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The 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment of Ukraine has received German Skyranger 35 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun systems, manufactured by Rheinmetall and mounted on the chassis of a Leopard 1 tank. The Skyranger 35 is a mobile version of the stationary, short-range Skyshield air defense system. Its primary armament is a 35mm Oerlikon Mk3 automatic cannon, capable of engaging targets at a range of up to four kilometers with a rate of fire of 1,000 rounds per minute. The system can utilize AHEAD programmable air-burst ammunition. It is equipped with an Oerlikon AMMR radar featuring an active electronically scanned array (AESA), as well as an electro-optical sensor suite.
Skyranger 35 Technical Specifications
Caliber: 35×228 mm (Oerlikon Revolver Cannon KDG).
Rate of fire: Up to 1,000 rounds per minute.
Effective range: Up to 4,000 m.
Ammunition capacity: 252 rounds.
Radar: Target detection range up to 35 km.
Electro-optical system: HD camera, MWIR (mid-wave infrared) camera, laser rangefinder.
Ammunition: AHEAD programmable rounds
(air-burst detonation in the vicinity of the target).
Protection: STANAG 4569 Level 4.
Crew: 2 operators.
Skyranger 35 Technical Specifications
Caliber: 35×228 mm (Oerlikon Revolver Cannon KDG).
Rate of fire: Up to 1,000 rounds per minute.
Effective range: Up to 4,000 m.
Ammunition capacity: 252 rounds.
Radar: Target detection range up to 35 km.
Electro-optical system: HD camera, MWIR (mid-wave infrared) camera, laser rangefinder.
Ammunition: AHEAD programmable rounds
(air-burst detonation in the vicinity of the target).
Protection: STANAG 4569 Level 4.
Crew: 2 operators.
