
Specifications
Year: 1978
Manufacturer(s): State Factories - West Germany
Production: 316
Capabilities: Anti-Tank/Anti-Armor;
Manufacturer(s): State Factories - West Germany
Production: 316
Capabilities: Anti-Tank/Anti-Armor;
Crew: 4
Length: 21.69 ft (6.61 m)
Width: 10.24 ft (3.12 m)
Height: 8.37 ft (2.55 m)
Weight: 28 tons (25,700 kg); 56,659 lb
Length: 21.69 ft (6.61 m)
Width: 10.24 ft (3.12 m)
Height: 8.37 ft (2.55 m)
Weight: 28 tons (25,700 kg); 56,659 lb
Power: 1 x MTU MB837 Aa V8 liquid-cooled multi-fueled diesel engine developing 500 horsepower.
Speed: 43 mph (70 kph)
Range: 236 miles (380 km)
Range: 236 miles (380 km)
Operators: West Germany (retired)
Key changes to the vehicle included installation of a single Euromissile HOT ATGM launcher with eight missile capability and twelve reloads being carried. Armor protection was also better balanced over the original SS-11, maximized to about 50mm at critical facings. Secondary armament comprised 2 x 7.62mm medium machine guns for local anti-infantry defense and 8 x Smoke grenade dischargers gave the tank a self-screening capability.
Drive power was provided for by a single MTU MB837 Aa V8 water-cooled multi-fueled diesel engine offering 500 horsepower output. Road speeds reached 70 kmh and range was out to 380 kilometers. The chassis was suspended by a torsion bar system offering capable offroad qualities.
Structurally the vehicle weighed 25.7 tons and had an overall length of 6.6 meters, a width of 3.12 meters, and a height of 2.55 meters. Its crew numbered four, made up of a driver, commander, gunner, and loader.
Beginning in 1993, the series saw its optics set upgraded for the better and additional work saw the introduction of a thermal imager to improve the vehicle's night-fighting / low-light-level capabilities. This modernization, in turn, produced the Jaguar 1A3 standard model.
The Cold War never materialized to another war in Europe but such vehicles like the Jaguar 1 would have become instrumental in the defense of West German soil. The Jaguar 1 line was eventually succeeded by more capable tank destroying systems and weapons in due time.
Armament
1 x HOT Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) launcher with 8-shot capability.
2 x 7.62mm medium machine guns.
8 x Smoke grenade dischargers.
Ammunition:
20 x HOT ATGM missiles.
2,000 x 7.62mm ammunition (estimated)
8 x Smoke grenades
Variants / Models
• Jaguar 1 - Base Series Name
• Raketenjagdpanzer 3 (RakJPz 3) - Formal West German Army designation.