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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 1 of 1
Umkhonto (missile)larger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 7.68 m (25 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | Umkhonto (missile) |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Short to medium range surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 2001[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | South Africa, Finland, Algeria |
3.32 m (10.9 ft)[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]
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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | Denel Dynamics[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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| Developed from | — | SAHV-3 Surface To Air Missile[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 23 kg (51 lb)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 8 km (5.0 mi), Umkhonto-IR 12 km (7.5 mi), Umkhonto-ER-IR 15 km (9.3 mi), Umkhonto-R[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | All-aspect infra-red , command update fire and forget[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Naval Vertical launch system , Ground-based Launcher System[source] |
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