The Flakpanzer You Never Knew About | Flakpanzer III

[@qingyunwang3802]

Dragon once released a 1/35 scale model under the designation “3,7 cm FlaK 43 auf Pz.Kpfw III Ausf. M”, it’s super rare now thou.

[@mondriaa]

Revell has a new kit in 1/72

[@stellaleecampbell6877]

I JUST BOUGHT IT LMAO

[@markusfrombgen2967]

@ Qingyon Wang Do you have the kit number for me please ? Thanks a lot Greetings from Cologne. Markus Frömbgen

[@qingyunwang3802]

@@markusfrombgen2967 Sure. Kit number is 6771, released under the subbrand of Cyber-Hobby.

[@bobz1736]

Must have been a big box with a name that long 😅

[@Hener-cm6iv]

I remember asking if a vehicle like this existed on the pz 3 article but its nice to see that there's some new information out there. Keep up the good work!

[@norbertblackrain2379]

The use of a comparable cheap but also proven chassis that is widely compatible with the other vehicles used in Stug units is not a bad idea. However this created another vehicle for the same purpose. The inter service "wars" within Nazi Germany's armed forces were absolute crazy and crippling.

[@SerAkel]

The problem was that Panzer III production was phased out at the point where Flakpanzers were beginning to peak interest. StuG III chassis was similar but they could not afford giving up those as the few still produced were desperately needed. RAF wrecked their plants and they never properly recovered. If there truly were Flakpanzer IIIs, they were converted from existing chassis as Panzer IIIs were laying around in second line duties and repair shops. Large scale production or even conversion was out of the question as there wasn't production capacity nor that many chassis available. Interesting video!

[@steffent.6477]

I was wondering about this tank when I bought the 1:72 Revell kit of it. Thank you.

[@andraslibal]

The Wirbelwind was open topped because the flakvierling made such a large amount of smoke when firing that it had to be open topped. I do not know whether there were similar limitations on the Ostwind ...

[@shadowcat3163]

Makes sense, PzIII's were no longer viable as main battel tanks late war. A quick turret change to make it a AA vehicle made sense. The Stug had both III and IV hull types so why not.

[@the_victorious_1]

I once saw the 1/35 Dragon kit of this and thoughts it was one of those paper proposals, I never knew it was real! Even Chamberlain, Doyle and Jentz missed it in "Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War 2" so it really is that obscure.

[@IanHutchings_KTF]

I'm new to the channel, but not the subject. I think you have a great format and are obviously keen on the subject. I am really appreciative of the pronunciation of the complex German vehicle designations and grammatical description of the vehicles, especially beute panzer. I'm very impressed to be honest.

[@rjfox9372]

Engaging narration and interesting content! Love it!

[@Sofus.]

Did not know that such a vehicle existed nicccce!

[@jpmtlhead39]

I know abaut for a long time. Like the whirlwind with 4 20 mm AA cannons. And some years ago i found several ww2 dvd's with very rare footage,and in one of them the Flakpanzer was very visible and in action. Unfortunably i moved,and during that some boxes got "lost" and one with those dvd's. I was realy mad ( until today still iam) because i knew how rare those footages were/are,some lost forever.

[@WildBillCox13]

My view is that, if the Nimrod turret could be fitted to a Toldi, the same turret could very well suit the wider, sturdier, Panzer III Fargestahl. I also think Hungaria could've been relevant in realtime by providing Nimrod turrets to the Wehrmacht/Panzerwaffe in exchange for German aid in the form of Pz III and IV vehicles, which were desperately needed. Since TNHP and Pz IV tanks (and some Tigers) were sent to Hungaria, this is not as far fetched as it seems. Both nations would benefit. Germany would by default create the first effective combat vehicle family: MBT: Panzer III, FlaKPanzer III Nimrod, Stug III, StuH III, PiPz III (for the engineers, though this would also make a dandy SPW), BergePanzer III, BeobachtungsPanzer III, BefehlsPanzer III. Missing are the StuPz III (an expedient), and a good PzA . . . even there, the III/IV chassis, a rationalizion of III and IV chasses with an eye toward streamling production, was quite capable of providing a III based solution. Oh! I almost forgot the Pz III tanks used as mother vehicles for the Goliath R/C demo charge. Spare parts commonality. Engine commonality. So attractive. The USA and UK were better able to explore this idea of a common chassis. One convergent line of research led to Hobart's "Funnies".

[@frisho2190]

Honestly the luftwaffle joke got me. You lads need to put more jokes in!

[@pavelalexe9254]

We try our best, but are often limited by the script of the article. (Yes we are looking for a script writer, but no luck so far)

[@frisho2190]

@@pavelalexe9254 I wish I could help I love writing about tanks. Once I even tried to write story. But I can't help I have lot of work and thanks to corona financial uncertainty. But sooner or later I plan to join some you'r article contests

[@pavelalexe9254]

@@frisho2190 that would be awesome! As a scriptw writer you don't have that much writing per se. You take articles and take away too detailed stuff, uninteresting stuff that is unfit for KZbin etc and add jokes and similar stuff. Basically make the articles more youtube friendly

[@richardmacdonald6303]

German LW joke. Late war, if you hear an aircraft and look up. If it is dark, it is British. If it is shiny, it is American. If you can't see it, it is Luftwaffe.

[@frisho2190]

@@richardmacdonald6303 man I love this. Have some more?

[@nyxhighlander9894]

I knew more about the t-34 flak panzer than this even though I thought one always existed due to being the workhorse of the Germans for years I was surprised when I could not find one so thought okay guess they don't exist. Nice to know my thought "experiment" was correct great vid as always.

[@lyleslaton3086]

I have found my next model conversion project. Thank you.

[@FullSemiAuto357]

I did not know about this one. Thanks!

[@alangordon3283]

Nothing trumps the Bob Semple for sheer terror

[@mikecampbell7502]

LOL

[@IanHutchings_KTF]

Also some good assessment of the available sources. Please keep up the standard of good research and listing your sources. This video is very good because I'm a huge fan of the Pz. Kpfw. III in all it's myriad variants and especially assault guns Sturm Geschutz etc.

[@hejgurin7982]

Ostwind here!

[@dr.torpedo4350]

Wow the same thing as Wirbelwind but on a Panzer 3 chassis...

[@Kalashnikov413]

It's actually more to Ostwind

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

There was a Wirblewind-turret variant as well.

[@dr.torpedo4350]

@@TanksEncyclopediaYT but I mean it isn't VERY special in my oppinion

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

It is in our opinion :)

[@Kalashnikov413]

I thought it was gonna be the Mobelwagen

[@chrismario6371]

What about the even rarer 50mm AA gun on a half track or panzer. Apparently it exists but photos of it are as rare as the 50mm flak gun is

[@bobdickens3674]

i really dont understand why they didn't use the panzer III chassis. Sure it could've just been that the panzer IV was already the one in mass production and it would be logistically awkward to go back and make panzer IIIs just for a single modification. But couldn't they have just taken early war surplus and done a simple conversion rather than wasting a more combat capable tank chassis?

[@mikecampbell7502]

Good comment. I think the PzIV chassis had a larger turret ring so it was easier to fit the AA gun in there, plus by the time the Germans seriously looked at FlakPanzer production the PanzerIII had been replaced by the Panther in production facilities. But this article shows it was possible to fit everything on the PzIII chassis so it would have made sense from a ease of production point of view, to just adapt the PzIII production facilities to make a FlakPanzerIII, if the Germans had the idea earlier.

[@jacospies7418]

Can you do the bt 42 from sweden next?

[@johnlansing2902]

Again , thank you .

[@edwardvincentbriones5062]

I never heard of this vehicle.

[@edwardvincentbriones5062]

Mix and Match with Flakpanzer IV Ostwind and Pz III Ausf. L

[@ChEkAlOtIcH3]

I need a luftwaffle ju 87 scale model now

[@jonnyboi841]

This would make a great vehicle for war thunder at 3.0 br

[@whiskeytangosierra6]

I knew this existed, did not know much. Good video on an obscure vehicle. Would it have been more effective if introduced in numbers? Am sure it would have, German flak was no joke.

[@jacospies7418]

Jagdtiger has a tiger II body with a maus main gun, i think its an interesting fact

[@nicktozie6685]

Great site

[@wboquist]

It is hard to fathom the reasoning for developing prototypes in early 1945.

[@guidor.4161]

How could the turret ring have been increased in diameter? This was deemed impossible for gun tanks...

[@up_dogF1]

Less recoil forces involved with a small AA gun

[@fishin_da_hood5020]

How come you upload so late?

[@diepanzerkanone1172]

time zones

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

It is 10am in the morning here :))

[@RedXlV]

Gaijin please...

[@jesper509]

??

[@RedXlV]

@@jesper509 I was referring to War Thunder, and requesting they add this vehicle. Which incidentally would have the greatly expand people's knowledge of its existence.

[@larrybedouin2921]

Flakpanzer III mit 3.7 cm/57 FlaK 43

[@Rpantherluzero]

Yes, it would have been used

[@sebastianthomsen2225]

PEW PEW PEW! :3

[@FaustLimbusCompany]

Inb4 an "Last time I was this early" joke is made.

[@edwardvincentbriones5062]

*KEKsdose echoes*

[@sebastianthomsen2225]

L U F T W A F F L E ! 🤪🤪 🥞

[@lordterra1377]

One of the few Flakpanzers in Warthunder that doesnt have its crew wrongly reduced to 2 crew.... Realstic game? Not at all... do better snail dev

[@coreylahey9309]

Too long winded kid