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Skybird · 03-18-21, 02:33 PM

The main weapon is a 30mm, but the seconardy coax is just a 5.56 - the desiogners overlooked that thwe turret woukld need more place to install a real medium callibre machine gun. The 5.56 lacks punch and penetration, and range and precision.

Its heavy, heavier than projcted, so that now one third more of air transports are needed to airlift three Pumas in A400Ms ij battle grade protection C.

If the A400Ms will ever be available in sufficient numbers, that is.

The hull around the barrel of the main gun indeed is for

stabilising the gun, nobody should be mistaken there. The German term is "Rohrabstützung". My term is "gun barrel on crooks".

Only 6-man squads for loading.

At least they had the brains to add missiles as an option to it. Spike-LR against armour and helicopters.

Too expensive. And for the time being: necessarily unproven and untested.

Severla other natiosn that were hoped to become customers of the Puma, decided agaunst it and instead went for models of the swedish CV-90 lineage, which would have been my choice, too. I do not think the Puma will become an economic success story. It is too damn expensive, and it will stay that due to low production numbers.

03-18-21, 02:33 PM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,717 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The main weapon is a 30mm, but the seconardy coax is just a 5.56 - the desiogners overlooked that thwe turret woukld need more place to install a real medium callibre machine gun. The 5.56 lacks punch and penetration, and range and precision. Its heavy, heavier than projcted, so that now one third more of air transports are needed to airlift three Pumas in A400Ms ij battle grade protection C. If the A400Ms will ever be available in sufficient numbers, that is. The hull around the barrel of the main gun indeed is for stabilising the gun, nobody should be mistaken there. The German term is "Rohrabstützung". My term is "gun barrel on crooks". Only 6-man squads for loading. At least they had the brains to add missiles as an option to it. Spike-LR against armour and helicopters. Too expensive. And for the time being: necessarily unproven and untested. Severla other natiosn that were hoped to become customers of the Puma, decided agaunst it and instead went for models of the swedish CV-90 lineage, which would have been my choice, too. I do not think the Puma will become an economic success story. It is too damn expensive, and it will stay that due to low production numbers. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.