Jagdpanzer MOWAG Cheetah
The Jagdpanzer MOWAG Cheetah is a Jagdpanzer (tank hunter) of the company Mowag from Switzerland.
| MOWAG Cheetah / Gepard Jagdpanzer | |
|---|---|
 MOWAG Cheetah at Military Museum Full | |
| Type | Tank destroyer |
| 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
Prompted by the development project Jagdpanzer-gun (also Kanonenjagdpanzer called) of the Bundeswehr. Three different types of hunting Panzers are offered from the companies Henschel, Hanomag and Mowag. Each company completed a single prototype for a comparison test. The German Army chose the product of Hanomag. The MOWAG Cheetah was built in early 1960. It has an AC protection ventilation and automatic fire detection and extinguishing system in the engine compartment. The only prototype is now in the Military Museum Full.[1] [2]
References
- Militärmuseum Full Switzerland
- Marcus Bauer, Nutzfahrzeuge der MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG, Fachpresse Goldach, Hudson & Company, 1996 ISBN 9783857380563
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