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==Operators==
[[File:JaguarIIIMap.png|thumb|upright=1.35|Jaguar III operators as of 2019]]
===Current operators===
{{flag|Englean Kaiserreich}}: 650 Jaguar III (''Ausf A4-A7'') operational

Revision as of 16:23, 31 July 2019

Jaguar III
German Army Leopard 2A6 tank in Oct. 2012.jpg
Jaguar III Ausf. A5 of the Kaiserliche Heer
TypeMain battle tank
Place of origin Englean Kaiserreich
Service history
In service1979–present
Used bySee Operators
Production history
DesignerKempenhaus-Pollmächer
Designed1970-1978
ManufacturerKempenhaus-Pollmächer
Kaiserlicher Maschinenfabrik Weilheim
Unit cost2A6: WIP
Produced1979–present
No. built~3,250 (including foreign exports)
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
WeightAusf A6: 62.3 t
LengthAusf A6: 9.97 m (gun forward)
WidthAusf A6: 3.75 m
HeightAusf A6: 3.0 m
Crew4

ArmourAusf A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component.
Main
armament
Stebertstahl KwK 78 L/44 smoothbore gun (42 rounds)
Secondary
armament
2× 7.62×51mm Kaiserlicher Waffenfabrik MG65 n.A. (4,750 rounds)
EngineMaibach MiB-45 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine
1,500 PS (1,479 hp 1,103 kW at 2,600 rpm
Power/weight24.1 PS/t
TransmissionFitkau HSWL 567
SuspensionTorsion bar suspension
Fuel capacity1,200 km
Operational
range
550 km (internal fuel)
Speed68 km/h

Operators

Jaguar III operators as of 2019

Current operators

 Englean Kaiserreich: 650 Jaguar III (Ausf A4-A7) operational