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Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
Strykerlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimConfiguration
| Specification | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) | Stryker |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Armored personnel carrier – infantry fighting vehicle hybrid[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | Canada / United States[source] |
| In service | 2015–present[source] | 2002–present[source] |
| Used by | Bundeswehr[source] |
Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceLength
Single source22 ft 10 in (6.95 m)[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 source8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)[source]
level A
Single sourcelevel C
Single source31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)[source]
ICV
Single sourceMGS
Single sourceICV: 18.16 short tons (16.47 t ) MGS: 20.69 short tons (18.77 t)
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
Caterpillar C7
Single sourceCaterpillar C7 350 hp (260 kW)[source]
Stryker Mobile Gun System · Calibre
Single source105mm[source]Stryker Mobile Gun System
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States (see Operators below for details)[source] |
| Designer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1995–2009[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2009–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 350 as of December 2022[source] | ~4,900 including 4,466 vehicles in US Army[source] |
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| Passengers | Up to 9[source] nine infantry Soldiers[source]Stryker ICV |
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| Armor | AMAP modular composite armor composite armour[source] | With bolt-on ceramic armor : all-around 14.5×114mm protection[source] |
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| Main armament | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[source] | 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun or 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher mounted in a Protector remote weapon station or 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II gun (on Stryker Dragoons ) or 105 mm M68A2 gun (on M1128 mobile gun system )[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] | 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 and 7.62 mm M240 machine guns (on M1128 mobile gun system)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t[source] | ICV: 19.3 hp/sh ton (15.8 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 256[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Horstman hydrostruts[source] | 8×8 wheeled[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] | General Dynamics Land Systems -Canada[source] |
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| Reported occupants | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Unit cost | — | US$ 4.9 million (2012)[source] |
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