Yesterday, December 1, the German government announced that it was going to transfer to the Ukrainian Armed Forces a new batch of anti-aircraft
When to expect
According to the German publication Der Spiegel, 7anti-aircraft guns will be sent to Ukraine only in the spring. The fact is that the installations are currently undergoing repairs at the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann plant. Previously, Germany wanted to dispose of them. Most likely, we are talking about the first version of Gepard. It differs from the one currently in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in that it has a reduced number of electrical devices.
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For those who are not in the know
Gepard is an anti-aircraft self-propelled gun (ZSU)German made. It is designed to cover ground forces, destroy air targets at slant ranges from 100 m to 4 km and at altitudes up to 3 km, flying at speeds of up to 350-400 m/s, as well as ground and surface targets from a range of up to 4500 meters. By the way, the Gepard self-propelled gun is built on the Leopard tank chassis.