AArmoured vehicles
Land Rover Defender
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AArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Measured figures
110
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| Specification | Land Rover Defender | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Manufacturer | Land Rover (1983–2012) Jaguar Land Rover (2013–2016)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
| Also called | Land Rover 90, Ninety, 110, One Ten, One Two Seven (1983–1990)[source] | — |
| Production | 1983–2016 Over 2 million Series/Defenders built since 1948[source] | — |
| Assembly | United Kingdom: Solihull ( Solihull plant ) CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kits : Australia: Moorebank Brazil: São Paulo ( Karmann ) South Africa: Blackheath; Rosslyn ; Silverton Pakistan: Karachi ( Sigma Motors ) Turkey: Istanbul ; Arifiye ( Otokar ) Malaysia: Shah Alam , Kulim ( SMA ) Jordan: Ma'an ( Aqaba Assembly Plant ) Kenya: Nairobi Thailand: Rayong (Thai Swedish Assembly) Zimbabwe[source] |
160.5 in (4,077 mm) (90) 181.1 in (4,600 mm) (110)[source]
Width
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for the optics
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Single source31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[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
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| Class | Small offroader (90) Medium sized offroader (110 & 130)[source] | — |
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| Layout | Front engine , four-wheel drive[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | Land Rover Series III[source] | — |
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| Successor | Land Rover Defender (L663)[source] | — |
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| Body style | 3-door 4x4 5-door 4x4 2-door pickup 3-door panel truck[source] | — |
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| Related | Land Rover Wolf Santana PS-10[source] | — |
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| Engine | petrol : 2.25 L 10H I4 (1983–1985) 2.5 L 17H I4 (1985–1993) 3.5 L Rover V8 V8 (1983–1993) diesel : 2.25 L 10J I4 (1983) 2.5 L 11J/12J I4 (1984–1993) 2.5 L 19J turbo I4 (1986–1990)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 4-speed LT95 manual 5-speed LT77 manual 5-speed LT85 manual[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Wheelbase | 92.9 in (2,360 mm) (90) 110 in (2,794 mm) (110) 127 in (3,226 mm) (127)[source] | — |
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| National origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | Germany[source] |
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| In service | — | 2015–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Bundeswehr[source] |
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| Designer | — | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | — | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | — | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 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 | — | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Horstman hydrostruts[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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Schützenpanzer Puma · Height · Höhe
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