Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) vs WZ-551

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

Boevaya mashina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

WZ-551

Armoured fighting vehicle

Credit

Chamal Pathirana · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)Length

7.4 m

Length source ↗

WZ-551Length

6.63 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)larger figure on 1 of 1

Length+12%

WZ-551larger figure on 0 of 1

None

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Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 62 rows sourced on both sides

7.4m

6.63m

Length+12%

All recorded figures & sources

7.4 m

Length

Single source

7.4 m

Official specification · puma; 7.4 m

Manufacturer claim

7.6 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Length · Länge

Single source

7.4 m (24 ft)^[source]

7.4 m^[source]

7,6 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Länge

6.63 m

Length

Single source

6.63 m^[source]

4mSchützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite

2.8m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

3.7 m

Official specification · puma; 3.7 m

Manufacturer claim

4 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Width · Breite

Single source

4 m

up-armoured

Single source

3.7 m

with base armour

Single source

3.7 m (12 ft) with base armour 4.0 m (13 ft) up-armoured^[source]

3.7 m^[source]

4 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Breite

2.8 m

Width

Single source

2.80 m^[source]

3.6mfor the optics

2.8m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.6 m

for the optics

Single source

3.1 m

for the turret roof

Single source

3.6 m

Schützenpanzer Puma · Height · Höhe

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft) for the turret roof 3.6 m (12 ft) for the optics^[source]

3,6 m^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Höhe

2.8 m

Height

Single source

2.80 m^[source]

43tlevel C

12,500–15,800kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

31,400 kg

level A

Single source

43,000 kg

level C

Single source

31.4 t (69,225 lb) (level A) 43.0 t (94,799 lb) (level C)^[source]

12,500–15,800 kg

Mass

Single source

12.5 to 15.8 tonnes^[source]

3+ 9 passengers

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

3 people

+ 9 passengers

Single source

3 + 9 passengers^[source]

70km/h

85km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

70 km/h

Maximum; Official specification · puma; 70 km/h

Manufacturer claim

70 km/h

Maximum; On road

Single source

70 km/h (43 mph) on road^[source]

70 km/h^[source]

85 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

85 km/h^[source]

600kmOperational; On road

800kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

600 km

Operational; On road

Single source

550 km

Schützenpanzer Puma · Range · Reichweite

Single source

600 km (373 mi) on road^[source]

550 km^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · Reichweite

800 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

800 km^[source]

800kW

239kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

800 kW

MTU Fried. MT 892 Ka-501 v10 11.1-litre (at 3,800 rpm), 2,200 N⋅m (1,623 ft⋅lb)

Single source

800 kW

Official specification · puma; 800 kW

Manufacturer claim

MTU 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

238.623959 kW

BF8L413F 8-cylinder, turbo-charged, air-cooled diesel

Single source

BF8L413F 8-cylinder, turbo-charged, air-cooled diesel 320 hp^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) and WZ-551 configuration
Specification	Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)	WZ-551
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]	Armoured fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Germany^[source]	China^[source]
In service	2015–present^[source]	1990–present^[source]
Used by	Bundeswehr^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Designer	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]	Jiang Hong [WZ-551B] at NORINCO Vehicle Research Institute; institute 201 (中国北方车辆研究所 China Vehicles Research Institute) and Institute 202^[source]
Designed	1995–2009^[source]	—
Produced	2009–present^[source]	—
No. built	350 as of December 2022^[source]	—
Passengers	6^[source]	—
Armor	AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]	Welded steel^[source]
Main armament	Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]	ZPT-90 25 mm (ZSL-92) QJC-88 12.7 mm (ZSL-92A) ZPT-99 30 mm (ZSL-92B) PTP-86 100 mm (PTL-02)^[source]
Secondary armament	Base variant: HK MG4 ( 5.56×45mm NATO ) S1 variant: Spike LR (MELLS) ATGM Multishot grenade launcher for close-in defense^[source]	Type 86 7.62mm coaxial machine gun^[source]
Power/weight	18.6 kW/t^[source]	—
Transmission	Renk HSWL 256^[source]	ZF 5S-lllGPA mechanical transmission^[source]
Suspension	Horstman hydrostruts^[source]	Independent wheel^[source]
Fuel capacity	900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]	Norinco , at Factory 256 (西南车辆制造厂Southwest Vehicles Factories)^[source]
Reported occupants	3+6^[source]Schützenpanzer Puma · BesatzungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review	—
Wars	—	Boko Haram insurgency Somali Civil War ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia Al-Shabaab Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Tigray War Myanmar civil war (2021–present)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Burkina Faso Reported operator · Burundi Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · China Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · Equatorial Guinea Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Mauritania Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · Nepal Reported operator · Niger Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · Sri Lanka Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Zambia Reported operator · Zimbabwe

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Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)

WZ-551

Type

Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

Armoured fighting vehicle^[source]

Place of origin

Germany^[source]

China^[source]

In service

2015–present^[source]

1990–present^[source]

Used by

Bundeswehr^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Designer

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]

Jiang Hong [WZ-551B] at NORINCO Vehicle Research Institute; institute 201 (中国北方车辆研究所 China Vehicles Research Institute) and Institute 202^[source]

Designed

1995–2009^[source]

—

Produced

2009–present^[source]

—

No. built

350 as of December 2022^[source]

—

Passengers

6^[source]

—

Armor

AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]

Welded steel^[source]

Main armament

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

ZPT-90 25 mm (ZSL-92) QJC-88 12.7 mm (ZSL-92A) ZPT-99 30 mm (ZSL-92B) PTP-86 100 mm (PTL-02)^[source]

Secondary armament

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

Type 86 7.62mm coaxial machine gun^[source]

Power/weight

18.6 kW/t^[source]

—

Transmission

Renk HSWL 256^[source]

ZF 5S-lllGPA mechanical transmission^[source]

Suspension

Horstman hydrostruts^[source]

Independent wheel^[source]

Fuel capacity

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

—

Manufacturer

Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]

Norinco , at Factory 256 (西南车辆制造厂Southwest Vehicles Factories)^[source]

Reported occupants

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

—

Wars

—

Boko Haram insurgency Somali Civil War ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia Al-Shabaab Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Tigray War Myanmar civil war (2021–present)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Burkina Faso
Reported operator · Burundi
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Djibouti
Reported operator · Equatorial Guinea
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Mauritania
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Nepal
Reported operator · Niger
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Zambia
Reported operator · Zimbabwe