Kanonenjagdpanzer

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The Kanonenjagdpanzer is a West German tank destroyer that first appears in Wargame: AirLand Battle.

History[]

The Kanonenjagdpanzer (literally "tank destroyer with cannon") was developed in the mid-60's as a light, highly mobile, tank destroyer, inspired by the Wehrmacht's experience during WW2, especially from the Jagdpanzer IV.

The KanJPz sports a 90mm gun, salvaged from the then already outdated M47 Patton tanks. When it was first fielded in 1966, well used, it could still be a threat to Warsaw Pact's T-55 & T-62.

But soon, the introduction of a new generation of Soviet MBT like the T-64 & T-72 made the KanJPz obsolete as a tank destroyer. Soon afterwards, most of them were refitted as ATGM platform (the Jaguar 2 from WEE) by removing the gun and equipping it with TOW missiles. Still, mobile and with a low profile, the KanJPz can be a cheap and very good light armor, APC or IFV hunter even in the mid-80's.^[1]

Last of these served in Jagdpanzer Companies of Heimatschütz Brigades and the Jagdpanzer Platoons of Heimatschütz Battalions being replaced by M48 and Leopard 1.

Overview[]

Red Dragon[]

As mentioned in the History section, KanJPz is only a threat to T-55 and T-62, not a strong enemy. The biggest problem with KanJPz is its Accuracy, which is only 30% and no Stabilizer. This level is straightly lower than T-62, while this same 25-point opponent got a 11 AP Power main gun and a 8 Front Armor. (In WAB KanJPz will be completely overwhelmed by T-62.)

The only advantage of KanJPz is its RoF, which can play a role in ambushes and infantry support. However, for Eurocorps, France has better and more functional AMX-10 RC and AMX-13/90 in the Recon slot, and ERC-90 Sagaie in the Vehicles slot.

Weapons[]

AirLand Battle[]

Weapons
Type	Main Gun	MMG	No Weapon
Name	BK 90/L40	MG3
Caliber	90mm HEAT [HEAT] [STAT] [AoE]	7.62mm
Ammo	x 40	x 2000
Range	Ground = 1925 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m	Ground = 875 m Helicopters = 525 m Airplanes = N/A m
Accuracy	6	25
AP Power	8	N/A
HE Power	3	.5
Suppression	104	55
Rate of fire	7 r/min	1090 r/min

Red Dragon[]

Weapons
Type	Main Gun	MMG	No Weapon
Name	BK 90/L40	MG3
Caliber	90mm HEAT [HEAT] [STAT] [AoE]	7.62mm
Ammo	x 40	x 1000
Range	Ground = 1925 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m	Ground = 875 m Helicopters = 525 m Airplanes = N/A m
Accuracy	30%	30%
Stabilizer	N/A	20%
AP Power	10	N/A
HE Power	3	.5
Suppression	104	55
Rate of fire	12 r/min	652 r/min