Originally Posted by
Tartiflette Fan
One question would be, how great is the continuing/final total of requirements going to be ? I have no in-depth knowledge, but have the impression that the Gepard ( like the HIMARS ) was not a storming success pre-2021. HIMARS has now experienced a rocket-like increase in sales: will Gepard go the same way ?
There was some Gepard engagement video up a few months back, during the peak of the series of frequent night-time attacks by Russia on Ukraine city & energy targets. The Gepard in the video took down all of the many targets on offer. My memory is they were all crossing targets.
Modern weapon systems that have gone through a proper open market test & validation cycle are in fact very good.