Gepard Flakpanzer: the classic self-propelled air defense system | New is not always the best?

By: Michael Korgs | 18.08.2023, 00:33

Can really old air defense systems reliably defend the skies against modern weapons? Yes, they can. Proved by the Ukrainian army. Today, the Gepard self-propelled air defense systems protect the Ukrainian sky very well not only from slow air targets, but also from low-flying fighters and even from cruise missiles, which Russia uses to attack the largest country in Europe. How is it that a system with almost sixty years of history can stand up to modern missiles? Let's take a look.