二战后期,面对盟军强大的空中优势,德国人感到缺乏一种有效的机动防空火力,于是他们开始利用退役或战损的Panzer Ⅳ底盘(主要为F型和G型)开发一种自行防空高炮。最初的想法由党卫军第12装甲师“希特勒青年师”军官卡尔·威廉·克劳斯提出,样车于1944年5月完成,并被命名为“旋风”(wirbelwind),成为第一种真正的防空坦克。从Panzer Ⅳ型坦克到“旋风”的改动过程包括以下步骤:首先拆除原有的坦克炮塔,换上敞开的九边形炮塔, In the latter part of the Second World War, Germans felt the lack of an effective mobile anti-aircraft firepower in the face of the allied air superiority, so they started to develop a self-defense air defense system using retired or battle-damaged Panzer IV chassis (mainly Type F and Type G) Cannon. The original idea was presented by Karl William Klaus, the 12th SS Panzer Division “Hitler Youth Division”, prototyped in May 1944 and named “wirbelwind” Become the first true anti-aircraft tank. From the Panzer Ⅳ tank to the “Tornado” change process includes the following steps: First, remove the original tank turret, put on the open nine-sided turret,