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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | M-SAM |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile system[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 2015–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators |
4.61 meters (15 ft 1 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
Diameter
Single source275 millimeters (10.8 in)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Maximum; Block 1: Mach 4.5 (
Single sourceMaximum; ) Block 2: Mach 5 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 4
Single sourceBlock 1: Mach 4.5 (1,530 m/s; 5,510 km/h) Block 2: Mach 5 (1,700 m/s; 6,100 km/h)[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.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | Agency for Defense Development Almaz-Antey (Block 1)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | Hanwha Aerospace (launcher, radar ) LIG Defense & Aerospace (missile, system)[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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| Designed | — | Block 1: 2001–2011 Block 2: 2012–2017 Block 3: 2024–In development[source] |
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| Produced | — | Block 1: 2015–2020 Block 2: 2018–present[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | Block 1: 15 km (49,000 ft) Block 2: 20 km (66,000 ft)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Inertial guidance with midcourse updates through datalink , terminal active radar homing[source] |
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