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K200 KIFVlarger 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 source5.49 m[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | K200 KIFV | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1985–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 source2.85 m[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; on water
Single source70 km/h 6 km/h on water[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceD2848T (261 kw) at 2,300 rpm
Single sourceK200: Daewoo/MAN D2848M A1: Daewoo/ MAN
Single sourceK200: Daewoo/MAN D2848M 280 hp A1: Daewoo/ MAN D2848T 350 hp (261 kw) at 2,300 rpm[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 claimBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars 1999 East Timorese crisis Iraq War Haitian conflict[source] | — |
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| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Daewoo Heavy Industries[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1980–1984[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Daewoo Heavy Industries (1984–2000) Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery (2000–2005) Doosan Infracore (2005–2009) Doosan DST (2009–2016) Hanwha Techwin (2016–2017) Hanwha Land Systems (2017–2019) Hanwha Defense (2019–2022) Hanwha Aerospace (2022–present)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Unit cost | $1.41 million (domestic) $1.32 million (export)[source] | — |
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| Produced | K200: 1984–1996 K200A1: 1994–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 2,500 (estimate)[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Armor | Aluminium alloy[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 1 x M2 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 | 1 x M60 or K12 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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| Power/weight | 26.5 hp/ton[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Transmission | K200: David Brown T300 7 forward, 7 reverse A1: Allison Transmission X200-5D (early) or X200-5K (late) 4 forward, 1 reverse[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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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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