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Ultimate Armor - Flakpanzer 341 mit 2cm Flakvierling - Nuremberg 1945

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Dragon Armor - Germany (Die-Cast) (1/72)

MSRP old price: $39.95


Product Info

Title
Ultimate Armor - Flakpanzer 341 mit 2cm Flakvierling - Nuremberg 1945
Publisher
Publish Year
2013
Dimensions
7.25x3.25x3.75"
NKG Part #
2147536679
MFG. Part #
DRR60594
Type
Scale Model

Description

At the start of WWII, the Luftwaffe ruled the skies, but this dominance was gradually overturned as the war progressed. This led to a dire need for more antiaircraft vehicles for ground forces, and early efforts at producing a Flakpanzer centered on the Panzer IV chassis. However, the famous German Panther medium tank was also used as a platform for developmental work, with the Coelian perhaps being the best-known example. In May 1943, a proposed Rheinmetall design showed two pairs of Vierling MG151/20 antiaircraft cannons mounted in a Turm Panther II. This turret was heavily armored and it featured the pairs of cannons offset from each other and mounted at different heights.