Model by Demeter Marton
Flakpanzer Panther "COELIAN"
Model by Demeter Marton
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In late January 1944, work began on at Rheinmetall-Borsig under the code name "COELIAN" to design a Flakpanzer turret mounting a twin 37mm gun. The turret was to be fully armored with a 360 degree traverse. The vehicle was designed to ward of rampaging allied dive bombers and ground attack aircraft. The photo below shows the mock-up built on the Panther Ausf. D. If the vehicle had seen production, it would have undoubtedly been based on the Ausf. G as it would not have appeared until late 1944. This hypothetical version is shown in the two photographs of the model. The turret details are featured in the second model photo. | ||||||||||||
Photo from Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War II
Detail of the Turret
Model by Demeter Marton