There is quite some reason to assume, that when the German politics selected the "Gepard" as the first armored system which they would announce to be delivered

There is quite some reason to assume, that when the German politics selected the "Gepard" as the first armored system which they would announce to be delivered to the Ukraine, they were playing exactly on this uncertainty. They could claim that they deliver "Tanks" to Ukraine, but chose an anti-air system. Which, ironically, from all German armored weapon system alledgedly is the most difficult to use (complex, 70ies style electronics). The Gepard is a Flugabwehrpanzer, and most people would just understand "Panzer". Of course that isn't even wrong as you consider that it shares the platform with the German MBT of that time, the Leopard 1. And for everything but a MBT it is probably more deadly due to the 1000+ rounds per minute it can shoot out of its 25mm machine guns.