Kanonenjagdpanzer
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jagdpanzer Kanone 90mm, Kanonenjagdpanzer 4–5, KanJPz, 90 mm anti-tank gun KanJPz, JPK C-90
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.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Kanonenjagdpanzer
- Weapon.image
- Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F027425-0001, Kanonenjagdpanzer (KanJPz) - Jagdpanzer Kanone 90 mm.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A Kanonenjagdpanzer in 1968
- Weapon.origin
- West Germany
- Weapon.type
- Self-propelled anti-tank gun
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1965–1991
- Weapon.used_by
- West Germany Belgium
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Henschel and Hanomag
- Weapon.designer
- Henschel and Hanomag
- Weapon.design_date
- 1960
- Weapon.production_date
- 1965–1967
- Weapon.number
- 770
- Weapon.length
- Total: Hull:
- Weapon.suspension
- Torsion bar
- Weapon.speed
- 70 km/h (43.5 mph)
- Weapon.primary_armament
- 1 × Rheinmetall BK 90/L40 90mm anti-tank gun51 rounds
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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.
== Name == The Kanonenjagdpanzer is also known as the Jagdpanzer, Kanone 90mm ("tank destroyer, 90mm Gun") or Kanonenjagdpanzer 4–5.
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