The Panzerkampfwagen IX " Gepard was a Main Battle Tank (MBT) design created by Krupp for the German government during World War II. The project, initially code-named E.80.102 (E),in responds of Russian Kv-1,and IS-6,
and American Pershing tanks
The Gepard was designed in two variants, unofficially designated Leichter Gepard (light cheetah) and Schwerer Gepard (heavy Cheetah), both with a crew of five.
-Leichter Cheetah
It was to weigh 76 t (75 long tons; 84 short tons), with 600 mm of frontal armor, a rear-mounted turret, a 10.5 cm (4.1 in) L/70 high velocity gun, and a coaxial machine gun, with a top speed of 67 km/h (107 mph). It was later cancelled by The Fuhrer
-Schwerer Gepard
It was to weigh 90 t (89 long tons; 99 short tons), with 720 mm frontal armor, a center-mounted turret, a 10.5 cm L/70 high velocity gun, and a coaxial machine gun, but only managing a top speed of 42 km/h (67 mph). After redesign it had 640 mm frontal armor, 8.8 cm (3.5 in) L/71 gun, and a top speed increased to 51 km/h (82 mph).
-Design
The Sloped Hull Design is is Preetty much Common in Ww2.
But This tank has a Slim and Thick armor,that make this tank is too ahead of its time,and the first modern Main Battle tank ever build.
the design later Become the inspiration of Leopard 1, and 2 designs
Controls:
AG 1 :Lights
AG 2 :Coaxial MGs
W,A,S,D Controls
VTOL ,And Trim for main turret
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 18.5ft (5.6m)
- Length 55.0ft (16.8m)
- Height 21.7ft (6.6m)
- Empty Weight 37,890lbs (17,186kg)
- Loaded Weight 50,277lbs (22,805kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 85.5lbs/ft2 (417.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 588.1ft2 (54.6m2)
- Drag Points 18149
Parts
- Number of Parts 535
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 2,021
Hey fair warning your km/h to mph on the speeds of the different tanks are incorrect (67 km/h does not translate into 107 mph but 41 or so mph and so on)
Amazing! This should have more than it deserves!