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M9 half-tracklarger figure on 0 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M9 half-track | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Half-track armored personnel carrier[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
| In service | 1943–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See users list[source] |
20 ft 7 in (6.28 m) wheelbase 135.5 in (3.44 m)[source]
Width
Single source7 ft 3 in (2.22 m)[source]
IHC RED-450-B
Single sourceIHC RED-450-B 141 hp (105 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 Arab-Israeli War of 1948 Korean War Suez Crisis Vietnam War Indo-Pakistani War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War[source] | — |
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| Designer | International Harvester[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 1940–1941[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | International Harvester[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 1942–1944[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 3,500[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Passengers | 10 troops[source] |
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| Armor | 8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in)[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | 1 × 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning 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 | 2 × 0.30 inch (7.62 mm) 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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| Suspension | wheels at front single bogie vertical volute spring tracks at rear[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 60 US gal (230 L)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| Source measurement | As with the M5, due to the lack of face-hardened armor, homogenous armor was used. Although thicker, it gave less protection and could be penetrated by armor-piercing rifle bullets from 300 yards (270 m) rather than 200 yards (180 m). The armor also made the vehicle heavier, though the performance was essentially similar.[source]M9 half-track · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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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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