Flakpanzer Gepard

Flakpanzer Gepard
Alternate Name(s)	Gepard
Tier / Class	Tier 8 AFV
Type	Special Premium
Place of Origin	Germany
Dealer	Sophie Wölfli
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner
Sustained Damage
Damage	48
Penetration	340 mm
Damage per Minute	28944 per min.
Reload Time	2 s
Defense
Hit Points	2700
Hull vs AP	415 mm
Hull vs HEAT	655 mm
Hull Composition	Steel
Turret vs AP	195 mm
Turret vs HEAT	265 mm
Turret Composition	Steel
Mobility
Max Speed	65 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	5.16 s
Weight	47500 kg
Hull Traverse	32.05 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	25 %
Vision Range while Moving	380 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-10° / 85°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.098 °
Aim Time	2 s
Turret Traverse	70 deg/s

The Flakpanzer Gepard is a Tier 8 special premium Armored Fighting Vehicle under Sophie Wölfli's dealership.

History

Class: Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
Developed: 1963-1970
Service: 1973-2012 (Germany), still ongoing elsewhere
Vehicles Built: 570
Operators: Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Chile, Romania, Brazil, Jordan and Ukraine

The history of the Gepard goes back all the way to the early 1960s when the Federal Republic of Germany military, the Bundeswehr, deemed it necessary to replace the old American M42 Dusters in its service in their role of mobile close range anti-aircraft vehicles. In 1963, a program was launched by the Germans to develop a highly mobile self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with two (at least) 30mm autocannons. The vehicle had to be capable of keeping up with German mechanized units and therefore had to feature excellent all-terrain capabilities.

In 1965, it was decided to use the Leopard 1 MBT chassis. The vehicle was co-developed between Siemens, AEG-Telefunken, Porsche, Krauss-Maffei and Rheinmetall, the last two of which would prepare two modified zero series Leopard 1 hulls and fit them with an early version of the Gepard turret. Two versions were developed - one for Germany with a Siemens radar and one for the Netherlands with a Philips radar.

The official decision to arm the Bundeswehr with the Gepards was taken by the Ministry of Defense on February 5, 1973. Between 1976 and 1980, Germany received 420 Gepard SPAAGs with the Netherlands receiving 95 vehicles with different radar. At the same time, Belgium received 55 ordered Gepards of the same type as Germany. Estimated 147 vehicles were refitted to the Gepard 1A2 standard with an improved FCS and new programmable ammunition increasing the range to roughly 6km. Info about this variant is remarkably scarce. It can be recognized by different muzzle brakes and our model is based on it.

In Germany, the Gepards served for more than four decades before being officially withdrawn from service in 2010 and replaced by the Wiesel 2 Ozelot SPAAG. The final Gepard actually left the German service in 2012 as keeping such old hardware operational was deemed too expensive. Likewise, the Dutch phased theirs out in 2006 and the Belgians did so around the same time and sold their Gepards to private hands. This led to several sales operations where other countries acquired this old but still relatively effective weapon, such as Romania, Chile, Brazil and Jordan.

The only combat use of the Gepard SPAAG occurred relatively recently. Between July 2022 and today, Ukraine received 30 Gepards intended to be primarily used against drones targeting the Ukrainian infrastructure. Its targets included Geran-2 drones, helicopters and even cruise missiles. Germany is planning to supply Ukraine with 7-8 more Gepards in 2023.

Vehicle Traits

• Autocannon Only: This vehicle is armed only with a (usually more powerful) autocannon.
• PELE Rounds: This vehicle can fire special Penetrator with Lateral Effect rounds. These can penetrate thick armor and deal extra damage to the crew and internal components.

Ammunition

#	Ammo Name	Ammo Type	XP Cost	Damage	Penetration	Velocity	Reload Time	More Info
1	35mm DM23 APDS	APFSDS	Stock	48	340 mm	1500 m/s	2.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.10 ° Shots Before Overheat: 100 Cooldown Time: 5.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 1200.00 rd/min Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Bonus Module Damage: 30 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2	35mm DM31 HE	HE	Stock	75	25 mm	1000 m/s	2.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.13 ° Shots Before Overheat: 100 Cooldown Time: 5.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 1200.00 rd/min Fire Chance Bonus: 100 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Bonus Module Damage: 100 % Splash Radius: 0.25 m Splash Penetration: 50 mm
3	35mm DM33 FAPFSDS	PELE	10	55	50 mm	1350 m/s	2.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.12 ° Shots Before Overheat: 100 Cooldown Time: 5.00 s Burst Fire Rate: 1200.00 rd/min Fire Chance Bonus: 100 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Bonus Module Damage: 30 %

Upgrades

Armor

Gepard Stock Armor

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	415 mm (vs AP) 655 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	195 mm (vs AP) 265 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	N/A	N/A vs AP N/A vs HEAT
This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	35mm Oerlikon-Contraves KDA Autocannon (x2)	Stock	Stock	2.00 s	2.00 s	Toggle
Stats: Depression/Elevation: -10.0° / 85.0° Ammo: 35mm DM23 APDS 35mm DM31 HE 35mm DM33 FAPFSDS

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
MTU MB 838 830 hp Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	65 km/h	30 km/h	5.16 s (0 to 32 km/h) 22.11 s (0 to Max Speed)	32.05°	8 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
Spall Liner	Stock	Stock	Hit points are increased by 300
DM35A1 Smoke Grenades	Stock	Stock	Comes with 6 charges in total Magazine capacity: 2 charges Takes 3s to recharge Duration: 10s Magazine reload time: 25s
Improved Thermal Imager	10	10	Spotting through foliage is improved by 60%
Flash Suppressor	10	10	Camo penalty from firing is reduced by 50%
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light Terrain): 90.1% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 76.1%

Abilities

#	Name	XP Cost	Stats	Activation Time	Duration	Cooldown	More Info
Radar	Radar	Stock	Vision Range: 35m Spotting through Foliage: +30% Camouflage Factor: -4%	1.5 s	N/A	N/A	Toggle
Description: Increases your vision range and the ability to spot enemies hiding behind foliage (bushes, canopies) at the cost of your own camouflage factor. In other words, activating this ability makes you easier to spot. Conditions: No conditions bound to this ability.