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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 0 of 1
Kortik CIWSlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Kortik CIWS |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Hybrid SAM -Gun based CIWS[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | Soviet Union , Russia[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1989–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators |
Width
Single source3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
Effective; By missiles: Kashtan
Single sourceEffective; Kashtan-M By guns: Kashtan: (range, altitude)
Single sourceEffective; Kashtan-M · source measurement 3
Single sourceEffective; Kashtan-M · source measurement 4
Single sourceEffective; Kashtan-M · source measurement 5
Single sourceBy missiles: Kashtan: 1,500–8,000 m (4,900–26,200 ft) Kashtan-M: 1,500–10,000 m (4,900–32,800 ft) By guns: Kashtan: (range, altitude) 500–4,000 m (1,600–13,100 ft), 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Kashtan-M: 300–5,000 m (980–16,400 ft)[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]
guns
Single sourceKashtan (guns) Kashtan-M: 1–2 (salvo) missiles per 3–4 sec
Single sourceKashtan: 9,000 rounds/min (guns) Kashtan-M: 1–2 (salvo) missiles per 3–4 sec 10,000 rounds/min (guns)[source]
HEIF, FT
Single sourceKashtan-M APDS-T
Single sourceKashtan-M HEIF, FT
Single source860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) (HEIF, FT) Kashtan-M: 960 m/s (3,100 ft/s) (HEIF, FT) 1,100 m/s (3,600 ft/s) (APDS-T)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | Developer: KBP ( Arkady Shipunov ) Fire control system: RATEP[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | Tulamashzavod , RATEP[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] | 8 × 9M311K + 32 missiles Kashtan-M: 8 × 9M311-1 E + 24 missiles[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] | 2 × AO-18K autocannon Kashtan-M: 2 × AO-18KD autocannon[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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| Designed | — | Late 1970s–?[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Kortik-M / Kashtan-M[source] |
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| Shell | — | HEI - Frag , Frag- T , APDS -T[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 0.39 kg (0.86 lb) (HEIF, FT) 0.30 kg (0.66 lb) (APDS-T)[source] |
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| Calibre | — | 30×165mm AO-18[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 2 × 6 (guns); 2 × 4 launch tubes[source] |
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| Action | — | Gas-operated rotary cannon[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Link-less, helical; 1000 rounds[source] |
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| Sights | — | Radar / TV-optical: 2–3 / 1 m (6.6–9.8 / 3.3 ft) accuracy, tracks 6 targets simultaneously[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Continuous-rod w/ frag layer[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) (Kashtan) 6,000 m (20,000 ft) (Kashtan-M)[source] |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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