Jaguar 1
Anti-tank missile carrier
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The Raketenjagdpanzer (RakJPz 3) Jaguar 1 was a West German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. From 1978 to 1982, 316 obsolete Raketenjagdpanzer 2 units were converted into Jaguar 1s by replacing the SS.11 missile system with a HOT launcher[1] and upgrading the armour. From 1993 to 1995, new optics and a thermal imaging system were added to create the Jaguar 1A3.
| Jaguar 1 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Anti-tank missile carrier |
| Place of origin | West Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1978–2005 |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1978–1982 |
| No. built | 316 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 25.7 t |
| Length | 6.61 m |
| Width | 3.12 m |
| Height | 2.55 m |
| Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
| Armor | 50 mm |
Main armament | 1× HOT ATGM drum missile launcher with autoloader, 20 missiles |
Secondary armament | 2× 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 |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h |
See also
- M150, U.S. equivalent