Flakpanzer 38(t)

140), was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used in World War II.

Including the single prototype, 141 Flakpanzer 38(t)s were built from November 1943 to February 1944, entering service in 1944.

[2] At this late stage in the war, the single 2 cm FlaK main armament was no longer sufficient to ward off enemy aircraft, and the Flakpanzer 38(t) became easy prey for Allied fighter-bombers[citation needed].

As its folding superstructure allowed a very low (-5°) elevation the Flakpanzer 38(t) was often used against enemy infantry and unarmoured or lightly armoured vehicles.

[citation needed] Four complete vehicles exist, having been recovered from a French scrapyard in Trun, Normandy.

American soldiers playing cards in front of a destroyed Flakpanzer 38(t) in Normandy, 1944.