Jaguar 1
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| Jaguar 1 | |
|---|---|
| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
| Length | 6.61 m |
| Width | 3.12 m |
| Height | 2.55 m |
| Weight | 25.7 t |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | 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 |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | 29,4l MTU MB 837 Aa V8 water-cooled multi-fuel diesel-engine 500 hp (368 kW) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Road speed | 70 km/h |
| Power/weight | |
| Range | 380 km |
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.
