'Schwarzer Jaguar' Haubitzejagdpanzer HJPz 2A
Our very own Chalkline created this mockup of a former East German 122mm howitzer mated to a West German Jaguar 2 Raketenjagdpanzer.
To me, this marriage makes perfect sense. HOT and TOW missiles are going to be used up relatively quickly (plus, there are better platforms to employ them from). On the other hand, stockpiles of DDR 122mm rounds would probably last considerably longer, and, aside from continued domestic production in the former East Germany, additional stockpiles could be captured from Pact forces.
This is not a system that would be available on Day 1 to the reunified German military, but rather could appear on the battlefield some time during the first year or two of its participation in the Twilight War.
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