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Flakpanzer Gepard
Gepard 1A2, Gepard SPAAG, Cheetah
Radar-directed twin 35 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on a Leopard 1 hull, used by Ukraine mainly against Shahed drones and cruise missiles.
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| Maker | Krauss-Maffei (vehicle), with Oerlikon-Buhrle (35 mm guns) and Contraves |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germany |
| Built | West Germany |
| First combat | 2022, Ukraine |
| Length | 7.7 m |
| Weight | 47,500 kg |
| Calibre | 35 mm |
| Rate of fire | 1,100 rds/min |
| Max range | 4 km |
| Guidance | Onboard search radar (about 15 km detection) and tracking radar with fire-control computer |
Weight is the whole vehicle, and the rate of fire is two guns at 550 rpm each. Effective range is most often given as about 4 km; Wikipedia's infobox gives 5.5 km. The first Gepards arrived in Ukraine in July 2022, and visual confirmation of combat use followed in August 2022, the system's first war after entering German service in 1976.
Sources (9)
- Army Recognition: How the 60-year-old Gepard keeps frustrating Russia's aerial warfare (30 Jan 2025) (range_km)
- Militarnyi: Gepard, Predator of the Ukrainian air defense (rate_of_fire_rpm)
- Militarnyi: Gepard, Predator of the Ukrainian air defense (calibre_mm)
- Militarnyi: Gepard, Predator of the Ukrainian air defense (guidance_or_cueing)
- Wikipedia: Flakpanzer Gepard (infobox) (length_m)
- Wikipedia: Flakpanzer Gepard (infobox) (weight_kg)
- Wikipedia: Flakpanzer Gepard (maker)
- TWZ: Gepard's 35mm cannons blast Russian drones (8 Sep 2023) (first_combat)
- Militarnyi: first Gepards arrived in Ukraine in July 2022 (notes)
