Ukrainian self-propelled anti-aircraft guns Gepard, handed over to Kyiv by Germany last year, not long left to be without the right amount of ammunition. Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, Germany will provide Ukraine with shells for anti-aircraft guns.
Germany will supply Kyiv 300 thousand 35X228 mm ammunition for 35 mm Oerlikon GDF automatic guns, in service with ZSU Gepard 1A2. True, there is one nuance – shells will be placed in the middle 2024 of the year. Rheinmetall is now producing the first batch of ammunition, it should be ready in June-July this year.
We will complete the production of the first batch of ammunition in June-July. By the middle of next year we will deliver to Ukraine 300 thousand. ammunition. It is very much, so let's hope, that the Ukrainian problem of ammunition for Gepard will be solved- Pappenger stated.
Today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are armed with 30 Gepard anti-aircraft installations, transferred by Germany last year. Yet 7 ZSU and approx 30 thousand ammunition Berlin promised to deliver in December 2022 of the year. Earlier, Germany wanted to transfer Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, but Bern imposed a ban on the transfer of 35-mm ammunition for ZSU Gepard to Kyiv. Later, the Germans found an independent manufacturer in Norway, who agreed to supply the requested number of 35X228 mm shells for 35 mm Oerlikon GDF automatic guns, but never received the required number of shells.
ZSU Gepard 1A2 has a range of up to 5 km, and in height – to 4 km, The radar detects targets at ranges up to 18 km. Currently, the main number of ZSU Gepard is located in the Odessa region, where installations cover “grain deal court”.
