Jagdpanzer MOWAG Cheetah

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
Number built	1
Variants	Tank destroyer
Specifications
Weight	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
Fuel capacity	400 L (106 US gal; 88 imp gal)
Operational range	500 km (310 mi)
Speed	70 km/h (43 mph)

The Jagdpanzer MOWAG Cheetah is a Jagdpanzer (Tankhunter) of the company Mowag from Switzerland.

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]}

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