Ostwind II

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Ostwind II
AB RB SB
5.7 5.3 5.3
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Description

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The Flakpanzer IV Ostwind II is a rank IV German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB) and 5.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision", replacing the Flakpanzer 341 in the German tech tree..

General info

Survivability and armour

The frontal hull armour (80mm) is quite well protected against small caliber weapons and .50 caliber BMGs, the sides (30mm) and rear (20mm) then again not.

The turret is open at the top and has a rectangular recess in the right, frontal turret armour, because of the optics.

In addition the steel of the turret (25mm) is very weakly armoured, as well as the hull roof (10-12mm).

Since the vehicle has a crew of 5, it usually survives a first attack from enemy aircrafts (because of the driver and the machine gunner(/radio operator) in the hull), as well as a shot into the turret.

Mobility

The vehicle has a not great average speed, which means that the 39 km/h will be rare on the battlefield, and turning on the spot does not work well either (no neutral steering).

The reverse gear (-7km/h) is also insufficient.

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on armour
weight (tons)
Max speed (km/h)
25.0 N/A 42 (AB)
39 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 426  ???
Realistic/Simulator 265 300
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 17.04  ??.??
Realistic/Simulator 10.6 12.0

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: FlaK 44 (37 mm)
37 mm FlaK 44
Capacity Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
Stabilizer
1,000 -10°/+87° ±180° N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior +
Full crew
Prior +
Expert qualif.
Prior +
Ace qualif.
Arcade 30.8  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??  ??.??
Realistic 20.8  ??.??  ??.??  ??.?? 35.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior +
Full crew
Prior +
Expert qualif.
Prior +
Ace qualif.
 ??.??  ??.??  ??.?? 0.2

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Penetration @ 90° (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
M.Gr.18 FI-T 4 4 4 4 4 4
PzGr APHE 46 43 31 21 14 9
Sprgr. 18 FI-T 3 3 3 3 3 3
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead
Velocity
(m/s)
Projectile
Mass (kg)
Fuse delay
(m)
Fuse sensitivity
(mm)
Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
M.Gr.18 FI-T 914 0.55 0.3 0.1 108  ?.?°  ??°  ??°  ??°
PzGr APHE 770 0.69 1.2 9.0 22.1 -1.0° 47° 60° 65°
Sprgr. 18 FI-T 820 0.62 0.3 0.1 49.3  ?.?°  ??°  ??°  ??°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
4th
rack empty
5th
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
1,000 75 (+50) 55 (+70) 25 (+100) 5 (+120) 0 (+125)  ??

Optics

Ostwind II Optics
Default magnification Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics X2.1 X3.7
Comparable optics  ???

Machine guns

Main article: MG 34 (7.92 mm)
7.92 mm MG 34
mount
Capacity
(Belt capacity)
Fire rate
(shots/minute)
Vertical
guidance
Horizontal
guidance
1,800 (150) 900 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

RB: You should use the Ostwind II towards the end of a battle or only when there are many enemy planes in the air.

At the front line you have nothing to look for, because there you are easy prey for enemy tanks.

If your own team is about to lose or it gets very exciting towards the end, and there aren't many enemies left alive, you can place yourself in an allied capture-point to defend it from enemy light tanks and also to be more central in the battlefield to make it difficult for enemy planes to fly over.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Sprgr. 18 Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE PzGr Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment M.Gr.18 Elevation Mechanism
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support

Pros and cons

It's an average SPAAG that definitely has nothing to look for on the front line.

Its great advantage is that it has a double cannon and is therefore even more dangerous for enemy aircrafts.

The Ostwind II has sufficient penetrating power to destroy M18 GMCs or other light armoured vehicles, but should rather concentrate on enemy aircraft, since the turret is open from above and weakly armoured so enemy aircrafts and .50 cal. (BMG) are dangerous.

Pros:

  • 2x 3,7cm FlaK 44
  • don't need to reload until it has no more ammunition
  • enough penetration to destroy enemy light amoured vehicles

Cons:

  • Built on Panzer IV chassis and sits on br. 5.7 with it
  • Pretty slow average speed
  • Inadequate penetration for many enemy vehicles

History

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Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

  • Ostwind - Predecessor with a single 37 mm FlaK 43 autocannon.
  • Flakpanzer 341 - Gift vehicle that the Ostwind II substituted in the main tech tree.

External links


Germany anti-aircraft vehicles
Wheeled  Sd.Kfz.222
Half-track  Sd.Kfz.251/21 · Sd.Kfz. 6/2
Flakpanzer IV  Wirbelwind · Ostwind · Ostwind II · Kugelblitz · Zerstörer 45
Other Flakpanzers  Flakpanzer I · Flakpanzer 38 · Flakpanzer 341
Wiesel AWC  Wiesel 1A4 · Ozelot
Radar SPAAG  Gepard · Gepard 1A2
Missile SPAA  FlaRakPz 1 · FlaRakRad