FV432 vs Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

AArmoured vehicles

FV432

Armoured personnel carrier

Credit

PHC HOLMES · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · 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

FV432Length

5.25 m

Length source ↗

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)Length

7.4 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FV432larger figure on 0 of 1

None

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

Length+41%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

5.25m

7.4m

Length+41%

All recorded figures & sources

5.25 m

Length

Single source

5.25 m (17 ft 3 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

2.55m

4mSchützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.55 m

Width

Single source

2.55 m (8 ft 4 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

2.28m

3.6mfor the optics

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.28 m

Height

Single source

2.28 m (7 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

15.3t15 tons (

43tlevel C

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15,300 kg

15 tons (

Single source

15 tons (15.3 t)^[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]

2+ 10 troops

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

+ 10 troops

Single source

2 + 10 troops^[source]

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

52km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

70km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

52 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

52 km/h (32 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]

580kmOperational; Operational range

600kmOperational; On road

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

580 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

580 km (360 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

180kWRolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel

800kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

180 kW

Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel

Single source

Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel 240 hp (180 kW)^[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

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Configuration

Details

FV432 and Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) configuration
Specification	FV432	Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
Type	Armoured personnel carrier^[source]	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Germany^[source]
In service	1963–present^[source]	2015–present^[source]
Manufacturer	GKN Sankey^[source]	Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]
Armour	12.7 mm max^[source]	—
Main armament	7.62 mm L7 General Purpose Machine Gun^[source]	Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]
Secondary armament	smoke dischargers^[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	15.7 hp/tonne^[source]	18.6 kW/t^[source]
Suspension	torsion-bar, 5 road wheels^[source]	Horstman hydrostruts^[source]
Used by	—	Bundeswehr^[source]
Designer	—	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]
Designed	—	1995–2009^[source]
Produced	—	2009–present^[source]
No. built	—	350 as of December 2022^[source]
Passengers	—	6^[source]
Armor	—	AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]
Transmission	—	Renk HSWL 256^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]
Reported occupants	—	3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Reported operators	Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom	—

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FV432

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

Type

Armoured personnel carrier^[source]

Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

Germany^[source]

In service

1963–present^[source]

2015–present^[source]

Manufacturer

GKN Sankey^[source]

Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]

Armour

12.7 mm max^[source]

—

Main armament

7.62 mm L7 General Purpose Machine Gun^[source]

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

Secondary armament

smoke dischargers^[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

15.7 hp/tonne^[source]

18.6 kW/t^[source]

Suspension

torsion-bar, 5 road wheels^[source]

Horstman hydrostruts^[source]

Used by

—

Bundeswehr^[source]

Designer

—

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]

Designed

—

1995–2009^[source]

Produced

—

2009–present^[source]

No. built

—

350 as of December 2022^[source]

Passengers

—

6^[source]

Armor

—

AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]

Transmission

—

Renk HSWL 256^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

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

Reported occupants

—

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

Reported operators

Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom

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