INTRODUCTION

the concept of the anti-aircraft tank

their origins and role on the battlefield

development throughout the Second World War

FLAKPANZER I

Germany's first series-produced Flakpanzer

built on the chassis of the light Panzer I tank

armed with a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun

FLAKPANZER 38(t)

Flakpanzer from Prague's ČKD factory

built on the chassis of the light Panzer 38(t)

armed with a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun

MÖBELWAGEN

Flakpanzer based on the Panzer IV chassis

prototype designed with four 20 mm guns

production vehicles armed with a 37 mm gun

WIRBELWIND

Flakpanzer based on the Panzer IV chassis

open-topped fully rotating turret

armed with a quadruple 20 mm gun mount

OSTWIND

Flakpanzer based on the Panzer IV chassis

open-topped fully rotating turret

armed with a 37 mm anti-aircraft gun

FLAKWAGEN VOMAG

based on a Vomag bus chassis

armed with an 88 mm anti-aircraft gun

intended to escort Hitler's convoy

KUGELBLITZ

Flakpanzer based on the Panzer IV chassis

enclosed turret armed with two 30 mm guns

unfinished project

COELIAN

Flakpanzer based on the Panther chassis

enclosed turret armed with two 37 mm guns

unfinished project

8,8 cm VERSUCHSFLAKWAGEN

newly developed Pz.Sfl. IVc chassis

armed with an 88 mm anti-aircraft gun

only a single prototype built

LEICHTER VERSUCHSFLAKWAGEN

chassis from the planned Luchs tank

armed with a 37 mm anti-aircraft gun

unrealised project

8,8 cm FLAKPANTHER

Flakpanzer based on the Panther chassis

armed with an 88 mm anti-aircraft gun

unrealised project

FLAKPANZER T-34

based on a captured T-34 tank chassis

armed with a quadruple 20 mm gun mount

conversion carried out in a field workshop

MEHRZWECKFAHRZEUG

on a planned universal tracked chassis

armed with a quadruple 20 mm gun mount

unrealised project

FLAKWAGEN HORCH

based on the Horch 108 off-road vehicle chassis

armed with a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun

official and unofficial variants

FLAKPANZER BREN

based on a captured British Bren Carrier chassis

armed with a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun

conversion carried out in a field workshop

FLAKWAGEN MB L 4500

based on a Mercedes-Benz off-road truck chassis

variant armed with a 37 mm gun

variant armed with four 20 mm guns

INTRODUCTION

the concept of the anti-aircraft tank

their origins and role on the battlefield

development during the Second World War

FLAKPANZER I

Germany's first series-produced Flakpanzer

built on the Panzer I tank chassis

armed with a 20 mm gun

FLAKPANZER 38(t)

Flakpanzer from Prague's ČKD factory

built on the Panzer 38(t) chassis

armed with a 20 mm gun

MÖBELWAGEN

Flakpanzer on the Panzer IV chassis

prototype with 20 mm guns

production version with a 37 mm gun

WIRBELWIND

Flakpanzer on the Panzer IV chassis

open-topped rotating turret

armed with four 20 mm guns

OSTWIND

Flakpanzer on the Panzer IV chassis

open-topped rotating turret

armed with a 37 mm gun

FLAKWAGEN VOMAG

based on a Vomag bus chassis

armed with an 88 mm gun

for escorting Hitler's convoy

KUGELBLITZ

Flakpanzer on the Panzer IV chassis

armed with two 30 mm guns

unfinished project

COELIAN

Flakpanzer on the Panther chassis

armed with two 37 mm guns

unfinished project

8,8 cm VERSUCHSFLAKWAGEN

newly developed Pz.Sfl. IVc chassis

armed with an 88 mm gun

only a single prototype built

LEICHTER VERSUCHSFLAK

on the chassis of the planned Luchs tank

armed with a 37 mm gun

unrealised project

8,8 cm FLAKPANTHER

Flakpanzer on the Panther chassis

armed with an 88 mm gun

unrealised project

FLAKPANZER T-34

captured T-34 tank chassis

quadruple 20 mm gun mount

unofficial field workshop conversion

MEHRZWECKFAHRZEUG

on a universal tracked chassis

quadruple 20 mm gun mount

unrealised project

FLAKWAGEN HORCH

Horch 108 off-road vehicle chassis

armed with a 20 mm gun

official and unofficial variants

FLAKPANZER BREN

British Bren Carrier chassis

armed with a 20 mm gun

unofficial field workshop conversion

FLAKWAGEN MB L 4500

Mercedes-Benz off-road truck chassis

variant with a 37 mm gun

variant with 20 mm guns