Kanonenjagdpanzer

Kanonenjagdpanzer
A Kanonenjagdpanzer in 1968
TypeSelf-propelled anti-tank gun
Place of originWest Germany
Service history
In service1965–1991
Used byWest Germany
Belgium
Production history
DesignerHenschel and Hanomag
Designed1960
ManufacturerHenschel and Hanomag
Produced1965–1967
No. built770
Specifications
Mass27.5 t (27.1 long tons; 30.3 short tons)
LengthTotal: 8.75 m (28 ft 8 in)
Hull: 6.24 m (20 ft 6 in)
Width2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)
Height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Crew4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

Armor10–50 mm (0.39–1.97 in)
Main
armament
1 × Rheinmetall BK 90/L40 90mm anti-tank gun
51 rounds
Secondary
armament
2 × 7.62mm MG3 machine guns
4,000 rounds
8 smoke dischargers
2 × 71mm Lyran mortars (Belgium only)
Engine29.4 L MTU MB 837 Aa V8 water-cooled multi-fuel diesel engine
500 hp (368 kW)
SuspensionTorsion bar
Operational
range
385 km (239 mi)
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43.5 mph)

The Kanonenjagdpanzer (KanJPz) was a West German Cold War tank destroyer. Its design was very similar to that of the World War II Jagdpanzer IV.