Sd.Kfz. 234/2 Puma Heavy Armored Car
The Sd.Kfz. 234/2, belonging to the 8-wheel drive heavy armored car family, is a specialized reconnaissance vehicle famously known as the "Puma." It is equipped with the 5cm KwK 39 L/60 main gun.
The Puma was designed with a specific doctrine in mind: to ensure that reconnaissance missions were not compromised by the need to avoid combat or retreat upon encountering the enemy. Instead, it was built to engage and suppress threats while maintaining its scouting objective. Thanks to its 8-wheel steering system, this large vehicle maintains a remarkably tight turning radius. It is primarily designed as a counter-vehicle platform rather than an anti-infantry unit. With only a 50% accuracy penalty while firing on the move, it is highly effective at performing "shoot-and-scoot" maneuvers.
Puma Heavy Armored Car Specifications
Cost: 320 Manpower | 70 Fuel | Build Time: 40s | Population: 7
Health: 400
Frontal Armor: 25
Side Armor: ↕ (Vertical/Variable)
Rear Armor: 12.5
Max Speed: 7.2
Rotation Speed: 42
Acceleration: 4.5
Penalties: Smoke (-50%) | Ice (-85%) | Mud (-60%) | Deep Snow (-30%)
Deceleration: 5.5
Penalties: Smoke (-50%) | Ice (-85%) | Mud (-60%) | Deep Snow (-30%)
Sight Range: 42m (Basic) | 35m (Extended)
Camouflage Detection: 10m
Main Gun Range: 50m (Rank 4: 55m)
Main Gun Damage: 120 (0 on deflection)
Main Gun Penetration: 160 (Near) | 120 (Mid) | 80 (Far)
Reload Time: 3.6–4.1s (Rank 3: 3.85–4.20s)
AOE Damage Radius: 0.1m (Near) | 0.2m (Mid) | 0.25m (Far)
Puma Heavy Armored Car Veterancy
Rank 1 (1,340 Exp)
+20% Experience gain
Rank 2 (2,680 Exp)
-20% Reload time
+20% Accuracy
+8 Sight range
+40% Experience gain
Rank 3 (5,360 Exp)
+33% Damage
+20% Max speed
+20% Accel/Decel
+20% Rotation speed
+60% Experience gain
Rank 4 (6,700 Exp)
+5m Main gun range
+5m Ability range
+80% Experience gain
Rank 5 (8,911 Exp)
Unlocks Special Sight
Unlocks 35m Enemy Detection radius
+100% Experience gain
Aimed Shot
Veterancy: Rank 1
Munition Cost: 45
Cooldown: 30s
Reload Time: 1.5–2s
Number of Shots: 1
Accuracy: +900%
Penetration: +200–400%
The Aimed Shot of the Puma Armored Car provides a massive 900% accuracy bonus, ensuring it never misses—even when firing at fast-moving enemy vehicles.
In addition, the specialized rounds used for this ability gain a 200–400% increase in penetration, allowing it to pierce the thick armor of Allied heavy tanks. A single hit from this shot is powerful enough to cause engine damage or a total engine breakdown.
Smoke Screen
Commander Point: 2P
Munition Cost: 30
Cooldown: 38s
Effective Range: 20m
Duration: 10s
Preparation Time: 0s
Deploys smoke shells 20m in front of the vehicle. The smoke shells detonate immediately upon impact, and the smoke screen lasts for 12 seconds.
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