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Flakpanzer Gepardlarger figure on 2 of 2
ZSU-57-2larger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
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]
V-54, 4-stroke , airless ( mechanical )-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single sourceV-54, 4-stroke , airless ( mechanical )-injection, water-cooled 38.88 liter V12 diesel 520 hp (388 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Flakpanzer Gepard | ZSU-57-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland West Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1955–early 1970s ( USSR ) 1957–present (other countries)[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | See Service history and Combat history[source] |
| Designer | Oerlikon-Bührle AG (Switzerland) Contraves (Switzerland) Siemens-Albis AG (Switzerland) Krauss-Maffei AG (vehicle - West Germany)[source] | Design Bureaus of Omsk Works No. 174 and Research Institute No. 58 in Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast[source] |
| Manufacturer | Krauss-Maffei AG (licence production)[source] | Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant[source] |
| Armor | conventional steel[source] | 8–15 mm[source] |
| Main armament | 2 × 35 mm Oerlikon GDF autocannon , each with 320 rounds anti-air ammunition and 20 rounds anti-tank[source] | 2 × 57 mm L/76.6 S-60 anti-aircraft autocannons (57 mm S-68A variant) (300 rounds)[source] |
| Secondary armament | 2 × quad 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers[source] | — |
| Power/weight | 17.5 PS/t[source] | 18.5 hp/tonne (13.81 kW/tonne)[source] |
| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | individual torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers on the first and last road wheels[source] |
| Designed | — | 1947–1954[source] |
| Produced | — | 1948–1955 (prototypes) 1957–1960 (serial production)[source] |
| No. built | — | More than 2,023 (USSR) 250 (North Korea, old turrets on new hulls) ? (PRC, Type 80)[source] |
| Ground clearance | — | 425 mm[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 830 L (including two externally mounted fuel tanks, 95 L each)[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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