Ultimate Armor series is a new line-up
of Dragon Armor, featuring unusual and rare vehicle types such as the subject
5.5cm Zwilling Flakpanzer presented here. These unique items will cater to the
demands of discerning collectors. Many such rare fighting-vehicles will be coming
up soon. Stay tuned!
Barcode: 0 89195 60643 3
Case Pack: 24 pieces per carton
Box Size: 7.2" x 3.1" x 3.7"
The Luftwaffe was numerically outnumbered as WWII progressed, with the Fatherland
and tactical units constantly being bombed and strafed by enemy aircraft. This
called for more effective antiaircraft systems than Germany hitherto possessed.
A new vehicle was planned – the 5.5cm Zwilling Flakpanzer V – though like the
Flakpanzer V “Coelian”, it was never put into production. Development of the
twin-barrel 5.5cm Zwilling was authorized on 8 May 1944 and it featured a special
Krupp armored turret weighing 9.06 tonnes mounted on a Panther Ausf.G chassis.
The antiaircraft vehicle would require a four-man crew and carry 104 ammo rounds.
A wooden prototype turret was completed by January 1945, although further development
of the 5.5cm Zwilling Flakpanzer V was eventually cancelled on 14 February.
