Nizozemski PRTL | |
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| Državi | Nizozemščina |
| Vlogo | Protiletalska topovska cisterna |
Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ("protiletalski topovski tank Cheetah", bolj znan kot Flakpanzer Gepard) je avtonomni, vse vreme sposoben nemški samovozni protiletalski top (SPAAG). Razvita je bila v 60. letih 20. in poljnjena v 70. letih 20. let, večkrat pa je bila nadgrajena z najnovejšo elektroniko. Predstavljala je temelj zračne obrambe nemške vojske (Bundeswehr) in številnih drugih držav Nata. Gepard je bil v Nemčiji pozno leta 2010 postopen in ga je nadomestil "SysFla", mobilni in stacionarni sistem zračne obrambe z uporabo rakete LFK NG in novega pištolnega sistema MANTIS. Mobilna platforma SysFla bo verjetno temeljila na GTK Boxerju.
Nizozemska različica: Search radar: X band, 15 km range Tracking radar: X/Ka band, 13 km range The Dutch version was officially called the PRTL (PantserRupsTegenLuchtdoelen translating to “ArmourTrackAgainstAirtargets”), pronounced as “pruttel” (meaning ‘to sputter’) by the soldiers. The Dutch series version was made public through a photograph of a vehicle from a C-Company, the first to be equipped with the new weapon. Traditionally all Dutch vehicles in a company have names beginning with the company designation letter and this vehicle happened to have the individual name Cheetah painted in bold type on its turret. Inevitably the international press assumed “Cheetah” was the Dutch name for their Gepard version and this mistake found its way into most armour publications on the subject. In 2000 the Dutch military authorities, tired of constantly having to explain all this and considering “pruttle” was hardly a martial name anyway, conformed themselves to common error and made “Cheetah” the official designation, when the system was upgraded.
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