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I would like to suggest the Steyr 2000a with the 3 cm Mk 103/38 Flak.
It would play like a mix of the russian GAZ-MM (72-K) and ZiS-12 (94-K) or the japan Type 94, because it is mobile fast and has a fast fireing highpower Autocannon, the beloved 30mm MK 103.
I would love to see it in game, because Germany doesnt have yet a full truck AA (or full truck at all to begin with) that is fast and the Mk 103 can first be found at 6.0 and 6.7 on the Kugelblitz as well as Flakpanzer IV Möbelwagen 3 cm Flakvierling 103/38, which is high and the guns are in an unique turret and Flakvierling 38 mount and not in a stylish Flak 38 common mound.
The Gun will be certainly powerful against air and ground with a wide array of ammo (it could be more than currently in game, read below) of Pzbrsprgr, H-Pzgr. and Minengeschosse.
If modeled correctly in game it will be able to shoot forwards, on the close up pictures are the wood wall to the driver visible with metal pipes to protect the head, going by the height the gun is high enove to shoot forwards over the heads of the driver (and possible 2nd person in the front) unlike the drawings show and the piping isnt made into the models, on the whole picture with the destroyed ones it is gone, but you can go by the last remaining big wooden wall with 2 horizontal boards on it which is as tall as the one to the driver and the pipes go over the wooden wall. Because of the design of the mounting you can see from the center of the round mountings on which height the barrle will be horizontal.
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The mounting is with 2 cm flak allready in game on the Flakpanzer I and Flakpanzer 38, so a crew of 2 (more cant sit at the gun) can be expected, but because the only armor is the gunshield, it can perhaps get a crew of 3 with 2 sitting at the front (driver and person (commander perhaps) next to him).
It is sayed that the 3 cm Flak 103/38 (Its simply a Mk 103 gun mounted in an modified 2cm Flak 38 Mount, beltfed from 50-60 round boxes) was mounted on Sd.Kfz 70 (of which i couldnt find any pic) and on the Steyr 2000A of wich i could find a closeup of the mounted gun and a wide picture of multiple sadly allready burned out trucks.
Its place in game would perhaps be around 2.3 (similar to the ZiS-12 (94-K) and befor the CCKW 353 AA)
The story behind it is pretty unknown, but it is one of those last ditch hopes of the germans in the later stages of the war, were they lost pretty much the whole sky, so they even use the preciouse 3 cm cannons (when no plane was ready anyway) and mount it on a vehicle to protect the following infantry or other vehicles from airattecks.
The Truck is the Steyr 2000A its a more or less normal 4x4 truck
Dimensions:
Wheelbase: 3250 mm
Track: 1458 mm at front,
1572 mm at rear
Length x with x height
5080 x 1850 x 2100
Ground clearance: 280 mm
Turning radius: 6,5 m
Max, graient 70% (35°)
Engine: Porsche Type 145 3,5 liter OHV V8 engine
85 HP
90 km/h
Weight: 2,5 ton
The gun is the 30mm Mk 103 450 r/min and 50-60 round boxes, beltfed (perhaps 6 sec reload (Kugelblitz has 13 sec reload stock)) and somehwere of 500-600 rounds reserve. (With the Posibility to increase further with a ammo trailer.)
360° Traverse, -20° to +90° Elevation, will assure, that you will be able to shoot at any target with great accuracy from any position.
3 Main Rounds:
Pzbrsprgr. L'Spur o.Zerl
(that was to replace the Pzsprgr. L’Spur.)
Of 0,455kg 5,2g Pent 800m/s ApI-T (Apcbc round with Incendary and He filler) against Armored ground and airtargets.
M-Geschoss Ausf. C L'Spur m.Zerl
(as found in game) 0,33kg 900m/s 70g HTA 5g Pent against Air and ground targets
And most importantly
H-Pzgr. L`Spur o.Zerl
of 0,356kg 960m/s 16mm 231g Core and 81mm/10m penetration, soley used against Armored targets, where the Pzbrsprgr. L’Spur isnt enove.
For more Info on this gun, other ammo and other guns and ammo make shure to check out my informatic topic about German WW2 Automatic AA guns from 15mm to 50mm.
Source: Steyr 1500A in detail (Red Special Museum Line №9)
Handbuch der Flugzeugbordmunition 1936-1945
Captured Ammunition Bulletin No. 5
