Jaguar 1

{{about|the West German jagdpanzer|the saloon car|Jaguar Mark 1}}

{{distinguish|Jaguar I}}{{Infobox weapon

| name=Jaguar 1

| image= Panzermuseum Munster 2010 0943.JPG

| image_size = 300

| caption=

|origin=West Germany

|type= Anti-tank missile carrier

|is_vehicle=yes

|service=1978–2005

|production_date=1978-1982

|number=316

| length= 6.61 m

| width= 3.12 m

| height= 2.55 m

| weight= 25.7 t

| suspension=torsion bar

| speed=70 km/h

| vehicle_range=380 km

| primary_armament=1× HOT ATGM drum missile launcher with autoloader,
20 missiles

| secondary_armament=2× 7.62mm MG3 machine guns
8× smoke dischargers

| armour=50 mm

| engine=29,4l MTU MB 837 Aa V8 water-cooled multi-fuel diesel-engine

| engine_power=500 hp (368 kW)

| pw_ratio=

| crew=4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

}}

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{{Cite web |date=October 1988 |title=Soviet Union: Foreign Military Review |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA343580.pdf |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=Defence Technical Information Center (DTIC) |publisher=Published by the Soviet Union, then the Foreign Broadcast Information Service |page=17 |pages=}} and upgrading the armour. From 1993 to 1995, new optics and a thermal imaging system were added to create the Jaguar 1A3.

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