Wirbelwind

Nationality	German
Size	Medium (+0)
Start Date	Apr 1944
Road Speed	24MPH = 12"
Cross-Cntry Speed	12MPH = 6"

Armor/Penetration Chart
Frnt	Frnt30	Frnt45	Side	Side45	Rear	HlDown	Vuln.
1	1-2	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	-	F
2	3-5	-	-	3	-	2	E
3	6-8	4-5	3	4	2	3-7	D
4-8	9	6	-	5	-	8-10	C
9-10	10-12	7-14	-	6	-	11+	B
11+	13+	15+	4+	7+	3+	-	A

Movement Rates
Road	Road Spd
Flat	1
Broken	2
Mud	3¹
Sand	1¹
Soft Ground	1¹
Snow	1
Deep Snow	2¹
Fording	2¹
Amphibious	Amph Spd

Gentle Slope	+1
Moderate Slope	+3
Steep Slope	N/A

Sparse Undergrowth	+0
Dense Undergrowth	+0
Woods	+1
Forest	N/A
¹ = check for mire

Gunnery Chart
Armament: 2cm Flakvierling 38 (4×20mm) + 7.92mm MG 34
GE 20L72			100m 2"	250m 5"	500m 10"	750m 15"	1000m 20"	1250m 25"	1500m 30"	1750m 35"	2000m 40"	2500m 50"

AP	Pzgr		2	2	1	1	1
HE	Pzgr40		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
HVAP	Pzgr40		4	3	2	1	1
Other Ammos:
Target Vuln.		A	1k	1k	1k	1k	2k	5k
		B	1k	1k	1k	2k	2t3k	5t6k
		C	1k	2k	2k	2t3k	3t4k	6t7k
		D	1t2k	2t3k	2t3k	3t4k	5t6k	7t8k
		E	3t5k	4t6k	4t6k	5t7k	7t8k	8t9k
		F	7t	7t	8t	8t	9t	10t

Notes: The Wirbelwind was an AA vehicle on a PzIV chassis. The vehicle mounted four 20mm AA cannons. It was effective against ground targets as well as air targets.

Stats: AKA: Flakpanzer IV, Flakpanzer IV/2cm Vierling; 5 crew; 5.92×2.92×2.76m; Weight: 22.0 tonne; 272HP; P/W Ratio: 12.4HP/tonne; Produced: 90

Lightning War!

Nov 2007