"PUMA" Israeli Defense Forces APC - 2005

Description

The Puma is a heavily armored Combat engineering vehicle and armored personnel carrier that the Engineering Corps of the Israeli Defence Forces has used since the early 1990s. The vehicle can carry a crew of to eight. The 50-ton vehicle’s speed is 45 kilometers an hour.The Puma uses the hull of the Sho’t, which is itself a modified British Centurion tank. Armament consists of three 7.62 mm FN MAG machine guns, including one in a remote turret that the crew can control from within the cabin by a Rafael Overhead Weapons Station (OWS). The vehicle also has a 60mm mortar and two launchers for smoke grenades. (Scale : 1/35e)