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A Successful Dead End? - Kugelblitz

Join me in War Thunder for FREE on PC, PS®5 and Xbox Series X|S by using this link https://playwt.link/mhvkugelblitz and get a premium tank or aircraft and three days of premium time as a bonus. The Kugelblitz was a German Anti-Aircraft Tank (Flakpanzer) with an enclosed turret. Only a handful were finished, in this video we look at the capabilities, development, origin, production and operational history of the Kugelblitz. Additionally, we also look at the aspect if it was a dead end, since I discovered production plans that suggest it would only produced for a short time period. Disclaimer: This video is sponsored by the Free-to-Play Game War Thunder. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Terlisten, Detlev; Duske, Heiner F.: Flakpanzer IV. Wirbelwind (Sd.Kfz.161/4), Ostwind and Kugelblitz. Nuts & Bolts Verlag GbR: Neumünster, Germany, 2010. Hahn, Fritz: Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres: 1933 - 1945. Bd. 2: Panzer- und Sonderfahrzeuge, „Wunderwaffen“, Verbrauch und Verluste. Dörfler Verlag: Eggolsheim, Germany, 1995. Jentz, Thomas L./Doyle, Hilary Louis: Panzer Tracts No.12-1: Flakpanzerwagen IV and other Flakpanzer projects development and production from 1942 to 1945. Panzer Tracts: Boyds, MD, USA, 2010. Jentz, Thomas L./Doyle, Hilary Louis: Panzer Tracts No.12: Flak Selbstfahrlafetten and Flakpanzer. Darlington Productions: Darlington, Maryland, USA, 1998. RH 2/948: Verschiedene Angelegenheiten der Gruppe III: Produktionsübersichten für Panzer- und Sturmgeschütze, Lastkraftwagen, Waffen, Gerät und Munition 1941-1945 (z.T. nur summarische Angaben), 1944-1945. Spielberger, Walter J.; Doyle, Hilary L.; Jentz, Tom: Panzer IV und seine Abarten. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2019. http://www.tankarchives.ca/2018/07/kugelblitz-study.html http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/08/exotic-trophies.html https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2-germany-leichte-flakpanzer-iv-3-cm-kugelblitz/ https://www.armedconflicts.com/Flakpanzer-IV-Kugelblitz-t19200 #Kugeblitz,#Flakpanzer,#Sponsored