Jaguar 1

This article is about the West German jagdpanzer. For the saloon car, see Jaguar Mark 1.

Not to be confused with Jaguar I.

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