Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1

Description

The Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1 was a German tracked missile tank destroyer from the Cold War period. Vehicle production was carried out from 1978 to 1982. The vehicle was powered by a 500 hp MTU MB 837 Aa diesel engine. It was armed with a single HOT Milan guided anti-tank missile launcher and two 7.62 mm MG3 machine guns.

Product Specifications:

• Scale: 1:35
• Weight: 0.39 kg
• Recommended Paints: 6, 65, 84, 91
• EAN: 4009803030883
• Catalogue Addition Date: 8.9.2009

The genesis of the Jaguar 1 vehicle dates back to the early 1960s, when Hanomag and Henschel created the Raketenjagdpanzer 2 destroyer - the first mass-produced tank destroyer with missile weapons in the history of the Bundeswehr. In this case, it was the SS-11 ATGM missile. This vehicle proved to be a successful design, but in the 1970s and early 1980s, there was rapid development of guided anti-tank missiles in many NATO countries, leading to the creation of missiles such as TOW and HOT Milan. Bundeswehr decision-makers therefore decided to modernize some of the used Raketenjagdpanzer 2 vehicles by replacing the SS.11 missiles with HOT Milan and strengthening the vehicle's armor, particularly at the front. This is how the Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1 was born.