Please ID this tank

[Calimero]

Does anybody know whitch tank this is?

Looks like a upgeaded T55 or somthing with a 120mm and .50M2...

http://www.defensieforum.nl/Galerij/data/media/24/U37P27T28D1680F434DT20040511151706_what.JPG

[sp2c]

uparmoured leopard c2?

[Danzer]

Jaguar

http://www.jedsite.info/tanks/tango-type/type-59_series/jaguar01/jaguar01-intro.html

Didn't make it in production though

[Belial]

uparmoured leopard c2?
check the chassis

[balkan_boy]

Looks like a upgeaded T55

http://www.defensieforum.nl/Galerij/data/media/24/U37P27T28D1680F434DT20040511151706_what.JPG

whats wrong with you??

[Frens]

whats wrong with you??


:|

[sp2c]

uparmoured leopard c2?
check the chassis

guess you're right :)

so anymore info on this Jaguar?

[sp2c]

Looks like a upgeaded T55

http://www.defensieforum.nl/Galerij/data/media/24/U37P27T28D1680F434DT20040511151706_what.JPG

whats wrong with you??
well according to google he's right



During the 1980/90s the joint efforts of Chinese and American engineers resulted in a comprehensive redesign of the T-54 into the Jaguar tank.
The Jaguar looked quite different from its predecessor. A newly-designed turret was formed by flat armour plates installed at different angles. The hull top was also new. the engine compartment and fuel tanks on the shelves over the tracks were also armour-protected. The Soviet-made 100mm gun was replaced with the American M68 105mm rifled gun fitted with the thermal sleeve. A Marconi fire control system which was originally developed for the American light tank Stingray was also fitted. The vehicle incorporated a Cadillac-Gauge weapon stabiliser and gunner's sight equipped with an integral laser rangefinder. The powerpack inherited by the Jaguar from the Stinger underwent only minor alterations and comprised the Detroit Diesel 8V-92TA engine and XTG-411 automatic transmission.

In 1989, two Jaguar tanks were manufactured. The chassis were provided by China, while the hull tops, turrets and powerplants were manufactured by Cadillac Gauge Textron. The vehicles were tested but the cooperation was aborted because of the veto on the military cooperation with China imposed by President George Bush Sr..

[nagant_m44]

The US was actually considiring a tank based on the SOVIET T-55???

[sp2c]

doubt it ... they probably looked at upgrading the tank fleets of sketchy allies like Egypt without giving them state of the art technology

I think they ended up giving Egypt M1's or something

[Chulo]

The US was actually considiring a tank based on the SOVIET T-55???
lol. the US was actually considering building a tank with China? together? wow

[JoaMei]

Guys, remember....companies build Tanks and not countries. And Companies want to sell things and earn money.