Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" | |
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Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Production history | |
Designed | 1944 |
Manufacturer | conversions by Ostbau Werke |
Produced | 1944-1945 |
No. built | 87-105 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 22 tonnes (48,501 lb) |
Length | 5.89 m (19 ft 4 in) |
Width | 2.88 m (9 ft 5 in) |
Height | 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in) |
Crew | 5 (commander/gunner, two loaders, driver, radio operator) |
Armor | 10 to 80 mm (0.39 to 3.15 in) |
Main armament | 1 × quad 2 cm Flak 38 |
Secondary armament | 1 × 7.92 mm MG 34 Panzerlauf |
Engine | 12-cylinder Maybach HL120 TRM 300 PS (296 hp, 221 kW) |
Power/weight | 13.6 PS/tonne |
Payload capacity | 3,200 rounds 2 cm 1,350 rounds 7.92 mm |
Suspension | Leaf spring |
Operational range | 200 km (124 miles) |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier Möbelwagen self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.