Revell 03068 Kanonenjagdpanzer (KaJaPa)

The Kanonenjagdpanzer (another designation: Jagdpanzer Kanone 90mm) was a German tank destroyer from the Cold War period. The first prototypes were built in 1960, and serial production continued in 1965-1967, ending with the production of approx. 770 copies of this car. The Kanonenjagdpanzer was powered by a single diesel engine MTU MB 837 Aa with a power of 500 hp. It was armed with a single 90mm Rheinmetall BK90 / L40 gun and two 7.62mm MG3 machine guns.

The Kanonenjagdpanzer was developed as a lightly armored and highly mobile tank destroyer with a considerable maximum speed of up to 70 km / h. It was also characterized by a very low silhouette, which greatly facilitated the masking of the car in the field. In general design and appearance, it clearly resembled the Jagdpanzer IV - a German tank destroyer from World War II. The production of the cars was originally between three companies: the Hanomag and Henschel plants produced Kanonenjagdpanzer for the needs of the Bundeswehr, and the company MOWAG for the needs of the Swiss army. However, with the introduction of the T-64 and T-72 vehicles to the line by the Soviet Army, the Kanonenjagdpanzer tank destroyers became obsolete, and attempts to retrofit them with 105 mm guns ended in a fiasco. Some of the vehicles of this type have been retrofitted with TOW guided missiles. Regardless of the version, these vehicles were withdrawn from the Bundeswehr until 1990. Kanonenjagdpanzer carts served in the Swiss army, the Belgian oasis in West Germany.