How German Gepard Anti-Aircraft Guns So Effectively Destroyed Iranian Kamikaze Drones

According to a report by RUSI, the Gepard, commonly referred to as the Cheetah, has been recognized as a "highly effective" defense system against the Shahed-136 drones, which Russia has been employing extensively since mid-September. These drones are characterized as small and slow and fly at low altitudes.
Ukraine has received 34 Gepards, with plans to deliver at least three more in the near future. These vehicles were swiftly deployed to the frontlines and demonstrated their effectiveness in intercepting low-flying Russian cruise missiles and drones. Notably, they have proven successful in countering Iranian-made Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 kamikaze drones utilized by Russia.
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[@ESSOKAYmusic]

The Gepard is not only "referred" to as Cheetah, it is literally the german word for it.

[@jangrewe]

And yet it's still true that it "is commonly referred to as Cheetah", and not its actual name, because that's the literal translation of Gepard. Or in other words: are you sure you know what "referred to" means? 😉

[@headhunter1945]

@@jangreweIt's like saying the German word Automobil is commonly referred to as a car. Is it technically correct? Yes. Do you sound like a dunce who doesn't know what the words actually mean? Yes.

[@jangrewe]

@@headhunter1945 Hello there, On a Fail Horse. You do understand that "Mercedes" is a brand name, and "car" is a type of vehicle. So no, "Mercedeses" are not commonly referred to as cars, they're referred to as Mercedes. Or Benz. Or other terms that are related to the Mercedes-Benz brand. Just like the VW Käfer (which is the actual name) is called the VW Beetle in english speaking countries, the Gepard IS FUCKING INDEED REFERRED TO as Cheetah - also because that's the actual name the dutch chose for their variant. Who's the dunce now, dunce?

[@Deathadder90]

Funnily enough visited a zoo yesterday and did a double take when reading the sign of the cheetah enclosure as it also had the German name.

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

​​@@Deathadder90fun at the zoo escalates when the cheetahs get tracks

[@OhUiginn]

It is so satisfying to see german weaponry being used for something noble.

[@georgeichelberger6847]

OMG.. its 2023 .. calibrate your calendar

[@chloeholmes4641]

​​@@georgeichelberger6847wrong. It's 2024. Calibrate your calender!

[@Evo2inside]

Gepards are like A10 warthogs.... You think they are old and obsolete.... But there will be the day when you need oldschool hardware ❤

[@GTA.Sven.Andreas]

best comment!

[@wokeaf1337]

The Gepard looks so cool, the design is from 1960? Damn, all these mecha designs in anime and games must have their origins in the Gepard.

[@Austin-Danger-Powers]

😸

[@djangocj3761]

looks like star wars at-te and other star wars machines

[@1968konrad]

O yes, its cool, beside its deathly task. I've been inside one at a militäry day once in past. Its satisfying to see him taking unmanned drones out the sky. If it were manned objecty, i couldnt really feel happyness.

[@Badtaste21]

It more or less originates from the design of the Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" we already had in WW2. (but it's obviously less sophisticated than any modern Flakpanzer)

[@mg5934]

Being from Germany myself, I got to know the Gepard in mid 80ies already. I'm so very thankful for this outstanding system to be a major benefit to the Ukrainian army and Nation now. This was a hell of a sophisticated system back then, years ahead, and it's proofing it today . I wish you may have over a hundred of them to rip apart any "Z" object from the skies (and ground also). Slava Ukraini - best and heartfelt wishes from Germany to you!

[@user-mx2tx5eg9x]

A marvel to watch, German engineering is superb 👌

[@neddersass8439]

It can also be used to tear enemy infantry apart and to rip through infantry fighting vehicles (IFV). It can't destroy main battle tanks, however it can make them unable to fight. It's quite badass.

[@adamabele785]

Yes. It is accurate enough to take out the tracks and the optics of the battle tank. They no longer can move or aim.

[@XMysticHerox]

You definitely would not want to put it in that situation though.

[@adamabele785]

@@XMysticHerox The scenario is that a single MBT or a few lightly armoured vehicles break through unexpected or unnoticed, and appear out of a sudden in the back of the front. You have to deal with the situation. Either you disable the MBT or you get an appointment with your maker. That are the two options. Nobody in their right mind would send it against an MBT, you'd rather bring yourself out of the danger zone quickly. The canon is quite capable with the right ammunition against light armoured vehicles and infantry with its fire rate and penetration. It has a lot more fire power than a BTR and its armour can withstand hits from a heavy machine gun up to cal 15 mm.

[@TremereTT]

It was designed to shield Leopards and Marders from Soviet helicopters. So it was made to keep up with these Vehicles. Man it still fucks me up that in English Panzers all have different names and they are all abriviations. I wonder if the rank and file of the English speaking armies have at least proper made up names that aren't abreviations as MBT, IFV, APC just sounds awfull.

[@jamesmccann531]

@@TremereTT You mean things like "Abrams" "Challenger" "Bradley" "Warrior" and all these other very common place names for vehicles...

[@AaronTV2021]

we people of iran stand with ukrain unlike islamic republic, victory is with ukrain

[@Micha-qv5uf]

I wish your government would share your opinion. Sadly they prefer to be kind of a russian puppet state.

[@Zordeos]

Так может тогда стоит поставлять шахеды Украине, а не России?))

[@gonzo111081]

with russia :)

[@sebasstein7014]

Best looking military vehicle that was ever built. It`s like every proportion just fits perfectly together.

[@memminghenner1743]

You can also combine several Gepard systems so that they act together as a battery. It's an old system, but it's also very immune to any kind of cyber attacks and whatnot. It may be old, but still "never change a running system"!! And if you've been there live when he "spits out" you'll be very impressed by the massive firepower!!!!

[@szeddezs]

Actually the system was changed, the Gepard got several upgrades throughout its years of service (modern radar, tracking software etc.)

[@Chris_2303]

yepp. thats also the slogan in the IT sector. never change a running system especially if it is an important server.

[@3ntity6666]

Ttttt

[@berndwalther2820]

I am German and We know what We have given - Maybe the Wheapon which has the Potential to save the Most Ucrainian Citizens ❣️

[@hans-jorgbannmann6241]

​@@szeddezshu

[@entengummitiger1576]

They forgot to mention how cool it looks and how awesome it sounds

[@lockervomhocker9795]

Gut zu wissen, dass die wenigen verbliebenen Geparden jetzt in guten Händen sind.

[@franzsalcedo5783]

Gepards müssen im echten Krieg getestet werden, um Lancet-Drohnen auszuschalten. Deutsche Waffen sind damals, heute und danach die besten.

[@g.d.r.3349]

Alter das ist aus einem Spiel

[@franzsalcedo5783]

Wirklich? Das weiss ich nicht. lol

[@Alex-fo5wi]

"In guten Händen" 😂😂😂😂

[@gonzo111081]

Die Russen freuen sich über diese Beute :D

[@CrassSpektakel]

The Gepard was mothballed for being too old. But the German military didn't acquire a replacement for... reasons. Our defence ministers for years have been utter blokes until Pristorius showed up and is somewhat competent. The newly arriving Skyrangers are MUCH MUCH MUCH more powerful than the old Gepard and are even useful as an up-armament for generic IFVs where they excel as Anti-Infantry and Anti-Air at once. A German general recently has suggested on KZbin that in his opinion EVERY IFV should be armed with an Skyranger, essentially creating over 1200 anti-air vehicles much more powerful than the Gepard. As the Skyranger isn't much more expensive than a normal Marder Turret I think that isn't a stupid idea. A one-size-fits-all solution.

[@chrismair8161]

Too old my left ball. If it is in this things range? Dead! A-10 pilots were taught to avoid this guy.

[@CrassSpektakel]

@@chrismair8161 Well, the Gepard is able to hit EVERY straight moving target with three shells with 80% probability, even if it is hypersonic. The Skyranger is able to hit a straight moving target with ONE shell with 95% probability. Using NINE shells it can even hit a hypersonic target taking evasive manoeuvrers with 90%. I'd say that is a capability you want at Platoon level and need it at least on company level. You can literally shot down enemy artillery shells using the Skyranger. Now here is the thing: The Prototypes seem to be already operated in Ukraine in very low numbers so the industry learns how to improve it. It is no secret that Ukraine is sharing its sensor data with western allies to improve their technology.

[@hansdampfer7588]

@CrassSpektakel . It's pointless to discuss about a system (SKYRANGER) which will arrive next year or so. Ukraine needs AAA today. The GEPARD-System was proven and available and ready for combat since last year. And did the job... But yes it's right: SKYRANGER is the much better system, especially with the AHEAD-Ammo against small target like drones or other UAV, maybe also against mortar shells or so. It's not such a big boom, more a buckshot, but doesn't need a direct hit.

[@PetrOsetr]

@@CrassSpektakel Ha ha 95% for hypersonic W-O-W.

[@jtf2dan]

Wrong. It was NEVER mothballed for being too old, many german weapons are much older. It was mothballed as better systems came out with more range to take down jet fighters and cruise missiles. Back then we didnt have to worry about drones, that are smaller and travel much slower. Now it doesnt make sense to fire a million dollar anti aircraft missile to take down a cheap drone when you can take it down with cheap 25, 30, 35 or 40 mm ammunition....hence the requiremnet for more geppards as russia is buying thousands of drones.

[@olddirtyb4st3rd]

Sad that Switzerland still withholds their 35mm rounds.

[@BuilditUK]

I'd say its an utter disgrace. Reckon the Swiss have got just too many Russain bank accounts on their books. Shame on them!

[@user-kt4zo1dw3l]

Oddly that doesn't matter so much,they were able to source an alternate supplier. It just made the Swiss look stupid

[@jorgs3801]

But the money of the Russian Oligarchs is welcome in Switzerland.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

Never rely on the Swiss.

[@CrassSpektakel]

@@user-kt4zo1dw3l Uh, no, even worse. The Swiss company manufacturing these ammunition has been acquired by German Rheinmetall. They are not allowed to export their own ammunition. The ammunition for the Gepards 35mm cannon is specifically made for the Gepard and Rheinmetall simply took their Swiss factory and moved it to Germany.

[@Kalenz1234]

They purr like a kitten when driving and roar like a tiger when firing.

[@karelchudej3435]

Gepard is a beauty

[@PK-df1uq]

3:21, each cannon fires at a rate of 550 rounds per minute, the combined rate of fire is 1,100 rounds per minute.

[@barfuss2007]

35 mm full metal jacket

[@edelzocker8169]

@@barfuss2007 No, APHE and FAPDS

[@varunishere]

Ammo is 10 times the cost of drone. lol

[@edelzocker8169]

@@varunishere And the Missiles?

[@PK-df1uq]

@@varunishere But only a fraction of the potential damage. lol

[@Turbofox21]

Tja, solide Technik aus den 1970ern, der Zeit als ich selbst Soldat war. Da fragt man sich wirklich, warum man diese robusten, zuverlässigen Flakpanzer mit hoher Effizienz 2010 bei der BW ausgemustert hat. Die Elektronik war einfach aber störsicher, kein Hightech-Scheiß der laufend Probleme macht. Das Such- und Folgeradar war übrigens von Siemens und kann sich bezüglich seiner Präzision auch 50 Jahre später noch immer mit heutigen Anlagen messen - da staunt der Laie und den Fachmann wunderts !

[@CaladanBruth]

Kostengründe. Deshalb hat man auch kein anderes System fürs Heer nachbeschafft.

[@lockiholmes763]

Ja wer hätte das gedacht. Wenn Deutschland will kann es viel erreichen. 👍 Ich fand sie 1997 in Munster schon sehr beeindruckend.

[@REFORGER_2023]

Weil die NATO sowohl ihrer Fähigkeiten wegen, als auch ihrer Doktrin nach, für jedes seit dem Mauerfall bis 2011 (Auflösung der Heeresflugabwehr) bereits absolvierte, und jedes potentielle zukünftige Szenario, die *totale* Lufthoheit garantieren konnte. Russland und Bündnisverteidigung wurden erst 2014 wieder ein (für Deutschland nur sehr abstraktes) Thema. Genauso wie Kampfeinsätze taktischer Verbände der Bundeswehr über Kompaniegröße gegen Deash oder Taliban. Deutschland hat also strenggenommen Ausnahmsweise zumindest partiell das richtige getan: Einlagerung der verbleibenden Gepard in Reaktivierungsfähigem Zustand.

[@szeddezs]

Raketenabwehrsysteme sind weitaus besser geeignet um bemanntes Fluggerät und Marschflugkörper abzufangen, sowohl in Reichweite als auch Feuerkraft. In den 00ern (oder wann der Gepard eingemottet wurde) konnte niemand wissen dass billige Dronenschwärme ein Problem sein werden.

[@sandraneuser2158]

Mittlerweile haben wir doch Ersatz? Einmal Mantis und einen Orlikon Flakzwilling auf Boxer Fahrgestell wenn ich nicht irre. Zusätzlich IRIS-T

[@brianfoley4328]

Well done Germany...well done indeed.

[@lockiholmes763]

It is Germany's honor and obligation that Ukraine can defend their country.

[@AlehMKZ]

@@lockiholmes763 честь нацистов. Смешно

[@fangan4770]

@@AlehMKZ You are misinformed and lied to by your regime. "Nazis" have absolutely nothing to do with this war.

[@emmanuelmeysman820]

@@AlehMKZ That was 80 years ago .

[@chrissniederle3960]

@@AlehMKZ Единственными нацистами, как отметил Пригожин (он сказал, что да, он не воевал ни с какими нацистами, даже с войсками НАТО...), были войска Вагнера, которых попросил и оплатил Путин. Тяжелая правда, когда приходится осознавать, что ты сам преступник и попался на бессовестную ложь своего правительства, не правда ли?

[@jimknopf8281]

So Badass this AA Tank 😁.Time for a Gepard 2

[@MattesausMarl]

The new Flak Systems Name is Mantis. The Gepard Weapon System/Tower weight 15 metric tons, Mantis only 7 metric tons.

[@stesn1589]

Unfortunately only a wheel-based system

[@lunargreenhouse3670]

@@stesn1589 Well its to be mounted on a Boxer chassis, which is pretty much the heaviest "lightweight" allround vehicle currently active in service. Its armement is comparable to light tanks, but is much faster which is necessary due to having to switch positions fast at any given time. Maintenance is another reason they choose wheels.

[@oberender64]

​@@stesn1589cheaper, easier to maintain, faster and the same protection level

[@szeddezs]

@@MattesausMarl But the Mantis is stationary afaik. Skynex would be the newest SPAAG.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Good for German armour, Great for Ukraine. Thank you Germany! I like!

[@lockiholmes763]

It is Germany's honor and obligation that Ukraine can defend their country. Greetings from 🇩🇪

[@g.d.r.3349]

​@@lockiholmes763no

[@d.o.g573]

@@g.d.r.3349 yes - we are humbled and proud to stop the red terror

[@hansdampfer7588]

The guy here in the clip is a little bit confused: - Not each cannon has a rate of fire 1.100 rpm, but 550 rpm. The entire fire rate is 1.100 rpm. - The pic of the ammo is not the right one, it's shows a cross section of the AHEAD ammunition (in the foreground 30mm [?] and in the background 35mm [?]). May be it is Skyranger 30 and Skyranger 35 ammunition.

[@curiouskarl5485]

the barrel is 90 calibers long

[@iluminas2866]

there is an easy muzzle breeak mod so it can shoot AHEAD rounds

[@hansdampfer7588]

@@iluminas2866 . Really? It's not so simple. You need the new "muzzle device" (measurement and programming), you need new cabling and particularly a new fire control unit. Is there a model outside and in use which have all this things? Germany not only stopped this development, it never started for the "GEPARD".

[@franzsalcedo5783]

Himars must be protected by Gepard at all cost.

[@edc1569]

Himars moves and hides, it’s fixed assets at risk from shahed

[@TheKamiran85]

80km range + high mobility is the life savior of HIMARS, there's no real need to use Gepard for that.

[@TheKamiran85]

@@nolga3569 I've heard the Russians are now better at detecting and shooting them down. But it, it's now used more to hunt down enemy arty, anti-air and other valuable targets near the front instead of ammunition depots or command posts. And this is much less interesting to be reported then the new long range cruise missile attacks

[@Felix-st2ue]

​@TheKamiran85 Also the Russians know the range of Himars and have moved the ammo depots further behind the front line. But that's still good because it makes the logistics of resupplying the Frontline harder for them.

[@ronblack7870]

@@nolga3569 sometimes the jamming works most times not . and ukraine uses them in situations they know they will work.they are powerful artillery for killing command posts near the front which are not protected by jammers. storm shadows can't be jammed as they do not need gps to hit their target. those are now for ammo dumps and the results in the last weeks have been very good for storm shadow. it's just too bad there is limited supply.

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

Everyone who played the original battlefield games knows that the most effective use of this machine is to park it on the side of a hill so you can use it to aim downwards and destroy tanks and infantry.

[@legendaerycraft2226]

true

[@pervertt]

God, the Gepard sounds uber cool in action. I had to listen to it over and over again. @ 6:15 and 8:01

[@kaydesign]

The Gepard looks straight out of the movie Robocop 🔥

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

Kind of an 'unexpected' hero, in this war. Cool, how it is making a big difference in the war.

[@mal6232]

What big difference would that be?

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

@@mal6232 The Gepards are shooting down a huge amount of russian drones. They have 'hero status'. I don't think many people predicted that. I certainly hadn't...

[@TP-ie3hj]

@@mal6232 dont confuse him he watches these you tube vids and thinks its all real.

[@edelzocker8169]

It's not the first time that an "outdated" weapon system has returned to service and proven very effective. :-)

[@lek8630]

@@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 no they are not changes anything, kamikaze drones intended as cheap expendable resource, even if out of ten nine was shot down and only one hit the target, they complete their task, thats also the reason why such drones being used in swarms, all of them had the same target, try to turn on ur brain from time to time

[@GMCGUY-]

The Germans are one smart bunch of people this system is absolutely remarkable I wouldn't have took this out of service just because of how old it is. But Germany still kept them just in case they still needed them and kept them in storage. Now our brothers and sisters and Ukraine are using them to defend their lands hopefully they don't run out of ammunition hopefully the extra ammo gets there before this happens. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@lockervomhocker9795]

in this month 300.000 pieces of ammunition will be delivered to ukraine.... we had more than 400 Gepards back in the 80's - a lot of them were sold in other countries. only a few gepards hat received the latest upgrade a couple of years ago

[@GMCGUY-]

@@lockervomhocker9795 I am absolutely in love with this system. I have to admit the Germans really really have this all figured out. I'm not a fan of Germans I'm not going to sit here and say that I am. Germans invaded my ancestors Homeland back in world war with the Russians Poland I am half polish and to be frank German people really piss me off even after 80 years has gone by since world war II but it just really just bothers me knowing that Germany and Russia was going to split Poland in half Germans get 1/2 and the Russians get the other half Russians and German soldiers killed innocent people children even talking about this absolutely enrages me beyond belief. But I have to understand that this was 80 years ago and everybody that was apart of this is dead now. I understand that but Germans aren't my favorite type of people I will say that willingly. But I cannot State this any clearer Germany knows how to build weapons that's for sure they are an excellent excellent weapons manufacturer when I saw this system I was absolutely taken back on the accuracy on this thing. It just sucks that Germany took it out of their lineup 10 years ago. So eleven years ago these same units were in the German military actively ready to go obviously Germany wasn't stupid they obviously kept every single one of them and put them in storage very smart I just hope that that they keep at least a couple of them because it's going to be an absolute shame if all of these units get destroyed this is history and it needs to be preserved. I hope at least have at least a couple of these units in a museum in Germany I would at least think they do. And when I was in London about 7 years ago a lot of Germans there do not like talking about WWII and Hitler do they kept wanting to change the subject left and right they did not want to talk about it. I mention to these two Germans how was this OK that your country decided to invade my ancestors Homeland of Poland and kill innocent women men old people you killed animals you killed polish animals you bastard Nazi s killed absolutely everything in your way. And the Russians are a thousand times worse than Germans are. And look at what Russia is doing now thinking that it's okay to invade another country and just to take it for themselves. I don't think so Russia you bastards think you're going to win this war I got news for you you guys are going to lose the war because Ukraine is going to kick your ass.

[@DSP16569]

It was not about the age (directly) - It was about the costs. The Gepard has a (unique) modified Leopard I chassis and was (in the 70s / 80s ) 3x more expensive than a Leopard (Gepard 5.4 Million DM vs. 1.7Million for the Leopard). Maintenance, Spare parts etc got more and more expensive and therefore Germany wanted to replace the System by a new (and cheaper) System of same or better quality. Problem like always when Goverment is involved: Planning was done for years (How long do we need the Gepard, how much spare parts do we need and when does the new System (Skyranger - turret) enter active duty. And while decomisioning was "on time" the new System needed much more time, was more expensive as thought, was not perfect and combat ready from Day 1 (Puma chassis for the skyranger turret has problems).

[@GMCGUY-]

@@DSP16569 you seem like you know a lot about Germany I'm going to take it that your German I could be wrong I'm from the US and I would have never thought that these people Gepards are three times more money WOW that's a lot. At least Germany still kept them it basically kept them into operational order and then stored them away in very long-term storage units they are so smart that they kept these units because Ukraine is blowing these drones out of the sky with these units and it looks so awesome how these things can Target something like this with machine guns the rounds on this thing or absolutely massive. It kind of reminds me of the gun that's on the United States naval ships the C-SPAN gun I don't know if that's the exact name for it but it's a gun system that looks like a skinny version lava dome but not see through that weird shape with a big machine gun and these things can take down enemy rockets planes pretty much anything that comes towards the ship boats anyting what its specialty is air targets but it can hit any type of target. The name of these guns are on the tip of my tongue 👅 I think I got the spelling right in the name right but I could be wrong. Do you know at all if Germany still has more of these gepards in long-term storage for themselves that they're going to keep I hope they're going to keep at least a few of these units intact and keep them these things deserve to be in a museum the ones that Germany are Cindy the Ukraine in the ones that are already there obviously those aren't going to be in any museum if any of them still exists after the war they are Ukraine's weapons now I just hope that some of theses are preserved for history purposes

[@lockervomhocker9795]

@@GMCGUY- The Gepards were something we could be proud of in the early 80s. The Americans had nothing comparable. They were the backbone of air defense. Schoolmates who had later worked with the system during their military service raved about it. Our politicians are stupid. They should have conserved a lot more Gepards (like other countries) instead of flogging them off to the Middle East or Brazil. They believed in eternal peace, even at the time when he already had Georgia and Crimea in short supply. And eagerly continue to build pipelines to become even more dependent. Now I'm glad that they give the so maltreated Ukraine some more air to breathe. I hope very much that they will receive some Gepards for later. It is still a bit early. But with the memory culture it is such a thing in Germany. About your country: The big plan was to take the Soviet Union. Poland was in the way and they agreed with the Soviets to divide the cake. That was not okay. But your country was not the primary goal. It was necessary to do this for the sake of the strategists. I asked my grandmother when she was alive, did the population really want this? She said most people were still fed up with 14/18 at the beginning, but that didn't count. As for the crimes in the occupation area, there's not enough space here. Too few went to prison. There were too few death sentences for the leaders. It is difficult to talk about it. Even in the families, many did not. Now the witnesses are dead. All of them were somehow more or less involved in the whole thing. But often without individual guilt. That is passed on. When someone talks about that time, it is almost never in hatred of Poland. But they do towards the Soviets.

[@dirkaminimo4836]

My favorite AA and armored vehicle! Freaking slick and effective. Keep them lancets away from these beauties…

[@Zordeos]

Эти красавцы были бы в безопасности в Германии.

[@marcuswardle3180]

WOW! The scene at 1:18 reminds me of a WWII picture of a group of 88mm flak guns shooting at bombers in the night sky!

[@livingonparkavenueinmanhat775]

Thank you for such an informative video. - USA

[@hanshaller2893]

This cheetah system was actually developed in Switzerland as the Skyguard system. In Germany, it was only mounted on an armored car. Skyguard from Oerlikon Bührle (a Swiss company now sold to Rheinmetall) achieved very good results in the field of anti-aircraft defense. Even the Pentagon took note of this with respect. In Switzerland, such Skyguard systems are still in use for object defense. - This is not a German invention, but was developed from scratch in Switzerland. And it looks like this "old system" is still working very well.

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

Nonsense. The gepard/cheetah is a german developed and build tank.. The only thing swiss is the cannons

[@frankgehbauer7239]

One thing is the gun, the other thing is to integrate it into a best of breed defense system. Beside the Gepard It's coming along wtih a HEL. (High Energy Laser) Anyway it's the best gun money can buy but it's not the future.

[@UnfinishedSymphony]

I always liked the Gepard and found it sad that it was "retired". Not only is it an effective and solid AA-system, but it can also be used as a fierceful ground to ground weapon. Wouldn´t like to mess with that thing.

[@lighthousevant.b.4721]

We call this Tank God of Hellfire....

[@mattschwarz3553]

We call him Cheetah because he is a big, bad pussycat that snatches birds out of the air.😉

[@ph11p3540]

The Gepard represents the low end close in defence of a nested anti aircraft defense. It's outstanding in its role of saving the much more expensive hypersonic SAMs for faster targets beyond the horizon

[@headhunter1945]

Gepard is a vicious little weapons platform.

[@hafizuddinmohdlowhim8426]

The weapon is ordinary but it’s radar system is no ordinary.

[@dullibulli9370]

Take a look at the hensoldt passive Radar of the iris System… Crazy how it works and leaves me stunned as no other Company in the world can Build such Radar systems regarding the technique behind it

[@spinnenbein1]

I'm a German and we are proud to help Ukrainian forces against the Russians invader.

[@johnslugger]

*German weapons are the best! You should give your Communist GREEN-PARTY a kick in the ASS and build more weapons and also build 60 nuclear power plants like France has so you can have carbon-free electricity for so cheap it's almost free! With 10,000,000 electric cars coming on the roads soon you guys need to get started soon!*

[@herbertbrem4307]

Hi,vollkommen richtig. Ärger mich noch immer das dieses hoch effektive Waffensystem von null Ahnung Bürokratien ausgemustert wurde. Es wurden hunderte Gepard verschrottet. Unvorstellbar ,und die Ukraine rettet mit ein paar Gepard Menschenleben. P.s. die Schweiz sollte sich was schämen,keine Munition zu liefern.Zum Glück kann jetzt Rheinmetall liefern.

[@sheva4ever1]

God bless Germany and thanks for support

[@Zak_McKracken81]

You are proud, not we

[@weisthor0815]

speak for yourself. i do not support any war.

[@maximstepinac6716]

German weaponry is the most badass in concept in my opinion.

[@Andrei2patrU]

the gepard is like the battlestar galactica

[@asan1050]

US Military News ThanksMuch for sharing !=

[@rainbowseeker5930]

What a fantastic and effective weapon system...! I wonder why the Bundeswehr stopped using them 10 years ago... In any case the Ukrainian war has shown how valuable they are.

[@emenha]

BW stopped using them because they shifted from a mostly static army tasked primarily with home defense against a Soviet threat to a much smaller "go where we're needed" army. The Gepard isn't particularly useful when operating in third world countries with allies (particularly the US) providing air superiority. So it got scrapped. Still wonder why the depreciated Rolands haven't been provided.

[@IllumTheMessage]

Amazing weapon.

[@jmsengnaw2543]

God bless ukraine German gepart anti air craft system 😊

[@jama7538]

God bless Russia against his enemies!

[@lockiholmes763]

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[@sunrise560]

@@jama7538 God does not bless the devil! Think about it!

[@szeddezs]

@@sunrise560 God does not exist. That much should be obvious since ruzzia exists.

[@jesterknight3837]

There is no God

[@eko100200]

Such smaller systems are crucial due to their mobility and cost-effectiveness.

[@elmandalorian6671]

Excellent video 📹!

[@tramachi7027]

The War and the SPAAGs (short-range, cannon-based AA) used in it are the proof that SPAAGs are not outdated technology and will become important as warfare progresses. The need for rapid, short-range Anti-Air is in bigger demand than ever I modern militaries need to realize this to keep their tanks and infantry living and functioning.

[@therraxz]

the nightfiring looks awesome, germany "here is a bazzilion more rounds, thanks for keeping our worker employed" lol

[@MichaelMitchell-ks5it]

Great big kudos to German military

[@soneiservicesltd3193]

Great precise fire power.

[@thomastiedtke8121]

I was in the Bundeswehr in the 1980s and still repaired these tanks. I was with an anti-aircraft regiment and there in the “wheel chain” repair department. I was quite surprised that these old tanks can still be used at all. When I once visited my old regiment with my wife, the cheetah was there as a museum exhibit.

[@xinniethep00h]

When I was stationed in Germany in the 80s and 90s we did some joint training with some of these while in the field a few times. Pretty cool pieces of kit. I’ve forgotten the name, but the new, upgraded modern ones being created now are top notch from the looks of it too and if I’m not mistaken the turret can be installed on some of their current IFV, which would basically make 1k+, AA+IFV which seems like a pretty good combo for wars being fought like the one in Ukraine currently where you need anti infantry weaponry as well as AA or anti drone capabilities.

[@user-de6vc3lw2x]

And in a pinch they can use it as troop support lol 😂

[@d.o.g573]

pssst dont tell that...wink wink

[@CediEntertainment]

It really sucks that switzerland still refuse to deliver ammunition for the Gepard.

[@d.o.g573]

the germans bought a whole company in Spain in order to circumvent that

[@worldoftancraft]

Hashtag everyone truly care and don't pursuit personal interests

[@jasonbose3507]

WOW 😲, the Gepard is AWESOME! It's cost effective and packs a punch 👊. One of the best German made defense systems for rugged combat conditions! YOU could SAVE the spent shell casings and REUSE them by reloading methods similar to a Winchester round. YOU CAN reload spent casings, you just gotta save the scraps to reuse. Just a thought 🤔. Anyway, thanks for the video 📸.

[@chrismitchell4622]

Great work Ukraine hope NATO is learning lessons for the future

[@timwinchester354]

Beautiful Ding

[@Sten05]

Never would i have imagined a aa, even a geopard gap a typical work truck

[@dafe3106]

As I german I would even be fine with raised taxes for the time beeing in order to aid these brave men in their fight and provide them with everything they require. Most of Europe's military material is sitting around idle anyways.

[@mowtow90]

The Gerard and other's equivalent was mostly pulled out of service because it was considered obsolete. Nobody thout that they will be useful against anything but transport halos (because combat ones will just shoot you out of range). Planes few to high for this thing. In this war however , suddenly this WW 2 era tech became cutting edge again because of drones and cruise missiles. It's just much more cost effective to shove a short burst of rounds vs a drone than expensive Stingers. This is one of the main reasons why Ukraine cant advance - they run out of Stingers to counteract the Russian Hillos because they had to use them vs drones.

[@henk-im6dn]

That is a shame, look at the original gatling gun in US wild West era. Still prefered for use in Africa!!

[@sebasstein7014]

How is the Gepard WW2 era tech when it was first introduced in the 70s? I don`t know about history lessons in school, but WW2 was over in 1945, not 1975. You did not have fire control computers with an automated tracking ability in WW2.

[@hotdog9262]

low flying planes and helicopters are still food for this aa-tank. the effective range is twice that of a phalanx ciws

[@sebasstein7014]

@@hotdog9262 That is what it was initially built for, as a short range defense for a military convoy against low flying areal targets like enemy helicopters and missiles. Drones weren`t really that much of a thing back in the day.

[@philippdinkhauser5639]

Most important is, that the russians fear the gepard. No pilot dares to flight in a gepard protected area. Ka52, sitting duck, mil mi 24/35 sitting duck, su 25 sitting duck. So, the gepard alone is not perfect, but in combination with stinger and Iris T, the frontline can be protected well. 😊

[@MagosFistass]

Довольно умозрительное заявление. Русские Ка-52 при всем желании не могут пересекаться с Гепардами. Вертолеты Камовы работают вдоль линии фронта, в то время как Гепарды занимаются охраной городов и военной инфраструктуры в глубине страны, в частности, в Киевской области. На передней линии они станут слишком легкой мишенью для артиллерии. Лететь вертолетам за линию фронта вглубь вражеской территории - чистой воды самоубийство, вне завистмости есть там Гепарды или нет... Но если представить гипотетическую ситуацию встречи Гепардов и Камовых, то у этого зенитного орудия нет шансов. Гепард это пушечная зенитная установка, у нее нет зенитных ракет, ее эффективная дальность работы ограничена 2-3 км. Вертолет Ка-52 же вооружен управляемыми противотанковыми ракетами "Вихрь" с эффективной дальностью 10 км. На его борту имеется отличные системы обнаружения радарного облучения и тепловизионного наблюдения, так что у вертолета еще и выше шанс первым обнаружить Гепарда и уничтожить его с недосягаемой для зенитки дистанции. У Ка-52 нет никаких оснаваний бояться Гепарда, если летчики не такие идиоты, чтоб подлетать к нему. Гепард уже морально устаревшая техника, аналог советской Шилки, и дроны, летящие по предсказуемой траектории и не имеющие оборонительного вооружения, являются единственной доступной целью для Гепарда. Нет ни одного свидетельства уничтожения Гепардами боевых самолетов или вертолетов, только дроны (кстати, сами дроны так-же могут поражать Гепарды, как паказала практика). Гепарды не плохое оружие, но оно не способно оправдать тех ожиданий, которые на него возлагают некоторые люди...

[@TheKamiran85]

The russian comment before is correct. The KA-52 has no real fear, if it has to face a Gepard tank, cause it is able to shoot anti-tank rockets from a distance of 12km, while the Gepard can only fire at a range of 2-3 km. But I still rate the Gepard much higher, cause logistics in this war matter a lot. Having an additional tank, which can stop enemy drones and don't have to waste expensive anti-air rockets, is extremely valuable for the Ukrainians. I also don't want to face one of those tanks in house to house combats cause no wall ever is able to stop this ammunition, making any cover obsolete after 1-2 seconds of his fire.

[@kettelbe]

​​​@@MagosFistassgtfo there was another ka52 downed today, go retrieve the burned charred pilots.

[@AlehMKZ]

@@kettelbe лучше посчитай, сколько Натовской техники стало стальными гробами для украинцев и западных наёмников.

[@tokyorave5847]

well, yes, yes, this is especially evident in one Russian video. where their drone calmly hits this "Powerful Installation"/ it's a joke about a powerful one.

[@Project_Warfare]

The Italian Otomatic would also be great for this role. God I love it when Germany and Italy make cool and great and weird vehicles

[@Layingflat]

Do you get dizzy spinning around, it’s what everyone is thinking 🧐 😂

[@sigh_of_the_times]

Germany got some badass toy's i think I need one.

[@thedudeabides2531]

Those look badass. Perfect cost effective way of eliminating the lame, cheap Iranian drones

[@zhadoomzx]

I wonder how many of those anti ground ammo it would take to down another tank. They have only 2x20 armor piercing ammo... so i suppose not many. Those remind me of the A10-Warfrogs GAU-8 cannon... but that one is only 30mm caliber

[@privateeye7855]

The Gepard uses 2 35 mm Oerlikon machine cannons and the A 10s GAU 8 is a 30mm Gatling with 7 rotaring barrels. Complete different systems for different tactics

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

The best way for a Warthog to hit targets on the ground is through missile systems. (As documented in US defense reports). The nice propaganda video's they can show are with stationary targets, with the pilots informed on how to find them and even then most shots miss. But the electronic systems in the A-10 are greatly lacking. It's time Ukraine got some relatively modern F-16's.

[@alexh2717]

I could listen all day to the sound of a firing Gepard.

[@berndhofmann752]

May this system help the Ukraine ❤❤❤❤

[@damianbutterworth2434]

We used to make 46,000 mortar shells a day in a foundry where I worked in the UK for the Iraqi war.

[@lunargreenhouse3670]

Well, you gotta understand, the last war Germany fought in has been a while. Cant immediately ramp up ammo production after near 80 years of not needing much.

[@creatorofimages7925]

Are you probably forgetting, that mortar ammunition is much less sophisticated than these ammo rounds? And by the way: If I was you, I would not be so proud about what happened in Iraq. Nothing to be proud about. What happened there was just suffering and sadness induced by some western and eastern grandiosity and geopolitical/ressource interests.

[@damianbutterworth2434]

@@creatorofimages7925 I understand that that mortar shells are simple compared to a cruise missile. I`m proud of machines and production in the UK but not Tony Blair. I used to work with Sunni Iraqi`s that were unhappy about it.

[@wormsorensen3715]

"Grab your popcorn"... may I remind you, this is not Hollywood!!!

[@sometimesChris01]

this thing looks like it came straight out of wolfenstein

[@dannyjackson2062]

I like the two headed tank shooting drones down...

[@giostechnologygiovannyv.ri489]

1:16 haha I loved the Ukrainian hearts on the Deutsche's flag 💚💚💚💚😊

[@marcel123442]

Germans technic is amazing if i hear someone have German defence weapons it feels safe

[@ravencore8977]

are there any reports how effective they perform against armored vehicles (light and heavy) ?

[@antonreprovos6251]

they should make them pieces in a burst but they are not made for this, you see you can use a cheap rpg thats costs 2500 usd and a man to do it so instead of risking loose one of these gepards that are AA weapons that can not be replaced on their job, aslo mind that that ammo is so expensive , i know 30mm of gau cost around 130 dollars so wasting like that is not an option

[@iluminas2866]

they have a second feeding system for the gun that they can change to if it gets ambushed or similar with armor pircing rounds. it will shred all light armored vehicles and can dmg tanks and the like if it gets to hit from the side or rear

[@pozdraf]

Popcorn? I'm not in cinema watching entertainment. It's a war. People are losing everything there. Popcorn. I'm not going to watch this clip.

[@barfuss2007]

would like to see Gepards against russian ground targets

[@DC-pk5np]

You are a Russian target 24/7 🤣

[@KiritoZero2]

That would probably just be red dust

[@oneshotme]

I enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@JohnsJohnson-ns5xm]

Funny that a weapon system from the 70s turns out to be one of the most effective in this current war

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

Then again, Soviet armored vehicle systems from around that same era have proven to be most ineffective in the current war.

[@steemlenn8797]

@@FrancisFjordCupola In both cases it's relative. THe Gepard is not very effective against missiles fired at him from 12km range. For the same relativily, even a T-64 is very effective against infantry that doesn't have a stinger. Or against hospitals.

[@WilliamCunninghamII]

"Gepard, the ultimate shooting machine" Slava Ukraini Heroyam Slava

[@lockiholmes763]

So Rheinnmetall sends 300.000 rounds of amunition to Ukraine 👍 Germany is reliable again.

[@be3993]

The Gepard is still excellent on a range to 5 km

[@user-oz2pn7ze8n]

This is a piece of shit, I personally saw it in action

[@DT-wp4hk]

The night action images are so cool

[@JonlundTheGoodGuy]

Sending more aircraft guns for protect tanks from enemy drone in battlefield in ukarine please so can leopard tanks can go forward and take more from Russia enemy forces.

[@PhilippBrandAkatosh]

just an idea , sure these would be of lesser quality etc. but could you make ammo for these in a 3d printer ? There are printers that can work with metal even titanium they could make tracks vehicles supplies and more.

[@Felix-st2ue]

The problem with printing is that it's rather slow. The good thing is that you don't need to keep a lot of specialized tools for production like molds etc around. So while it's good for low volume tools like spare parts, ammunition is really a high quantity business. So even if it might be possible to print shells, it would be unfeasible.

[@PhilippBrandAkatosh]

@@Felix-st2ue imagine the worst case scenario being cut off from supply´s, then this machine is your life thread.

[@WhatIsThatThingDoing]

If the technology were to mature far enough, it *might* one day supplant the production line system in some areas. However, the resources to actually print with still require an unbroken logistical chain and access to the raw materials themselves. If you really are cut off, and you happened to have a reserve of materials, you'd burn through them quickly, no matter how sparingly you try to use them. It's not like you'll be able to process still living trees into bullets, complete with actual powder (how this method could fabricate such a thing safely and quickly I cannot tell).

[@Thomas-bl8tq]

The AA amunition is Full of high tech and explosive. It explodes infront of the Target, so that it flighs through a Cloud of Fragments and get perforated.

[@lucasferreira2073]

"How German Gepard Anti-Aircraft Guns So Effectively Destroyed Iranian Kamikaze Drones" Proceeds to Fire thousands of rounds in a minute lol

[@cb4205]

How do you have an 8 min video on this and not even mention the fact that the round fuses are programmed as they leave the barrel?

[@WhatIsThatThingDoing]

Until this comment, I was wondering if I'd have to look up a proper source just to see if the rounds airburst or not.

[@surfdocer103]

Ideal for home defense

[@sandraneuser2158]

Great Vid, but please stop calling Gepard Cheeta. Cheeta is the nickname of the dutch SP AA System, its like a twin of Gepard but with different radar systems.

[@thomaschristener2902]

Kamikazedrone. So the drone decided, to kill himself. 🤣

[@mitchellculberson9336]

SLAVA UKRAINI!!!!!!!

[@crazyidea83]

try to ask in Odessa, Reni and Izmail ports how efficient AA Gepard is. Or ask the crews of Bradley and Leopard tanks how well your glorified Cheetahs protect them from drones. By the way, Shahed drones operate in three member groups where two are decoys and one attacks the target

[@manuelpinto4809]

Stupid comment of the day. You can't protect the whole country with anti-aircraft systems. Most of the protection is in kyiv and Leopolis

[@Chilihead3712]

Do I detect sarcasm?

[@ocs10]

one of the most aesthetic AAs

[@bomberdomme7308]

look at the actual german AA System called "Mantis"... it looks like future space age tech.

[@thelukesternater]

"yeah mate just hold down that trigger for five to seven seconds, that should do it." "sir the manual states five to seven rounds..." "..." "..." *empties 360 round clip on the first drone*

[@thelukesternater]

ammunition's shortage you say?

[@SmertVsemKazapam]

Any problems? 😁

[@khanehemelat6858]

I am an Iranian but I am happy that you are destroying the Iranian shahed136. I hope the Ukrainian army wins. Long live President Zelensky, the hero.🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@dmitriyfolomeev5020]

Do you have specific performance data? I saw several Gepard, which are designed to fight medium drones, just destroyed by the Lancets. Moreover, in battle order with a launched radar and an active defense system ...

[@elena9485]

There will be no specifics. This is more of an artistic video without statistics and numbers. Most of the video is taken from military exercises, where the targets are brightly highlighted.

[@stesn1589]

Not designed for fight against drones, but it Do it. destroyed from lancet drone? When?

[@dmitriyfolomeev5020]

@@stesn1589 27.04.2023 first kill of a Gepard by the Lancet

[@Arcaist]

@@dmitriyfolomeev5020 the first hit of a Gepard but the Gepard was not take out. The Drone hit it at a very bad angle and bounced more or less from the Tower you can see it very clear on the vids, so damaged yes, take out no.

[@stesn1589]

@@dmitriyfolomeev5020 ? When destroyed? 27.04 or 28.04 Was a hit from a lancet drone, no destroying.

[@richardd312]

Ukraine needs some MANTIS to protect more airspace

[@raboratory]

Rheinmetall is currently manufacturing 35mm ammo themselves in Germany, but they're also building a munition plant close to the Rheinmetall Várpalota factory (Hungary) as we speak. First phase (2023) is for 30mm, second phase (2024) will be for Leopard 2 & PzH-2000, & there's also talk about producing 35mm. More Gepards are coming: "The US Department of Defense (DoD) plans to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences with Gepard 35mm anti-aircraft tanks. Under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, the DoD has contracted the small Florida-based business, Global Military Products, to manufacture the air defence systems in Amman, Jordan for $118.3m. Originally produced in West Germany, the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns entered active service in the 1970’s. The US-produced platforms will be completed by 30 May 2024. The DoD has not specified how many units it will provide to the wartorn country. The platform is not new to the Ukrainian armed forces: the German Ministry of Defence supplied its eastern European ally with 34 Gepard systems with 6,000 rounds of ammunition. The German donation increased to provide an additional 300,000 rounds in February this year."

[@phillyphan6117]

Very goos.👍🇺🇦🇺🇲

[@stonward]

I also think it very goos.... :-)

[@DrBrunoDzogovic]

Germany was having a cutting-edge AA weaponry, long before Iran became a state.