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CuorDiLeone

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Panther with Flakvierling
« on: May 01, 2020, 01:24:29 am »
Some minor convertion of a Panther Ausf. D with a 2cm Flakvierling.





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Re: Panther with Flakvierling
« Reply #1 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  :) ).

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Re: Panther with Flakvierling
« Reply #2 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 .

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

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Re: Panther with Flakvierling
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2020, 03:58:12 am »
Cheers for tge image, very odd user for a panther hull tho

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Re: Panther with Flakvierling
« Reply #4 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