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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 2 of 3
M42 Dusterlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | M42 Duster |
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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] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
5.82 m (19 ft 1 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War 2025 Cambodian–Thai clashes[source] |
| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | General Motors Corporation[source] |
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| Armor | conventional steel[source] | 9–25 mm[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] | M2A1 40 mm twin anti-aircraft gun with 336 rounds[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] | 1 × M1919A4 7.62 mm machine gun or 7.62mm M60 machine gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | 17.5 PS/t[source] | 22.2 hp/t[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| No. built | — | 3,700[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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