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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 1 of 1
M48 Chaparrallarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | M48 Chaparral |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Mobile SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1969–98 (US) 1969–present (other countries)[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See list of present and former operators |
Length · source measurement 2
Single source238.5 in. (606 cm)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | Philco-Ford Corporation, Aeronutronic Division[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] | MIM-72 surface-to-air missile[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[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1965[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | Launcher vehicle: US$1.5 Million Missile round: US$80,000[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1967[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~800[source] |
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| Variants | — | See list of variants[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison TX 100-1[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 170 gallons (643 litres)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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