Russian drone destroyed: Air Force showed the operation of the Gepard installation in Odessa (video)
The Armed Forces of the Armed Forces showed a German anti -aircraft self -propelled Gepard self -propelled installation in combat work. The footage shows how the Ukrainian military opened fire from the Gepard installation. Several accurate shots - and the hostile drone Shahbed is destroyed in the sky. The anti -aircraft installation weighs 48 tons, capable of developing speeds of up to 65 kilometers for hours and release up to 1100 shells per minute.
It is effective against air purposes and in battles with armored equipment. Its effective range is from 3. 5 to 5. 5 km depending on ammunition. The Gepard installation is armed with two 35 mm Erlicon guns, each of which produces 550 shells per minute, and 18 shells per second. The installation has powerful radar systems - radars that monitor the airspace within 15 km. In addition, Gepard is capable of identifying air objects on the principle of "one's own".
On the night of September 7, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked several groups of shock UAVs of Iranian origin of Shahd-136/131 Sumy and Odessa regions. This is the fourth in five days an attack on Izmail district. According to Oleg Kiper, the head of the Odessa Regional Military Administration, the enemy attacked the southern part of the region for at least three hours in a row. 4 As a result of the shelling, two truck drivers were injured.