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K806
Single sourceK808
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | K808 White Tiger | 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 | 2018–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] South Korea |
K808: 7.2 meters (23 ft 7 in) K806: 6.6 meters (21 ft 8 in)[source]
Width
Single source2.1 meters (6 ft 11 in)[source]
K806
Single sourceK808
Single sourceK808: 20 metric tons (20 long tons; 22 short tons) K806: 16 metric tons (16 long tons; 18 short tons)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source100 km/h (62 mph) (road) 8 km/h (5.0 mph; 4.3 kn) (water)[source]
Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h
Manufacturer claimMaximum; On road
Single sourceHyundai Motors D6HA 10L V6 diesel K808
Single sourceK806
Single sourceHyundai Motors D6HA 10L V6 diesel K808: 420 hp (310 kW) K806: 400 hp (300 kW)[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.
Bundeswehr[source] |
| Designer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 2012–2016[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 2016–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Passengers | K808: 1–10 K806: 1–9[source] |
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| Armor | Samyang Comtech Ceramic / Polymer matrix composites[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | K808: K4 grenade launcher , or K6 heavy machine gun K806: K3 light 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 | K808: 12.7 mm / 30 mm RCWS K806: 40 mm AGL / 12.7 mm RCWS[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 | K808: 21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t) K806: 25 hp/t (18.38 kW/t)[source] | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | Independent Hydropneumatic Suspension Unit (HSU)[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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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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31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]