The Zerstörer 45 was to be armed with quadruple 3cm Flakvierling 103/38 guns. A single prototype was built in December 1944, combining the new guns with the chassis of a Möbelwagen. It was then planned to fit the bigger guns into a Wirbelwind turret, but this work may never have been carried out. The Zerstörer 45 would probably have been an effective anti-aircraft weapon if it had been developed earlier, but by the end of 1944 the Ostbau company was being pushed west by the advancing Russians, and like the Ostwind II nothing came of this project.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 8.4ft (2.6m)
- Length 21.3ft (6.5m)
- Height 9.7ft (2.9m)
- Empty Weight 48,501lbs (21,999kg)
- Loaded Weight 48,863lbs (22,164kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 2,793.6lbs/ft2 (13,639.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 17.5ft2 (1.6m2)
- Drag Points 8789
Parts
- Number of Parts 790
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 2,715
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