They actually modified one to fire and program AHEAD rounds?
yeah i believe so look at the end of the barrel i cant find that muzzle on any other gepard model
this is a normal gepard see the spikey muzzle
It’s different, but it’d be nice to have a closer picture to be absolutely sure
interesting. this is a KNDS official image hence there isnt much possibility for this to be a fake. it also does seem to be a different muzzle brake and not simply some covering.
more pics
turns out its just the training muzzle for firing blanks, credit to @AspectOfTheRAGE for figuring it out
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In case there are any doubts - here’s a Gepard 1 A2 firing DM 28 A1 BREAKUP (i.e. blanks)
Left: Standard 35mm Type KDA V0 Measuring unit | Right: Old muzzle-brake (now used for firing blanks)
Note that there are a few versions of the “old” V0 measuring unit used by various Oerlikon 35mm cannons:
The new V0 measuring unit used on Gepard 1 A2 (allows measuring higher MV’s without wearing out nearly as quickly as the old ones)
The ABM/KETF (AHEAD) programmer would look like this:
shown here: Oerlikon 35 mm Type KDG
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