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Mbombe 6larger figure on 1 of 1
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 0 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 source7,715 mm (303.7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mbombe 6 | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Armoured Infantry Combat Vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Germany[source] |
| Manufacturer | Paramount Group[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
| Produced | 2010–present[source] | 2009–present |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceWidth
Single source2,800 mm (110.2 in)[source]
Cummins ISBe4 Turbo Diesel ( and 16000N Turbo Diesel
Single sourceTurbo Diesel (
Manufacturer claimCummins ISBe4 Turbo Diesel (336kW (450 hp) and 16000N Turbo Diesel)[source]
Turbo Diesel (336 kW, 450 HP, 1627 N.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 claimBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Armor | Ballistic protection: CERN level B7 or STANAG 4569 level 3 (Crew Protection against 7.62 mm MG attacks). Flat bottom blast-protected hull, mine blast protection: STANAG 4569 Level IV and RPG (10 kg of TNT under hull), anti-tank mine. Withstands 50 kg TNT side blast at 5 Meters[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | Roof hatch can be installed with any armament up 30 mm gun[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Transmission | Automatic transmission[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 365-430 mm[source] | — |
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| Steering system | 24.5 meters turning radius kerb to kerb[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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| No. built | — | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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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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| Reported operators |
| — |
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31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]