The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ("anti-aircraft-gun tank 'Cheetah '", better known as the Flakpanzer Gepard) is an all-weather-capable West German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) based on the hull of the Leopard 1. [1]

Apr 26, 2022 · The Gepard is everyone’s favourite self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. This double-barrelled beast was designed by the Germans in the 1960s and is still in use by a number of countries around the world. The Gepard (German for Cheetah) was built on the hull of the equally legendary Leopard 1.

Oct 16, 2017 · Like its World War II namesake, the Flakpanzer 38(t), the Gepard was based on the hull of an existing tank. The tank chosen was Germany’s own Leopard Main Battle Tank (MBT). Entering service in 1965, the Leopard 1 is one of the most famous tanks of the Cold War and Modern Era.

Mar 12, 2021 · The Gepard, pictured here with German Leopard 1 main battle tanks, was intended to protect tanks from enemy air strikes. (DOD photo by SSGT David Nolan) Sure, the planes belonging to NATO allies could win in a one-on-one fight, no problem.

Sep 9, 2023 · The German-made Flakpanzer Gepard is a pair of radar-guided 35-millimeter autocannons in a two-person turret mated with a Leopard 1 tank chassis, which seats a driver. It arguably is the best...

Dec 12, 2022 · Called the Gepard (cheetah), it replaced the tank turret with two 73 mm Oerlikon KD automatic cannons on a two-man, quick-turn turret with radar direction, each capable of firing 550 rounds per minute at a maximum effective range of up to 5,500 kilometers.

The Flakpanzer Gepard, officially known as the Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard, is a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system developed during the Cold War. It was designed to provide mobile air defense for armored and mechanized units against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, and other airborne threats.

Feb 15, 2001 · The Gepard is a heavily armoured, autonomous and mobile air defence system based on the chassis of the Leopard main battle tank. The Gepard anti-aircraft tank was manufactured by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), based in Munchen, Germany, and was delivered to the armed forces of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

Flakpanzer is a German term for "anti-aircraft tanks" ("flak" is derived from Flugabwehrkanone, literally "aircraft defence cannon"; "panzer" is derived from Panzerkampfwagen, literally "armored fighting vehicle"). These vehicles are modified tanks whose armament was intended to engage aircraft, rather than targets on the ground.

Apr 26, 2022 · Flakpanzer Gepard is a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) with two 35mm cannons with a radar. Among the capability to shoot out planes from the sky, Flakpanzer Gepard is also capable of firing APDS rounds.