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K21larger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6.9 m (23 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | K21 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 2009–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source3.4 m (11 ft)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source70 km/h (43 mph) (road) 40 km/h (25 mph) (cross-country) 7 km/h (4.3 mph; 3.8 kn) (water)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceDoosan - D2840LXE diesel
Single sourcefor the PIP
Single sourceDoosan - D2840LXE diesel 750 hp (840 hp for the PIP)[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.
| Designed | 1999–2008[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hanwha Defense (originally Daewoo Heavy Industries, later renamed as Doosan DST, follow by Hanwha Defense Systems)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Unit cost | $3.2 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2009–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 466[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Armor | 2519 aluminium alloy chassis. Layers consisting of S2 glass fiber reinforced Al 2 O 3 ceramic armour All round protection against 14.5×114mm API projectiles as well as 20 mm FSP Frontal armour is resistant to 30 mm APDS rounds fired from a 2A72 autocannon (standard on BMP-3 turrets) Roof armour is resistant to 155 mm artillery shell fragments Soft- and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems, ERA , NERA (only for the K21 PIP)[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | SNT Dynamics K40 40×365mmR autocannon (240 rounds) Two Raybolt ATGM launchers (planned)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm M60 GPMG[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 | 29.2 hp/tonne[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU)[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Used by | South Korea[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt | Bundeswehr[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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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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