The rated power of the new MTU892 engine is 800 kW. If the total combat weight is 3 1.45 tons, the unit power is as high as 25.4 kW/ ton. Even if the maximum total combat weight is 43 tons, the unit power is 18.6 kW/ ton. The powerful power ensures that the puma has excellent maneuverability and can fight side by side with the Leopard II tank.
"Puma" infantry fighting vehicle adopts a new type of hydraulic and pneumatic suspension system developed by Klaus-Maffei Wiegman Company, which not only makes the vehicle have good off-road capability, but also makes it quieter and less vibrated when driving.
"Puma" has five pairs of unequal load-bearing wheels and two pairs of supporting wheels, with the driving wheel in front and the inducer behind. The crawler is a double-pin metal rubber-coated crawler provided by Deere Company, with low grounding pressure.
development prospect
"Puma" is an infantry fighting vehicle developed with a large number of latest technologies, and its comprehensive performance is the most advanced in the world. With the further development of this project, the chassis of Puma infantry fighting vehicle can also be used to develop multi-purpose variant vehicles, such as armoured command vehicle, mortar vehicle, anti-aircraft missile launcher, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, anti-tank missile launcher, direct weapon platform, armored ambulance and so on.