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Era: WW2
Category: Military
Type: Tank
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Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind

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Description
By 1943, the Luftwaffe struggled to maintain air superiority, and German ground forces faced mounting pressure from Allied aircraft. Existing anti-aircraft systems, such as the towed 20 mm Flak 38, were limited in mobility and struggled to keep up with fast-moving armored divisions.
To address this issue, German engineers designed the Wirbelwind as a mobile platform capable of engaging low-flying aircraft and providing limited support against infantry and lightly armored vehicles. The vehicle entered development in 1944, with production handled by Ostbau Werke in Silesia.
The Wirbelwind was based on the Panzer IV chassis, reusing hulls from older or damaged Panzer IV tanks to expedite production.

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3 Comments
blacktaloncastle 28 Feb @ 8:33pm 
They have one in World of Tanks. Its in the tech tree after the Wirbelwind. Cant remember the name. It has a small round turret with twin 20mm. Fast and nimble. Devastsating against air and light armor. Its my favorite tank.
Genericmonkebrain 2 Jan @ 11:24am 
ooh yeah lol
Studbot  [author] 2 Jan @ 10:27am 
What do you mean? They produced around 80-100 Wirbelwinds with all four 20mm. You may be thinking of the Ostwind II, which featured 2 37mm cannons, where only one prototype was built.