![]() ![]() The maximum effective range of the SS.11 was around 3,000 meters. The vehicle's mission was to engage enemy tanks at ranges between 1.5 and 3 kilometers where the range and accuracy of tank cannon were inferior to that of the SS.11 missile. The combined traverse of both launch rails covered 180 degrees. The Raketenjagdpanzer 2 carried fourteen missiles, twelve of which were mounted in containers inside the vehicle while the other two were attached to the launch rails. The machine guns were mounted in the bow and as an anti-aircraft weapon on top of the vehicle. The vehicle was armed with two launch rails for the Nord SS.11 antitank guided missile, and two MG3 machine guns. Starting around 1978, 316 of them were upgraded with additional armour and a new missile system, and redesignated as Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1. The vehicle prototypes were developed between 19 and between 19, Henschel and Hanomag built 318 Raketenjagdpanzer 2 for the Bundeswehr. ![]() It was developed at the same time as the Kanonenjagdpanzer and the Marder, and shares a similar chassis with them. The Raketenjagdpanzer 2 or Raketenjagdpanzer SS-11 was a West German tank destroyer employed from 1967 to 1982 and equipped with Nord SS.11 guided anti tank missiles. ![]()
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