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Title: Panther with Flakvierling
Post by: CuorDiLeone on May 01, 2020, 01:24:29 am

Some minor convertion of a Panther Ausf. D with a 2cm Flakvierling.

(https://i.postimg.cc/QVMRvwQH/20200430-185943.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QVMRvwQH)

(https://i.postimg.cc/K4ztLD26/20200430-190007.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K4ztLD26)

Title: Re: Panther with Flakvierling
Post by: neffer38 on May 01, 2020, 06:21:23 pm

Looking good, did they actually do any of these or was it an on paper idea? seems like a waste of a Panther hull to me (in reality i mean not your model  :) ).

Title: Re: Panther with Flakvierling
Post by: ripley on May 02, 2020, 02:09:34 am

There were a few Berge Panthers that had either  single 20mm , 37mm or quad 20mm added . Here's a bad  picture of one with a 37nn taken in Czechoslovakia  1945 .
(https://i.postimg.cc/7GnmzTTH/bergepanther-mit-3-7-cm-Fla-K.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7GnmzTTH)
IRC it's the same unit that had that Panzer IV turret on their Berge Panther when they were equipped with Ferdinands  . Those guys really had a good R&D department

Title: Re: Panther with Flakvierling
Post by: neffer38 on May 03, 2020, 03:58:12 am

Cheers for tge image, very odd user for a panther hull tho

Title: Re: Panther with Flakvierling
Post by: ripley on May 03, 2020, 08:49:33 am

As it was based on a Berge Panther hull , probably no winch ( IRC winches were in 1 in 3 ) , probably used to give the crew covering fire while trying to recover tanks , the Russians were kicking ass and taking names in late 44 and the Germans really didn't have the resources to resupply armor in numbers