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Length
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimConfiguration
| Specification | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) | Shota (vehicle) |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Infantry mobility vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | Albania[source] |
| In service | 2015–present[source] | Active (in service)[source] |
| Used by | Bundeswehr[source] |
Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single source6500[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 source2.1 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
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See Operators[source] |
| Designer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] | Grigor Andoni[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2009[source] | 2023 (first prototype)[source] |
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| Produced | 2009–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 350 as of December 2022[source] | — |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] | STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a[source] |
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| Main armament | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] | 7.62×39mm API BZ at 30 meters with 695 m/s[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] | Artillery 155 mm High Explosive at 80 m Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–22°[source] |
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| Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 256[source] | SAND and Transmission Guard[source] |
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| Suspension | Horstman hydrostruts[source] | Leaf spring[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] | 310 liter[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] | Timak (Albania) Kosovo Croatia (Potentially)[source] |
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| Reported occupants | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Variants | — | 4x4 & 6x6[source] |
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| Engine | — | Cummins ISBE 275 or Cummins ISLE 350 6 Cylinder 6210cc[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 345 mm[source] |
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| Role | — | Albanian-made mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle made[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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