

550 km^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Reichweite

158kW

800kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

158 kW

Detroit Diesel 6V-53N 5.2 L (320 in 3 ) 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel at 2,800 rpm

Single source

Detroit Diesel 6V-53N 5.2 L (320 in 3 ) 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel 158 kW (212 hp) at 2,800 rpm^[source]

800 kW

MTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)

Single source

800 kW

Official specification · puma; 800 kW

Manufacturer claim

MTU 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.

Configuration

Details

EE-9 Cascavel and Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) configuration
Specification	EE-9 Cascavel	Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
Type	Armoured car^[source]	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Brazil^[source]	Germany^[source]
In service	1974–present^[source]	2015–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Bundeswehr^[source]
Wars	Colombian Civil War Western Sahara War Egyptian–Libyan War Chadian–Libyan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Second Congo War Iraq War Internal conflict in Burma First Libyan Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Boko Haram insurgency Second Libyan Civil War^[source]	—
Designer	Engesa^[source]	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]
Designed	1970^[source]	1995–2009^[source]
Manufacturer	Engesa^[source]	Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]
Unit cost	USD $500,000 (new)^[source]	—
Produced	1974–1993^[source]	2009–present^[source]
No. built	1,738^[source]	350 as of December 2022^[source]
Variants	See Variants^[source]	—
Main armament	1 × 90mm Engesa EC-90 (44 rounds), 2 × MAX 1.2 AC anti-tank missiles (for Cascavel NG only)^[source]	Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]
Secondary armament	2× FN MAG (2,200–2,400 rounds)^[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	15.82hp/tonne^[source]	18.6 kW/t^[source]
Suspension	6X6 double axle boomerang drive^[source]	Horstman hydrostruts^[source]
Ground clearance	0.375 m (1 ft 2.8 in)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	360 L (95 US gal)^[source]	900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]
Passengers	—	6^[source]
Armor	—	AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]
Transmission	—	Renk HSWL 256^[source]
Reported occupants	—	3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Reported operators	Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Burkina Faso Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Guyana Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Paraguay Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Reported operator · Suriname Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Uruguay Reported operator · Zimbabwe	—

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EE-9 Cascavel

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

Type

Armoured car^[source]

Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Brazil^[source]

Germany^[source]

In service

1974–present^[source]

2015–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

Bundeswehr^[source]

Wars

Colombian Civil War Western Sahara War Egyptian–Libyan War Chadian–Libyan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Second Congo War Iraq War Internal conflict in Burma First Libyan Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Boko Haram insurgency Second Libyan Civil War^[source]

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Designer

Engesa^[source]

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]

Designed

1970^[source]

1995–2009^[source]

Manufacturer

Engesa^[source]

Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]

Unit cost

USD $500,000 (new)^[source]

—

Produced

1974–1993^[source]

2009–present^[source]

No. built

1,738^[source]

350 as of December 2022^[source]

Variants

See Variants^[source]

—

Main armament

1 × 90mm Engesa EC-90 (44 rounds), 2 × MAX 1.2 AC anti-tank missiles (for Cascavel NG only)^[source]

Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]

Secondary armament

2× FN MAG (2,200–2,400 rounds)^[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

15.82hp/tonne^[source]

18.6 kW/t^[source]

Suspension

6X6 double axle boomerang drive^[source]

Horstman hydrostruts^[source]

Ground clearance

0.375 m (1 ft 2.8 in)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

360 L (95 US gal)^[source]

900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]

Passengers

—

6^[source]

Armor

—

AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]

Transmission

—

Renk HSWL 256^[source]

Reported occupants

—

3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

Reported operators

Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Burkina Faso
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Guyana
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Paraguay
Reported operator · Qatar
Reported operator · Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Reported operator · Suriname
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Uruguay
Reported operator · Zimbabwe

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