Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) vs YPR-765

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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

YPR-765

Infantry fighting vehicle

Credit

Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Landmacht (AVDKL) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)Length

7.4 m

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YPR-765Length

5.26 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

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

Length+41%

YPR-765larger figure on 0 of 1

None

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Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 39 rows sourced on both sides

7.4m

5.26m

Length+41%

All recorded figures & sources

7.4 m

Length

Single source

7.4 m

Official specification · puma; 7.4 m

Manufacturer claim

Configuration

Details

Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) and YPR-765 configuration
Specification	Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)	YPR-765
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	Germany^[source]	United States Netherlands^[source]
In service	2015–present^[source]	—
Used by	Bundeswehr^[source]	See Operators^[source]

Designer	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Rheinmetall Landsysteme^[source]	—

Designed	1995–2009^[source]	—

Produced	2009–present^[source]	1977–1989^[source]

No. built	350 as of December 2022^[source]	>2,000^[source]

Passengers	6^[source]	—

Armor	AMAP modular composite armor composite armour^[source]	Welded aluminium and spaced laminate steel^[source]

Main armament	Autocanon MK 30-2/ABM ( 30 mm , 200 rounds ready to fire, 200 in storage)^[source]	25 mm Oerlikon KBA-B02 cannon (324 rounds)^[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]	7.62 mm FN MAG coaxial machine gun (1,940rounds)^[source]

Power/weight	18.6 kW/t^[source]	—

Transmission	Renk HSWL 256^[source]	—

Suspension	Horstman hydrostruts^[source]	—

Fuel capacity	900 L (240 U.S. gal; 200 imp gal)^[source]	416 litres^[source]

Manufacturer	Rheinmetall AG, KNDS Deutschland^[source]	FMC DAF RSV^[source]

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

Wars	—	Bosnian War Sinai insurgency Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Variants	—	See Variants^[source]

Ground clearance	—	0.43 m^[source]

Former operator · Netherlands	—	Netherlands^[source]

Role	—	Dutch infantry fighting vehicle^[source]

Source measurement	—	The vehicles were built by the FMC together with several Dutch companies such as DAF and Philips . The division of labour was that FMC built the chassis of the vehicle, while DAF was responsible for the interior and constructed the 227 specially designed turrets that were equipped with a 25 mm Oerlikon KBA-B02 cannon. In addition, Philips designed the fire control system of the YPR-765. The final assembly and integrating all the different parts was also done by DAF.^[source]YPR-765 · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage YPR-765 PRI ( Pantser Rups Infanterie ) — primary infantry fighting vehicle with a 25 mm Oerlikon KBA-B02 cannon and a coaxial FN MAG co-axial machine gun contained in a turret (EWS - Enclosed Weapon Station); crew of three plus seven passengers (normally only five carried); outward-facing bench seats in the rear compartment. YPR-765 PRI.50 — armoured personnel carrier with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M113-type cupola in place of a turret.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage YPR-765 PRCO-series ( Pantser Rups Commando , i.e., command post vehicle) YPR-765 PRCO-B — company commander's vehicle with the same EWS-turret as the PRI; crew of six plus two passengers; folding table in the rear compartment with two inward-facing seats on either side.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage YPR-765 PRCO-C-1 — battalion commander's vehicle with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M26 cupola; crew of five plus four passengers; folding table in the rear compartment with a three-seat bench on the left and two seats on the right, all facing inward.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage YPR-765 PRRDR ( Pantser Rups Radar ) — vehicle equipped with a ZB-298 battlefield surveillance radar, armed with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M113-type cupola; crew of four plus two passengers; folding table in the rear compartment, with one inward-facing seat on either side. Each tank battalion and each armoured infantry battalion had three of these in its staff and support company. YPR-765 PRDRR-C — radar platoon command vehicle. Withdrawn from service.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage YPR-765 PRGWT ( Pantser Rups Gewondentransport ) — armoured medical evacuation vehicle (AMEV); unarmed; crew of three plus five passengers; rear compartment has two forward-facing seats on the left, bins for the personal equipment of the wounded on either side, and can hold two stretchers on either side, suspended from chains. The vehicle is equipped with a diesel-heater.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage YPR-765 PRMR ( Pantser Rups Mortiertrekker ) — armoured mortar tractor for MO-120-RT 120 mm mortar with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M26 cupola; crew of seven, including mortar crew; rear compartment has an inward-facing, three-seat bench on the left and a mortar ammunition rack on the right. Storage racks for 150 mortar rounds.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The vehicles were built by the FMC together with several Dutch companies such as DAF and Philips . The division of labour was that FMC built the chassis of the vehicle, while DAF was responsible for the interior and constructed the 227 specially designed turrets that were equipped with a 25 mm Oerlikon KBA-B02 cannon. In addition, Philips designed the fire control system of the YPR-765. The final assembly and integrating all the different parts was also done by DAF.^[source]YPR-765 · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

YPR-765 PRI ( Pantser Rups Infanterie ) — primary infantry fighting vehicle with a 25 mm Oerlikon KBA-B02 cannon and a coaxial FN MAG co-axial machine gun contained in a turret (EWS - Enclosed Weapon Station); crew of three plus seven passengers (normally only five carried); outward-facing bench seats in the rear compartment. YPR-765 PRI.50 — armoured personnel carrier with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M113-type cupola in place of a turret.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

YPR-765 PRCO-series ( Pantser Rups Commando , i.e., command post vehicle) YPR-765 PRCO-B — company commander's vehicle with the same EWS-turret as the PRI; crew of six plus two passengers; folding table in the rear compartment with two inward-facing seats on either side.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

YPR-765 PRCO-C-1 — battalion commander's vehicle with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M26 cupola; crew of five plus four passengers; folding table in the rear compartment with a three-seat bench on the left and two seats on the right, all facing inward.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

YPR-765 PRRDR ( Pantser Rups Radar ) — vehicle equipped with a ZB-298 battlefield surveillance radar, armed with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M113-type cupola; crew of four plus two passengers; folding table in the rear compartment, with one inward-facing seat on either side. Each tank battalion and each armoured infantry battalion had three of these in its staff and support company. YPR-765 PRDRR-C — radar platoon command vehicle. Withdrawn from service.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

YPR-765 PRGWT ( Pantser Rups Gewondentransport ) — armoured medical evacuation vehicle (AMEV); unarmed; crew of three plus five passengers; rear compartment has two forward-facing seats on the left, bins for the personal equipment of the wounded on either side, and can hold two stretchers on either side, suspended from chains. The vehicle is equipped with a diesel-heater.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

YPR-765 PRMR ( Pantser Rups Mortiertrekker ) — armoured mortar tractor for MO-120-RT 120 mm mortar with a .50-caliber M2 HB machine gun on an M26 cupola; crew of seven, including mortar crew; rear compartment has an inward-facing, three-seat bench on the left and a mortar ammunition rack on the right. Storage racks for 150 mortar rounds.^[source]YPR-765 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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