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| Jaguar III | |
|---|---|
 Jaguar III Ausf. A5 of the Kaiserliche Heer | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Englean Kaiserreich |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kempenhaus-Pollmächer |
| Designed | 1970-1978 |
| Manufacturer | Kempenhaus-Pollmächer Kaiserlicher Maschinenfabrik Weilheim |
| Unit cost | 2A6: WIP |
| Produced | 1979–present |
| No. built | ~3,250 (including foreign exports) |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | Ausf A6: 62.3 t |
| Length | Ausf A6: 9.97 m (gun forward) |
| Width | Ausf A6: 3.75 m |
| Height | Ausf A6: 3.0 m |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | Ausf A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component. |
Main armament | 1× Stebertstahl KwK 78 L/44 smoothbore gun (42 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 2× 7.62×51mm Kaiserlicher Waffenfabrik MG65 n.A. (4,750 rounds) |
| Engine | Maibach MiB-45 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 PS (1,479 hp 1,103 kW at 2,600 rpm |
| Power/weight | 24.1 PS/t |
| Transmission | Fitkau HSWL 567 |
| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
| Fuel capacity | 1,200 km |
Operational range | 550 km (internal fuel) |
| Speed | 68 km/h |
Operators
Current operators
Englean Kaiserreich: 650 Jaguar III (Ausf A4-A7) operational