Raketenjagdpanzer 2

Raketenjagdpanzer 2
TypeAnti-tank missile carrier
Place of originWest Germany
Service history
In service1967–1982
Production history
Designed1963–1965
Produced1966–1968
No. built318
Specifications
Mass23 tons
Length6.61 m
Width2.98 m
Height2.10 m
Crew4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

Armor8–50 mm
Main
armament
SS.11 missile launchers,
14 missiles
Secondary
armament
7.62mm MG3 machine guns
8× smoke dischargers
Engine29,4l MTU MB 837 Aa V8 water-cooled multi-fuel diesel-engine
500 hp (368 kW)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
385 km
Maximum speed 70 km/h

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. It was developed at the same time as the Kanonenjagdpanzer and the Marder, and shares a similar chassis with them.