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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | FB-10 | Flakpanzer Gepard |
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| guidance | Radio command + imaging infrared (IIR) homing seeker[source]FB-10A / HQ-13 specification only, not FB-10 original spin-stabilized missile with a imaging infrared (IIR) homing seeker[source]FB-10 original missile only; not FB-10A | — |
| Type | mobile short-range air defense missile system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Designer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] |
Width
Single source3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
Mass
Single source47.5 t (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
FB-10A / HQ-13 missile only · Range
Single sourceFB-10 original missile, not FB-10A · Range
Single source10 kilometers (6.2 miles)[source]FB-10 original missile, not FB-10A
18 km (11 mi)[source]FB-10A / HQ-13 missile only
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[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.
| Engagement altitude |
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15 to 5,000 meters (49 to 16,404 feet)[source]FB-10 original missile 7,500 m (24,600 ft)[source]FB-10A / HQ-13 missile only |
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| Chassis | Dongfeng Mengshi chassis[source]HQ-13 / FB-10A platform | — |
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| Armament | The missile launch vehicle variant carries eight HQ-13 (FB-10A) missiles, while the gun-missile vehicle (SWS3) variant carries a 35mm single-barrel autocannon with two HQ-13 (FB-10A) missiles[source] | — |
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| Sensors and processing systems | command vehicle carries an active electronically scanned array (AESA) search radar with 50 km (31 mi) range, while the launch vehicles carries a targeting radar and an electro-optical tracking system[source]HQ-13 battery command and launch-vehicle sensors | — |
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| Alternative designation | HQ-13[source] | — |
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| Place of origin | — | Switzerland West Germany[source] |
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| In service | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[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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