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However, at that period in time, the need while relevant, was minor in comparison to others. Standard German half-tracks fitted with anti-aircraft weapons also served to answer the need for mobilized Flak, if anything, they performed their function well in the short term. However, the idea of removing the turret of a panzer and replacing it with a Flak gun was not forgotten and the ‘test run’ of this idea was put into practice with the creation of the Flakpanzer I. Although very few examples had been produced, the Flakpanzer I proved its worth on the frontline.

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  • However, at that period in time, the need while relevant, was minor in comparison to others. Standard German half-tracks fitted with anti-aircraft weapons also served to answer the need for mobilized Flak, if anything, they performed their function well in the short term. However, the idea of removing the turret of a panzer and replacing it with a Flak gun was not forgotten and the ‘test run’ of this idea was put into practice with the creation of the Flakpanzer I. Although very few examples had been produced, the Flakpanzer I proved its worth on the frontline.
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  • However, at that period in time, the need while relevant, was minor in comparison to others. Standard German half-tracks fitted with anti-aircraft weapons also served to answer the need for mobilized Flak, if anything, they performed their function well in the short term. However, the idea of removing the turret of a panzer and replacing it with a Flak gun was not forgotten and the ‘test run’ of this idea was put into practice with the creation of the Flakpanzer I. Although very few examples had been produced, the Flakpanzer I proved its worth on the frontline. Following it in more reasonable numbers would be the Flakpanzer 38(t) based on the Czech Panzer 38(t). The design of the Flakpanzer 38(t) was meant to give the vehicle a full 360˚ traverse for its weapon, yet at the same time, the protection for the crew suffered. Adding to the problems, the 20mm main armament of the Flakpanzer 38(t) had trouble in critically damaging the more modern Allied aircraft that appeared by the late 1942-1943 time in which it arrived. Another benefit of armored flak units was that the good elevation and traverse ranges allowed them to not only engage aircraft, but attack ‘soft-skinned’ vehicles and directly support ground troops.
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