s.Pz.spahwg. 8x8
"Puma"
War Years Used
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1943 - 1945
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Crew
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4
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Speed
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90 km/h
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Fuel
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240 litres
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Consumption
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40 / 100km - on
60 / 100km - off
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Range
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900 km
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Wading
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1200 mm
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Armament
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7.29mm MG 42
5cm L/60 KwK39/1
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Rounds
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1050 - 7.29mm
55 - 50mm
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The "Puma" used a 5 cm L/60 gun, same as the Pz.IIIj, This gun however needed a muzzelbreak as the vehicle was not steady enough for the recoil. |
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A total of 101 Pumas were produced. |
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They were issued to the following units: |
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25 to 1./Pz.Aufkl.Lehr Abt. (Pz.Lehr Div.) |
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25 to 1./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 2 (2. Pz.Div.) |
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16 to SS-Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 1 (1. SS-Pz.Div. 'LAH') |
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16 to Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 20 (20. Pz.Div.) |
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6 to 1./Pz.Aufkl.Abt. 7 (7.Pz.Div.) |
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The remaining 12 were used with weapon testing (Wa Prüf) |
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and training units. One of these 'Puma' was with the Pz.Späh-Zug |
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of Pz.Abt. Putlos (K.Gr. Pz.Div. 'Clausewitz') in April 45 |
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They saw combat on both fronts. |
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Opinion on deployment : One for the "Rats" - Although only 101 were produced, the "Puma" is the most highly recognized German heavy armored car. I would definitely try and get it into War #1, at least for D-day (when most accounts were written about them). |
Production rates
1943
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1944
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1945
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Total
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7
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94
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101
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