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Eland armoured carlarger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source5.12 m (16 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Eland armoured car | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Armoured car[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1962–1994 (South Africa) 1967–present (other)[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[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.
Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | Angolan Civil War Rhodesian Bush War 1981 Entumbane Uprising South African Border War Western Sahara War Second Congo War Chadian Civil War Northern Mali conflict Boko Haram insurgency[source] | — |
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| Designer | Sandock-Austral[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1962[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Sandock-Austral Reumech OMC[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1964 – 1986[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,600[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 90mm Denel GT-2 (29 rounds) OR 60mm K1 mortar (56 rounds)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2x 7.62mm M1919 Browning machine guns (2400 - 3800 rounds)[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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| Engine | Chevrolet 153 2.5 L (150 in 3 ) inline 4 -cylinder water-cooled petrol[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 6-speed manual constant mesh[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Suspension | Independent 4X4 ; active trailing arms[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 380 mm (1 ft 3 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 142 L (38 US gal)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Former operator · South Africa | South Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South West Africa | South West Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Rhodesia | Rhodesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Portugal | Portugal[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | Eland[source] | — |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | — | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.6 kW/t[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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