Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

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The Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is a German-made, radar-guided, armored air-defense vehicle equipped with twin 35 mm cannons designed to protect ground forces from low-flying aircraft and helicopters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
ammunitionType 35 mm APDS shells
35 mm HEI shells
armament twin 35 mm Oerlikon KDA autocannons
caliber 35 mm
chassis Leopard 1
surface form: Leopard 1 tank chassis
countryOfOrigin West Germany
crew 3
crewRoles commander
driver
gunner
designedBy Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
surface form: Krauss-Maffei
designedToEngage helicopters
low-flying aircraft
designedToProtect ground forces
developmentStart 1960s
engineConfiguration 10-cylinder multi-fuel diesel
gunManufacturer Oerlikon Contraves
hasFeature NBC protection system
integrated range-finding radar
optical sighting system
stabilized gun platform
hasFireControl radar-guided fire-control system
hasRadar search radar
tracking radar
manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
surface form: Krauss-Maffei

Rheinmetall
maximumRoadSpeed approximately 65 km/h
mobility tracked
nickname Gepard
originLanguageName Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard
powerplant MTU MB 838 CaM 500 diesel engine
primaryEraOfUse Cold War
primaryRole air defense
primaryUsers German Army
serviceEntry 1976
successorInGermanService Wiesel 2 Ozelot (for some roles)
turret fully rotating turret
turretTraverse 360 degrees
usedBy Belgium
Brazil
Bundeswehr
Jordan
Netherlands
Qatar
Romania
Ukraine

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Romanian Land Forces equipment Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann product Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
this entity surface form: Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (later support and upgrades)
Leopard 1 chassisUsedFor Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Ukrainian Air Force usesMissileSystem Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
this entity surface form: Gepard (as part of air defense)
Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun originLanguageName Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard