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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Type 730 CIWS |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Close-in weapon system[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See operators |
Width
Single source3.71 m (12 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]
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]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,000–1,150 m/s (3,300–3,800 ft/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] | — |
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| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | 713th Research Institute[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[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] | 1 × 30 mm H/PJ-12 or H/PJ-11 Gatling gun[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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| Produced | — | 2003–present[source] |
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| Shell | — | HEI - Frag , Frag- T , APFSDS[source] |
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| Calibre | — | 30×165mm[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 7-barrel (Type 730) 11-barrel (Type 1130)[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +85° ... -25°[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 5,800 rounds/minute (Type 730) 10,000+ rounds/minute (Type 1130)[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Type 730: One ammunition boxes, holding 1280 rounds Type 730B/C, LD-2000: Two ammunition boxes, each holding 500 rounds (total 1000 rounds) Type 1130: Two ammunition boxes, each holding 1280 rounds (total 2560 rounds)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | TR47C J-band radar OFC-3 electro-optical fire control system[source] |
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