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BAir defence
SHORAD SAM -based CIWS (ship-based remotely controlled Mistral-3 variants) Very short-range air-to-air missile (Mistral ATAM)
At a glance
Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 1 of 1
Mistral (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
including initial booster
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Mistral (missile) |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | SHORAD SAM -based CIWS (ship-based remotely controlled Mistral-3 variants) Very short-range air-to-air missile (Mistral ATAM)[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1990–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
Length
Single source1.86 m 1.88m (including initial booster)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[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]
Warhead weight
Single source2.95 kg[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source]
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Second Congo War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | Matra Défense (now merged into MBDA )[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | MBDA France[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 | — | 1974 onwards[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | Mistral 3: US$ 545,600 (2024)[source] |
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| Warhead | — | High Explosive with high density tungsten balls[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Laser proximity or impact triggered[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid Rocket Motor, 2-stage[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 6 km (Mistral 3)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Infrared homing[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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