The
Raketenjagdpanzer Raketenjagdpanzer (missile armed tank hunter) is the designation of a range of German dedicated tank destroyers equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. Four different Raketenjagdpanzer have been used so far:
* Raketenjagdpanzer 1
*Raketenjagdpanze ...
(RakJPz 3) Jaguar 1 was a West German
tank destroyer
A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed with a direct fire anti-tank gun, artillery gun, also known as a self-propelled anti-ta ...
equipped with
anti-tank guided missile
An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulde ...
s. From 1978 to 1982, 316 obsolete
Raketenjagdpanzer 2
The Raketenjagdpanzer 2 or Raketenjagdpanzer SS-11 was a West German tank destroyer employed from 1967 to 1982 and equipped with Nord SS.11 guided anti tank missiles. It was developed at the same time as the Kanonenjagdpanzer and the Marder (IFV), ...
units were converted into Jaguar 1s by replacing the
SS.11
The SS.11 is a French manual command to line of sight Wire-guided missile, wire-guided Anti-tank guided missile, anti-tank missile manufactured by Nord Aviation. It is also available in the air-to-ground version, AS.11, which featured a stabil ...
missile system with a
HOT launcher
and upgrading the
armour
Armour (Commonwealth English) or armor (American English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, e ...
. From 1993 to 1995, new optics and a
thermal imaging system were added to create the Jaguar 1A3.
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* FAS
Jaguar 1
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Anti-tank missile carrier
Tank destroyers of Germany
Military vehicles introduced in the 1970s