Flakpanzer 38
Production
The combat losses in this table are significantly underrepresented; by April 1945 only 65 Flakpanzer 38 and Flakpanzer IV remained across the German Army.1Panzerlage (Zusammenstellung) Stand: 5. 4. 45. DHI 500-12450-000183.
| Month | Inventory | Wa AAbbreviation for: Heeres-Waffenamt office of armaments Look up term |
Fz InAbbreviation for: Feldzeuginspektion ordnance inspectorate Look up term |
Losses | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned | Accepted | New | Repaired | Shipped | Combat | Other | |||
| 1943 | |||||||||
| October | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| November | - | 40 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| December | - | 60 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1944 | |||||||||
| January | - | 30 | 41 | 121 | - | 121 | - | - | |
| February | 121 | 25 | 13 | 19 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| March | 140 | - | - | 1 | - | 15 | - | - | |
| April | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| May | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| June | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| July | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| August | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| September | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | Inventory verified |
| October | 138 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| November | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| December | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 1945 | |||||||||
| January | 132 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | |
| February | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | |
| March | 119 | Inventory stated as 119 in original report but should most likely be 106. No further reports. | |||||||
| Total | 175 | 141 | 141 | - | 141 | 34 | - | ||
Technical Details
| Flakpanzer 38 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Crew | ||
| Commander/gunner | 1 | |
| Loader | 1 | |
| Driver | 1 | |
| Radio operator | 1 | |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Weight | 9 800 kg | |
| Length | 4.61 m | |
| Width | 2.14 m | |
| Height | 2.25 m | |
| Ground pressure | 0.64 kg/cm2 | |
| Armament and ammunition | ||
| Gun | Model | 2 cm Flak 38 |
| Ammunition, BrAbbreviation for: Brand incendiary Look up term SprgrAbbreviation for: Sprenggranate high-explosive grenade Look up term |
720 | |
| Ammunition, PzgrAbbreviation for: Panzergranate armor-piercing grenade Look up term |
320 | |
| Armor | ||
| Hull | Front | 10-20 mm |
| Sides and rear | 10-15 mm | |
| Top | 8 mm | |
| Bottom | 8 mm | |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 42 km/h | |
| Road | Sustained speed | 35 km/h |
| Range | 185 km | |
| Mileage | 1.18 l/km | |
| Terrain | Sustained speed | 20 km/h |
| Range | 140 km | |
| Mileage | 1.56 km/l | |
| Terrain | Trench crossing | 1.8 m |
| Vertical climb | 0.75 m | |
| Climb | 30° | |
| Fording | 0.90 m | |
| Engine and fuel | ||
| Engine | Make | Praga |
| Model | AC | |
| Rated speed | 2600 rpm | |
| Fuel | Type | Gasoline |
| Fuel capacity | 218 l | |
| Power | Kilowatt | 112 |
| Metric horsepower | 150 | |
| Power-to-weight ratio | Kilowatt/ton | 11.4 |
| Metric horsepower/ton | 15.3 | |
Additional Reading
- Flakpanzer 38 photographs (external link)
- Photographs of the Flakpanzer 38 at Panzerphotos.
- Panzerkampfwagen 38
- Information about the Panzerkampfwagen 38.
- Panzer-Fliegerabwehrzug (2 cm Flak 38)
- Organization of a Flakpanzer 38 platoon.
References
- Panzerlage (Zusammenstellung) Stand: 5. 4. 45. 1945. DHI 500-12450-000183. Back
- Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres - Waffen und Geräte : Stand: 1.12.1944. 1944. Der Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres - Stab Rüst IIIc Nr. 6600/44 g.Kdos.. NARA T78 R169. Back
- Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres - Waffen und Geräte : Stand 1. März 1944. WaA, 1945. Heereswaffenamt - Wa Stab St Nr. 600/45 g.Kdos.. NARA T78 R413 H 1/156. Back
- IIIc - Entwicklung. GenStdH/Org Abt III c, 1944. NARA T78 R413 H 1/158. Back
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Panzer Tracts No. 12 - Flak Selbstfahrlafetten and Flakpanzer : Sd.Kfz.10/4 to 8.8 cm Flak auf VFW. Darlington Productions, 1998. Back
Sources
- IIIc - Entwicklung. Wünsdorf : GenStdH/Org Abt III c, 1944. 211 p. NARA T78 R413 H 1/158.
- Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres - Waffen und Geräte : Stand: 1.12.1944. Berlin, 1944. 198 p. Der Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres - Stab Rüst IIIc Nr. 6600/44 g.Kdos.. NARA T78 R169.
- Panzerlage (Zusammenstellung) Stand: 5. 4. 45. Berlin, 1945. 1 p. DHI 500-12450-000183.
- Überblick über den Rüstungsstand des Heeres - Waffen und Geräte : Stand 1. März 1944. Berlin : WaA, 1945. 190 p. Heereswaffenamt - Wa Stab St Nr. 600/45 g.Kdos.. NARA T78 R413 H 1/156.
- JENTZ, Thomas L. & DOYLE, Hilary Louis. Panzer Tracts No. 12 - Flak Selbstfahrlafetten and Flakpanzer : Sd.Kfz.10/4 to 8.8 cm Flak auf VFW. Darlington, MD : Darlington Productions, 1998. 56 p.