The Raketenjagdpanzer (RakJPz) Jaguar 1 was a German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. From 1978 and 1982 obsolete Raketenjagdpanzer 2 units were converted into 316 Jaguar 1s by replacing the SS.11 missile system with a HOT launcher and upgrading the armour. During the period 1993 to 1995, new optics and a thermal imaging system were added.
Jaguar 1 | |
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Type | Tank destroyer |
Place of origin | West Germany |
Specifications | |
Weight | 25.7 t |
Length | 6.61 m |
Width | 3.12 m |
Height | 2.55 m |
Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
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Armor | 50 mm |
Main armament | 1 x HOT ATGM drum launcher with 8 missiles, 12 reloads |
Secondary armament | 2 x 7.62mm MG3 machine guns, 8 smoke-dischargers |
Engine | 29,4l MTU MB 837 Aa V8 water-cooled multi-fuel diesel-engine 500 hp (368 kW) |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 380 km |
Speed | 70 km/h |