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R440
Single sourceVT-1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Crotale (missile) | Flakpanzer Gepard |
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| Type | Surface-to-air missile system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Chadian-Libyan conflict South African Border War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Russo-Ukrainian War |
R440: 2.89 m VT-1: 2.35 m[source]
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine
Single source10- cylinder , 37,400 cc (2,280 cu in ) MTU multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | Late 1960s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Thales Group Samsung Group[source] | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] |
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| Produced | Early 1970s[source] | — |
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| No. built | 6,600 missiles (R440)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | forward-directed blast warhead (R.440 and R.460) or blast-fragmentation warhead (VT-1)[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | infrared fuse, converted to RF fuse in later models.[source] | — |
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| Engine | Lens 3 solid-fuel boost-glide (R.440)[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | VT-1: 6,000 m Mk3: 9,000 m[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Automatic command to line of sight[source] | — |
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| Steering system | Canard and tail axis control[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Mobile Launcher, Naval Launch[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
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| Armor | — | conventional steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.5 PS/t[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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