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Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)

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The Puma is an Italian family of light wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, comprising the six-wheeled Puma 6x6 and four-wheeled Puma 4x4, developed and produced by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat-Oto Melara for the Italian Army. Initial prototypes were completed in 1988 and five testbed vehicles were finished by 1990, with the Italian Army placing an order at the end of 1999 for 610 total vehicles, 360 in the 6x6 configuration and 250 in the 4x4 variant. Production ran from 2001 to 2004, with first deliveries arriving in mid-2003. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
.50 BMG 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Wheeled armoured fighting vehicle 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
2001 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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1. Wikipedia: Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)
  • service-status
    service = 2001-present
  • Introduction
    is an Italian family of light wheeled armoured fighting vehicles
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2. Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle) (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q2118209 (P729 service entry): 2001
Quote, Wikidata Q2118209 (P729 service entry): 2001
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2001.
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Wikidata: Puma (Italian armoured fighting vehicle)
Wikidata Q2118209, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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