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M3 scout carlarger figure on 1 of 2
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 2
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Length
Single source18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M3 scout car | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Armored car[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1941-today[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[source]
Hercules JXD 6-cylinder in-line petrol
Single sourceHercules JXD 6-cylinder in-line petrol 110 hp (82 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 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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Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Costa Rican Civil War 1958 Lebanon crisis First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Salvadoran Civil War[source] | — |
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| Designer | White Motor Company[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1939[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | White Motor Company[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1939–1944[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 21,054 (M1: 76 + M2: 20 + M2A1/M3: 64 + M3A1: 20,918)[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Armor | Maximum .5 in (13 mm)[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | .50 cal M2 Browning[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 1–2 x .30 cal M1917 Browning or M1919 Browning machine guns[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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| Drive | Wheeled 4x4[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Leaf springs[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 30 US gal (110 L)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| References | Bishop & Foss[source] | — |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.6 kW/t[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Renk HSWL 256[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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