Designation: | GEPARD 1A2/PRTL |
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Manufacturer: | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co.KG - KMW | |
Product type: | Armoured Vehicles | |
Name: | Anti-aircraft system |
This is used by Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands (this last version having different tracking and surveillance radars) and consists essentially of a modified Leopard 1 MBT fitted with a power-operated two-man turret armed with twin 35 mm Oerlikon Contraves 35 mm cannon, tracking radar on the turret front and surveillance radar on the turret rear. Each 35 mm cannon has a total of 310 rounds of ready use ammunition for use in the air defence role and 20 rounds of APDS-T for use in engaging ground armoured targets.
Part of the Gepard fleet used by Germany and the Netherlands are being upgraded and first upgraded vehicles were completed in 1998. The Belgian systems are to be phased out of service.
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