Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) vs Thyssen Henschel UR-416

Alert Police (Germany)^[source]

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]

1995–2009^[source]

2009–present^[source]

350 as of December 2022^[source]

6^[source]

AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]

9 mm welded steel^[source]

Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]

1 × 7.62 mm machine gun^[source]

Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense^[source]

18.6 kW/t^[source]

Renk HSWL 256^[source]

Horstman hydrostruts^[source]

wheels, 4 × 4^[source]

900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]

Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]

3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

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Germany^[source]

Lebanon^[source]

Netherlands^[source]

Palestine^[source]

Philippines^[source]

Rhodesia^[source]

Turkey^[source]

German armoured personnel carrier , first introduced in 1969 and^[source]

In 1965 an armoured car version was designed based on a Unimog 4×4 truck chassis. The UR-416 was produced in 1969 only for export. The hull is welded steel up to 9mm thick, and the driving position is in front, where there is also that of the vehicle commander.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The UR-416 is essentially the chassis of a Mercedes-Benz U1100 Unimog 416 2.5 ton cross-country vehicle fitted with an armoured body. Spare automotive parts are identical to those used in the truck and are therefore available from commercial sources. Eight infantry soldiers can be transported in the back, while the engine is in the middle. There is one medium-sized door on each side but not a rear. The high mobility is enhanced by the suspension of the typical project, high travel time to be affiliated to surface. Generally only light machine guns are fitted as armament, but other weapons can be arranged, for example, water cannons , as well as from 20mm gun turrets. Versions include media workshop, ambulance, and command vehicle.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Optional equipment includes spherical firing ports with vision devices, fire detection and extinguishing system, air-conditioning system, heater, run-flat tyres, smoke grenade dischargers, a night vision system (passive or active), an obstacle-clearing blade front, communication to the public through megaphones, and a 5-ton (5,000 kg) capacity winch. There are also two weapons slits on each side.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

This cupola can be rotated through 360° and is infinitely lockable in any required position.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The cupola hatch opens to the rear and can be locked at 180°.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Tear gas mixture is provided from tanks which hold a maximum of 500 litres.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Police - The vehicle can be equipped as a police vehicle with (e.g. Mine-sweeping shield, search headlight) or more militarily (e.g. Tire pressure adjustment system, NBC protection facility, night-vision devices) additional devices to be modular equipped, and turrets with machine guns or a 20mm-cannon can be used.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) guerrilla factions based in Lebanon assembled at their workshops in the Palestinian refugee camps of West Beirut some eight armoured cars which differed little from the original UR-416 design. Minor details could be found in the positioning of the headlights, which were bolted to the side of the engine compartment and protected by a box-shaped brush guard, instead of being mounted on top as per in the West German model. They were first displayed publicly at a PLO parade held at Beirut in April 1981, some of them fitted with roof-top AT-3 Sagger or ENTAC anti-tank missile systems though period photos show that they were more often armed with a single Browning M1919A4 .30 caliber (7.62mm) or M2HB .50 Browning (12.7×99mm) heavy machine guns mounted in the roof.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Unlicensed variants / PLO; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Another country to produce clandestine copies of the UR-416 in the 1970s was Rhodesia .^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Unlicensed variants / Rhodesia; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Plans were drawn by the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers ' (RhCE) drawing office from a commercial brochure and the vehicles were assembled in just three weeks at the Army Workshops of Inkomo Garrison by a team of skilled Scouts using South African Iscor 6mm ballistic steel plates.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Unlicensed variants / Rhodesia; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The second 'Pig' differed slightly, having a raised roof over the driver and commander seats, a rear door and an open-top troop compartment at the back, which allowed provision for three FN MAG-58 7.62×51mm NATO light machine guns to be installed on pivot mounts mounted on the vehicle's inner side walls.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Unlicensed variants / Rhodesia; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

For additional firepower, the vehicles were often armed with twin Browning M1919A4 Mk 2 medium machine guns re-chambered in the .303 British cartridge or British Hispano Mk.V 20mm autocannons taken from decommissioned Rhodesian Air Force de Havilland Vampire Mk9 single-seater fighter jets and mounted on a pintle fitted with a gun shield to protect the gunner.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Unlicensed variants / Rhodesia; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Ten UR-416 armoured cars were acquired from West Germany by the El Salvador government between 1971 and 1975 and were employed by the Salvadoran Army in Counter-insurgency and internal security duties, including patrol and road convoy escort roles, during the Salvadoran Civil War . For additional protection against RPG-2 and RPG-7 anti-tank rounds, some of the vehicles have been fitted with wire mesh screens, which detonate the HEAT warheads of the PG-2 and PG-7 projectiles before they came into contact with the vehicle's armour body. Salvadoran UR-416 armoured cars are normally armed with a M2HB .50 Browning (12.7×99mm) heavy machine gun mounted on the roof, sometimes fitted with a shield to protect the gunner, whilst some vehicles also have in addition a M60D machine gun (7.62×51mm) and shield mounted on the roof at the rear. At least six to eight UR-416 vehicles have survived the civil war and remain in service with the Salvadoran Army, with a few now being fitted with appliqué passive armour on their hull sides.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Combat history / Latin America; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Philippine Government acquired nine UR-416 armoured cars in 1973, which included two vehicles armed with Oerlikon 20mm Cannons and seven others armed with a M2HB .50 Browning (12.7×99mm) heavy machine gun mounted on the roof. The two vehicles equipped with the 20mm cannons entered service with the Philippine Marine Corps , who nicknamed them "Acerro" (Steel) in honor of Sgt. Nestor Acerro, who was killed in action at the Battle of Sibalo Hill while fighting Moro Islamic Liberation Front militants, whereas the seven remaining vehicles fitted with the HMGs were issued to the Philippine Constabulary . This batch of UR-416 armoured cars was ordered by the Philippine Department of National Defense for field evaluation by both the Marines and the Constabulary, which after testing them recommended the adoption of tropicalization modifications such as airconditioning and a modified exhaust for crossing rivers, in order to better suit the operational conditions in Mindanao . They were later decommissioned and scrapped upon the arrival of the Bravia Chaimite armoured cars.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Combat history / South East Asia; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Philippine Constabulary : 7 vehicles procured in 1973, armed with 12.7mm Heavy Machine guns.^[source]Thyssen Henschel UR-416 · Operators / Former operators; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

• Reported operator · Ecuador
• Reported operator · El Salvador
• Reported operator · Kenya
• Reported operator · Morocco
• Reported operator · Pakistan
• Reported operator · Peru
• Reported operator · Qatar
• Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
• Reported operator · Spain
• Reported operator · Togo
• Reported operator · Venezuela
• Reported operator · Portugal
• Reported operator · South Korea