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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 2 of 2
Roland (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Roland (missile) |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | France and West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1977–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
2.40 m[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
driver, gunner, commander
Single source3 (driver, gunner, commander)[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]
Dual-thrust solid-fueled rocket: Booster: "Roubaix" rocket for 1.7 s Sustainer: "Lampyre" rocket
Single sourcefor 13.2 s
Single sourceDual-thrust solid-fueled rocket: Booster: "Roubaix" rocket, 15.3 kN for 1.7 s Sustainer: "Lampyre" rocket, 1.96 kN for 13.2 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] | Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War Iraq 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] | Euromissile[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 | — | 1963[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 6.5 kg (14 lb) pre-fragmented high-explosive[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 5,500 m[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Early warning by search radar. Target and missile tracking by optical system (Roland 1) or tracking radar (Roland 2)[source] |
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