More of those things . . .
Textron "Jaguar"
A weird 1996 prototype, the Jaguar was made by a Textron/NORINCO cooperative effort on the Type 59 chassis, the Type 59 being a Chinese T-54/55 with a local flavour and being even more rudimentary. Textron did their magic and you see the creature before you. The Chinese pulled out in 1989 after the Tiananmen Square atrocity and Textron went on without them, developing the critter you see here. Here's what the magic wand did:
-Applique armour
- Upgraded torsion bars, hydropneumatic suspension optional.
- Modified M68/L7 105mm gun firing standard NATO ammunition.
- M240C 7.26mm coaxial MG and M2HB 12.7mm pintle HMG
- Fully stabilised with electrohydraulic gun control and stabilisation system.
- Laser rangefinder and digital fire control
- Detroit Diesel 8V-92TA eight-cylinder diesel developing 750 hp coupled to an Allison Transmission XTG-411 fully automatic transmission
So, where would this sort of thing turn up?
Well, perhaps in the Chinese Theatre as part of the military aid package given to China. You could if you want have a bunch sent over to the European Theatre in some small batches when the supply lines are cut as part of that last throw-over-what-we-can-scrape-up effort if they're sitting around idle and they might even trundle about in the CONUS. Finally, they might be given to forces formerly in the Soviet orbit who were used to working the the T-55s.
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product4406.html
