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Measured figures
Length
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimConfiguration
| Specification | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) | Ratel IFV |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 2015–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Bundeswehr[source] | See Operators[source] |
Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceHull
Single source7.21 m (23 ft 8 in) (hull)[source]
Official specification · puma; 3.7 m
Manufacturer claimSchützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite
Single sourceup-armoured
Single sourcewith base armour
Single source3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured[source]
3.7 m[source]
4 m[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Breite
Width
Single source2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single source31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]
Ratel-20/Ratel-60
Single sourceRatel-90
Single sourceMTU 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
Büssing D 3256 BTXF six-cylinder turbocharged diesel at 2,200 rpm
Single sourceBüssing D 3256 BTXF six-cylinder turbocharged diesel 205 kW (275 hp) at 2,200 rpm[source]
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| Designer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] | Springfield Büssing[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2009[source] | March 1972[source] |
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| Produced | 2009–present[source] | 1976 – 1987[source] |
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| No. built | 350 as of December 2022[source] | 1,381[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] | See Variants[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] | 7.62 mm Browning M1919 coaxial machine gun 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine gun on rear ring mount 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine gun on turret roof (Ratel-60/90) 3,600—6,000 stowed rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition[source] |
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| Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t[source] | 11.36 kW/t (0.00691 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 256[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] | 530 L (140 US gal)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] | Sandock Austral Reumech OMC[source] |
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| Reported occupants | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Wars | — | South African Border War Western Sahara War Operation Boleas African Union Mission to Somalia Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil War (2012–2014) Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.34 m (1 ft 1 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Ratel-90
Single source2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) (Ratel-20) 3.11 m (10 ft 2 in) (Ratel-60) 2.91 m (9 ft 7 in) (Ratel-90)[source]
18.5 tonnes (20.4 short tons ; 18.2 long tons ) (Ratel-20/Ratel-60) 19 tonnes (21 short tons ; 19 long tons ) (Ratel-90)[source]