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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Radar retracted
Single sourceRadar retracted: 3.29 m (10 ft 10 in)[source]
Mass
Single source47.5 t (46.7 long tons; 52.4 short tons)[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]
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Configuration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Sky Bow IV |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Air Defense Anti-ballistic missile[source]Sky Bow IV / Tien Kung IV |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | Taiwan[source]Sky Bow IV / Tien Kung IV |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | NCSIST[source]Sky Bow IV / Tien Kung IV |
| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | — |
| Armor | conventional steel[source] | — |
| Main armament | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] | — |
| Secondary armament | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] | — |
| Power/weight | 17.5 PS/t[source] | — |
| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | — |
| Engine | — | Solid-propellant rocket[source]Sky Bow IV / Tien Kung IV |
| Flight ceiling | — | 70-100km[source]Sky Bow IV / Tien Kung IV |
| Launch platform | — | TEL[source]Sky Bow IV / Tien Kung IV |