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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1
Volkswagen Type 2larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceOfficial specification · puma; 7.4 m
Manufacturer claimConfiguration
| Specification | Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) | Volkswagen Type 2 |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | — |
| In service | 2015–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Bundeswehr[source] | — |
| Designer | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme[source] | — |
| Designed | 1995–2009 |
Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge
Single sourceLength
Single source4,280 mm (168.5 in)[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 source1,720 mm (67.7 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]
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
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | — |
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| Main armament | Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)[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] | — |
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| Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t[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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland[source] | Volkswagen[source] |
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| Reported occupants | 3+6[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Also called | — | Volkswagen Bus Volkswagen Kombi Volkswagen Transporter[source] |
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| Production | — | November 1949 – present[source] |
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| Class | — | Light commercial vehicle ( M )[source] |
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| Body style | — | 4/5-door panel van 4/5-door minibus 2-door pickup (regular cab) 3-door pickup (crew cab)[source] |
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| Layout | — | Longitudinal Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive (T1–T3) Longitudinal Rear-engine, four-wheel-drive (T3) Transverse Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (T4–present) Transverse Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (T4–present)[source] |
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| Platform | — | Volkswagen Group T platform[source] |
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| Successor | — | Volkswagen ID. Buzz (Type 2 RWD)[source] |
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| Assembly | — | West Germany: Wolfsburg West Germany: Hanover Australia: Melbourne Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo South Africa: Uitenhage[source] |
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| Engine | — | 1.1 L B4 ( petrol ) 1.2 L B4 (petrol) 1.5 L B4 (petrol) 1.6 L B4 (petrol) (Brazil, after 1967)[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,400 mm (94.5 in)[source] |
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