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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
emplaced
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | M167 VADS |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Rotary cannon[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1965–1994 (United States) 1960s–present (other countries)[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators |
in travel configuration
Single source472.4 cm (186.0 in) in travel configuration 386.1 cm (152.0 in) emplaced[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[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]
1000 or
Single source1000 or 3000 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1030 m/s[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] | War in Darfur Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen[source] |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | Armament Systems Department, General Electric Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd[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 | — | 1964[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 20×102mm[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 6-barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 9 grooves)[source] |
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| Action | — | Hydraulically operated , electrically fired, rotary cannon[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 500rd linked feed[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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