Trumpeter 05526 Italian PUMA 6×6

Puma (AFV) is a contemporary family of Italian four- and six-wheeled APCs. The first prototypes of vehicles of this family were created in the late 1990s of the 20th century, and serial production continued in 2001-2004, ending with the production of 580 vehicles from this family. Puma cars are powered by single engines IVECO diesel engines with a capacity of 160 HP . The armament of vehicles is usually a single machine gun cal. 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm.

The Puma family of cars was developed at the request of the Italian army by a consortium of IVECO-Fiat and OTO-Melara. In the vehicles of this family, the emphasis was primarily on the lowest possible curb weight, as well as the highest maneuverability and off-road mobility. In effect, the version The six-wheeler can take 6 landing soldiers, but the four-wheeled version only takes 3 soldiers. In the Italian army, the Puma family vehicles are used in motorized infantry units, marines, parachute brigades and alpine rifle units. In addition to Italy, Puma operators are Argentina, Djibouti and Libya.