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Ultimate Armor - Flakpanzer V "Coelian" - German 1945

By: Dragon Models

Type: Scale Model

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

Last Stocked on 9/28/2021

Product Info

Title
Ultimate Armor - Flakpanzer V "Coelian" - German 1945
Publisher
Publish Year
2013
NKG Part #
2147536681
MFG. Part #
DRR60525
Type
Scale Model

Description

Germany’s Luftwaffe was numerically outnumbered as WWII progressed, with the Fatherland and tactical units constantly being bombed and strafed by enemy aircraft. This called for more effective antiaircraft systems than Germany hitherto possessed, which initially were often poorly protected halftracks. New self-propelled AA types were put into service, including the Flakpanzer IV. A new type was also planned – the Flakpanzer V “Coelian” from Rheinmetall. The Coelian featured a special armored turret that would protect the crew inside the vehicle. It used a standard Panther tank chassis upon which were mounted twin 3.7cm FlaK 43 cannons.