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Kugelblitz | |
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![]() 1/35 scale model of a Kugelblitz | |
Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Production history | |
Produced | 1945 |
No. built | 5 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 23 tonnes |
Length | 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in) |
Width | 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) |
Height | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
Crew | 5 (commander, two gunners, radio operator, driver) |
Armor | 80 mm (3.1 in) maximum |
Main armament | Zwillingsflak 30mm MK 103 twin anti-aircraft gun |
Secondary armament | 7.92 mm MG34 |
Engine | 12-cylinder Maybach HL120 TRM gasoline 300 PS (296 hp, 221 kW) |
Power/weight | 13 PS/tonne |
Fuel capacity | 470 L (120 US gal) |
Operational range | 200 km (120 mi) |
Maximum speed | 38 km/h (24 mph) |
The Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz (German for "ball lightning") was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed during World War II. By the end of the war, only a pilot production of five units had been completed. Unlike earlier self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, it had a fully enclosed, rotating turret.