The Ukrainian Armed Forces already use Gepard self-propelled air defense systems against UAVs, planes and helicopters of the enemy

By: Myroslav Trinko | 27.09.2022, 11:57
The Ukrainian Armed Forces already use Gepard self-propelled air defense systems against UAVs, planes and helicopters of the enemy

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are already using Gepard self-propelled air defense systems at the front.

Here's What We Know

Video of the Gepard in the Kharkiv region was published in social networks. The Ukrainian Armed Forces use the German ZSU paired with the Soviet anti-aircraft missile system "Osa".

Flashback

Ukraine received Gepard self-propelled air defense systems from Germany. We have a total of 30 units. The Krauss-Maffei company produces these machines. The Gepard self-propelled air defense gun is intended to cover the land forces, destroy the air targets at the slanting ranges from 100 meters to 4 km and at the altitudes up to 3 km, flying with the speed up to 350-400 m/s, as well as destroy the ground and surface targets at the range up to 4500 meters. The SAM is built on the chassis of the Leopard tank.

Source: killpukin