Puma IFV gets an ATGM

[SGTGunn]

According to a post I read recently on the www.defencetalk.com forum, the Bundeswehr has selected the Eurospike Spike-LR as the ATGM to equip it's new Puma IFV.

http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/sh...d.php?p=115194

The post references an article in a German publication "magazin SuT"

The wikipedia article for the Puma also indicates that adoption of the Spike-LR as the missile arament for the Puma.

Finally there is a PDF file on the Eurospike website that indicates that the Puma has been tested with 2 Spike-LR ATGMs mounted on one side of the turret.

http://www.eurospike.com/downloads/E...2-Aug-07-f.pdf


On an unrelated note - has anyone heard of the German Begleitpanzer 57mm? It apparently was a prototype vehicle, tested by the Bundeswher in the 70's that used a modified Marder hull with a new turret containing a Bofors 57mm gun and a TOW missile launcher. It also carried a 3-man dismount (recon) team. Sounds like a cool vehicle - it would make a fun what-if! Interestingly the latest version of the Bofors 57mm has been adopted by the US Navy for it's Littoral Combat Ships and the New DD-1000 destroyer.

Adrian