Jagdpanzer MOWAG Cheetah

The Jagdpanzer MOWAG Cheetah is a Jagdpanzer (tank hunter) made by Mowag in Switzerland.

MOWAG Cheetah / Gepard Jagdpanzer
MOWAG Cheetah at Military Museum Full
Type	Self-propelled anti-tank gun
Place of origin	Switzerland
Production history
Designer	MOWAG Motor Car Factory, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Manufacturer	MOWAG
Produced	1960
No. built	1
Variants	Tank destroyer
Specifications
Mass	24,800 kg (54,700 lb)
Crew	4: driver, commander, gunner, loader
Main armament	90 mm anti-tank gun (105 mm optional)
Secondary armament	7.62 MG3 in MOWAG apex mount
Engine	MOWAG M 10 DV 13500 TLK displacement cm ³ 405 kW
Transmission	MOWAG Mechanical-hydraulic 6 forward 2 Backwartsgear
Suspension	torsion bar
Fuel capacity	400 L (106 US gal; 88 imp gal)
Operational range	500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)

History and development

In 1960, the West German Bundeswehr started a development project with the purpose of creating a new casemate tank destroyer armed with the 90mm anti-tank gun from their obsolete M47 Patton tanks. Three different proposals were offered by the companies Henschel, Hanomag and Mowag. Each company completed a single prototype for a comparison test. The Bundeswehr eventually chose the Hanomag prototype and put it into production as the Kanonenjagdpanzer.^[1] Built in early 1960, the MOWAG Cheetah has air conditioning, NBC protection, and an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system in the engine compartment. The only prototype is now in the Military Museum Full.^{[2] [3]}