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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 2 of 2
M163 VADSlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | M163 VADS |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1968–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See list of operators |
191.5 in (4.86 m)[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]
General Motors 6V53 , 6-cylinder two-stroke diesel
Single sourceGeneral Motors 6V53 , 6-cylinder two-stroke diesel 212 hp (158 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] | Vietnam War Western Sahara War 1982 Lebanon War Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Israeli–Palestinian conflict Iraq War (limited) Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | General Electric[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | — |
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| Armor | conventional steel[source] | Rolled 5083/5086 H32 aluminium , 29 mm (1.14 in) - 45 mm (1.77 in)[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] | M168 General Dynamics 20 mm Rotary cannon 2,000 rounds (M163) 2,230 rounds (M163A1/A2)[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] | torsion bar , 5 road wheels[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1964[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1965–1970, 1975–1979, 1982[source] |
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| No. built | — | 654[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +80° / -5°[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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