Flakpanzer 38(t) [SEP] service entry
following the German occupation was produced for the Wehrmacht as the Panzer 38(t) until it was no longer effective.
As the vehicle used the "Ausf M" chassis, the engine was located near the middle of the vehicle, and the armament was placed at the rear in a specially designed armoured section. The superstructure could fold down to allow 360-degree traverse at low elevation.
Including the single prototype, 141 "Flakpanzer 38(t)"s were built from November 1943 to February 1944, entering service in 1944.
Combat use.
Flakpanzer 38(t)
The "Flakpanzer" 38(t), officially named "Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf M (Sd.Kfz. 140)", was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used in World War II. It is sometimes, incorrectly, referred to as the Gepard, which may lead to confusion with the unrelated Flakpanzer Gepard.
Design and development.
The "Flakpanzer 38(t)" was designed around the chassis of the LT-38, a pre-war Czech design, which