| MOWAG Cheetah / Gepard Jagdpanzer | |
| Origin: | Switzerland |
| Type: | Self-propelled anti-tank gun |
| Is Vehicle: | yes |
| Designer: | MOWAG Motor Car Factory, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland |
| Manufacturer: | MOWAG |
| Production Date: | 1960 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Variants: | Tank destroyer |
| Weight: | 24800kg (54,700lb) |
| Crew: | 4: driver, commander, gunner, loader |
| Primary 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 |
| Engine Power: | 405 kW |
| Transmission: | MOWAG Mechanical-hydraulic 6 forward 2 Backwartsgear |
| Fuel Capacity: | 4000NaN0 |
| Suspension: | torsion bar |
| Vehicle Range: | 500km (300miles) |
| Speed: | 700NaN0 |
The Jagdpanzer MOWAG Cheetah is a Jagdpanzer (tank hunter) made by Mowag in Switzerland.
In 1960, the West German Bundeswehr started a development project with the purpose of creating a new casemate tank destroyer armed with the 90mm anti-tank gun from their obsolete M47 Patton tanks. Three different proposals were offered by the companies Henschel, Hanomag and Mowag. Each company completed a single prototype for a comparison test. The Bundeswehr eventually chose the Hanomag prototype and put it into production as the Kanonenjagdpanzer. Built in early 1960, the MOWAG Cheetah has air conditioning, NBC protection, and an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system in the engine compartment. The only prototype is now in the Military Museum Full.[1] [2]