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M577 command post carrierlarger 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.
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Length
Single source194 inches (4.93 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M577 command post carrier | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Armored personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source105.8 inches (2.69 m)[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
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
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| Designer | FMC Corporation[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1962[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | BAE Systems (from 2005)[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| No. built | over 7300[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Variants | see Variants[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 3 operators[source] |
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| Armor | 5083 aluminum alloy 38–45 millimetres (1.5–1.8 in)[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Engine | see Basic versions[source] | — |
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| Drive | tracked[source] | — |
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| Transmission | see Basic versions[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 120 US gallons (454 litres)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Steering system | hydrostatic, integrated with transmission[source] | — |
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| Produced | — | 2009–present[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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| Reported occupants | — | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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