Flakpanzer V "Coelian"

In 1943, Rheinmetall-Borsig started a project to mount two 3.7cm Flak43 in a fully armoured turret on a Panther chassis. A wooden mock up was constructed using a Panther Ausf D chassis which had a largely circular turret. The final design replaced this with sloping armour sinilar to the Panther Ausf F. Production of the Coelian was continually delayed and it never entered service.

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