Service Data:
In Service: 1944 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Ostbau
Chassis No: 82001-90000
Number built: 44 and converted
Technical Data:
Type: Anti-Aircraft Vehicle
Crew: 6 men
Length: 5.92 m
Width: 2.95 m
Height: 3 m
Weight: 22,000 kg
Fuel Capacity: 470 liters
Engine: 1 ×
Maybach
HL 120 TRM 112 12 cylinder liquid cooled Vee petrol engine
producing up to 272 hp at 2,800 rpm
Gearbox: 6 forward 1 reverse
Speed: road 38 km/h cross country km/h
Range: road 200 km cross country km
Armament:
1 ×
3.7
cm Flak 43/1 L/89
2 ×
7.92
mm MG 34 machine guns or
MG
42
Ammunition:
main 1,000 rounds
secondary 600 rounds
Armour: 10 mm to 80 mm
Electronics: FuG 2 and FuG 5
Operators: Heer
Variants:
10.5
cm K18 auf Panzer IVa
10.5
cm le.F.H.18/1 L/28 IVb
10.5
cm le.F.H.18/1 (Sf) auf Gw IVb
10.5
cm le Pz.H 18/40/2 auf Gw III/IV
Bergepanzer
IV
Brückenleger
IV
Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind
Flakpanzer IV Ostwind
Heuschrecke
10
Hornisse
/ Nashorn
Hummel
Munitionspanzer
IV
Munitionsträger
Hummel
Munitionsschlepper
für Karl Gerät
Flakpanzer IV
Möbelwagen 2 cm
Flakpanzer
IV Möbelwagen 3.7 cm
Infanterie
Sturmsteg Panzer IV
Jagdpanzer
IV
Leichte
Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz
Panzerbefehlswagen
IV
Panzerbeobachtungwagen
IV
Panzerfähre
Panzer
IV /70 A
Panzer
IV /70(V)
Panzer
IV als Tauchpanzer
Panzer IV Ausf.
A
Panzer IV Ausf.
B
Panzer IV Ausf.
C
Panzer
IV mit Minenrollern
Panzer IV Ausf.
D
Panzer IV Ausf.
E
Panzer
IV mit Schachtellaufwerk
Panzer IV Ausf.
F
Panzer IV Ausf.
F2
Panzer IV Ausf.
G
Panzer IV Ausf.
H
Panzer IV Ausf.
J
Panzer
IV mit Nebelwerfer
Sonderausführung
des Panzer IV
StuG IV
Sturmpanzer
IV Brummbär
Other: Anti-Aircraft
Vehicles
Articles:
History:
The Flakpanzer IV Ostwind or abbreviated Ostwind Flak Pz.Wg
IV was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer
IV. It was developed in 1944 as a replacement to the earlier
Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind.
The Panzer IV's turret was removed and replaced with an open
top, hexagonal turret which housed a
3.7
cm FlaK 43. As well its intended role as an anti-aircraft
weapon, the fast firing gun was extremely effective against
light vehicles and minor fortifications. A closed top design
would have been preferred, but this was not possible due to
the heavy smoke generated by the gun.
The Flakpanzer IV Ostwind's main improvement over the Wirbelwind
was the
3.7
cm FlaK 43's increased range and stopping power over the
2
cm Flakvierling 38 and slightly better armoring on its
turret.
While an order for 100 vehicles was placed in August 1944,
only 44 vehicles were completed, 37 converted from existing
Panzer IV's and 7 new production vehicles from December 1944
to March 1945, all work being carried out by
Ostbau
Werke in Sagan, Silesia.
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Military Vehicles.
ISBN-10: 087349783X
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Germany World War II.
ISBN-10: 0214203077
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World Two.
ISBN-10: 1854095188
For a complete list of
sources
