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Measured figures
4th Generation M-LPV
Single source5.94 m (4th Generation M-LPV)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Plasan SandCat | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) |
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| Type | Light armoured vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Germany[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Bundeswehr[source] |
| Wars | Mexican drug war Second Nagorno-Karabakh war[source] | — |
Official specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single source4th Generation M-LPV
Single source2.315 m (91.1 in)(4th Generation M-LPV)[source]
4th Generation M-LPV
Single source2.54 m (4th Generation M-LPV)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
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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| Designer | Nir Kahn[source] | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] |
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| Designed | 2004[source] | 1995–2009[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Plasan / Oshkosh Corporation / IBN Industrias Militares/IBN Military Industries[source] | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] |
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| Produced | 2004-present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | around 700[source] | 350 as of December 2022[source] |
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| Armor | steel/ceramic/Kevlar; protection level to suit requirement[source] | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] |
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| Main armament | Remote weapon station (optional)[source] | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] |
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| Engine | 6.7 L Power Stroke diesel V8 (6.4 L in early variants)[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | up to 2,109 kg (generation and variant dependent)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Ford Torqshift six-speed automatic (five-speed in some early models)[source] | Renk HSWL 256[source] |
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| Suspension | coil springs and shock-absorbers at the front and leaf springs and shock-absorbers at the rear. Uprated as required (second generation had a Plasan-designed coil spring and trailing arm rear suspension)[source] | Horstman hydrostruts[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 280 mm (4th generation M-LPV)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 150 litres (4th generation)[source] | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] |
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| In service | — | 2015–present[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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| Reported occupants | — | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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