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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 2 of 2
S-125 Neva/Pechoralarger 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 | S-125 Neva/Pechora |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Short-range SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1961 –present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See list of present and former operators |
6,090 mm[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]
Warhead weight
Single source60 kg[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 of Attrition Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War NATO bombing of Yugoslavia Syrian Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Tigray conflict Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | Almaz Central Design Bureau[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | JSC Defense Systems (Pechora-M)[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 | — | 1950s[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1961–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Neva, Pechora, Volna, Neva-M, Neva-M1, Volna-M, Volna-N, Volna-P, Pechora 2, Pechora 2M, Newa SC, Pechora-M[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Frag-HE[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Proximity fuse[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid propellant rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 18,000 metres (59,000 ft)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | RF CLOS[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | S-125 Neva[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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