Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ("protivavionska topovska tenka Gepard", poznatija kao Flakpanzer Gepard) je autonomni, svevremenski sposoban nemački protivavionska puška (SPAAG). Razvijena je šezdesetih godina prošlog veka i fildovana sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka, a nekoliko puta je unapređena najnovijom elektronikom. On je predstavljao kamen temeljac protivdušne odbrane nemačke vojske (Bundeswehr) i niz drugih zemalja NATO-a. U Nemačkoj, Gepard je postepeno ukinut krajem 2010. Mobilna platforma SysFla verovatno će biti bazirana na GTK Boxeru.
Holandska varijanta :
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.
Izvor: Holandski PRTL na Vikipediji
