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At a glance
Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
turret
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Skyranger 30 |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ( very short-range air defence )[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
5.175 m (203.7 in) (turret)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (340 mi)[source]
Maximum; Cannon (effective range) Missiles: Mistral 3
Single sourceMaximum; FIM-92K Stinger MBDA DefendAir : >
Single sourceMaximum; FIM-92K Stinger · source measurement 4
Single sourceMaximum; FIM-92K Stinger · source measurement 6
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceMaximum; SkyKnight max target altitude
Single sourceCannon: 3.0 km (1.9 mi) (effective range) Missiles: Mistral 3 : 8.0 km (5.0 mi) FIM-92K Stinger : 5.0 km (3.1 mi) MBDA DefendAir : > 5.0 km (3.1 mi) SkyKnight : 10.0 km (6.2 mi) (max target altitude: 6,000m )[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]
L/80
Single source2.126 m (83.7 in) (L/80)[source]
nominal rate
Single sourcesingle shots
Single source1,200 rds/min (nominal rate) 200 rds/min (single shots)[source]
with AHEAD rounds
Single source1,075 m/s (3,530 ft/s) (with AHEAD rounds)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars |
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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] | Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (former Oerlikon Contraves)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (former Oerlikon Contraves)[source] |
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| Armor | conventional steel[source] | STANAG 4569 Level 2, upgradable to Level 4[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] | Oerlikon KCE[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] | Among the available missiles: 9 to 12 MBDA DefendAir , 4 FIM-92K Stinger , 2 or 4 Mistral 3 , or 2 SkyKnight Smoke grenade dispenser: 2×9 Rheinmetall ROSY smoke grenade launchers, or 2×10 Rheinmetall ROSY smoke grenade launchers[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 | — | 2019 – 2025[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Rheinmetall Oerlikon Skyranger 35[source] |
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| Produced | — | From 2024[source] |
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| No. built | — | 93 firm orders[source] |
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| Shell | — | AHEAD ammunition ( programmable airburst ammunition )[source] |
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| Calibre | — | 300 × 30×173 mm[source] |
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| Recoil | — | 12,000 N (2,700 lb f ) with 16 mm (0.63 in)[source] |
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| Carriage | — | See Platforms[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -10° / +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | 360° AESA radar and an electro-optical sensor package[source] |
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