Kugelblitz (Ball-Lightning)2,
leichte Flakpanzer IV (3cm) Kugelblitz:
Twin 3 cm MK 103/38 mounted in a low rounded open topped turret. Only 2 made in early 1945. Could fire 900 rounds/minute.2 Was developed by Daimler-Benz2 and the guns by Rheinmetall-Borsig. One source says 5 vehicles were produced.
| Kugelblitz Flakpanzers | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 51 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 25 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 5.92 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 2.3 m1 |
| Width | 2.95 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 2: 30 mm MK103/381,2 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.92 mm MG341 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 1,2001,2 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 9001 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 80@10°1 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 80@12°1 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 30@0°1 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | 30@0°1 |
| Hull Rear | 20@11°1 & 20@9°1 |
| Hull Top | 12@85-90°1 |
| Hull Bottom | 10@90°1 |
| Turret Front | 30 round1 + 20@60°1 |
| Turret Sides | 20 round1 + 20@60°1 |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Maybach HL120TRM1121 |
| Cylinders | 6 forward, 1 reverse.1 |
| Net HP | |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°, mechanical.1 360°/25 sec2 |
| Max Speed | 38 kph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 200 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | -5° to +70°1 |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | Deutsche-Eisenwerke1 2/1945: 21 52 |
Sources:
- Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle, 1999
- German Tanks of World War II, Dr. S. Hart & Dr. R. Hart, 1998
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