According to photos the gunner, even when firing at extreme elevations, appears to be sitting in an upright position, ie; facing almost straight ahead. Was there some kind of prism sight which allowed him to see the target without having to perform gymnastics on his gunner’s seat?
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This sight is from a Flak 38 but I guess it should be the same on the Flakvierling…But I’m no expert 
H.P.
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The seat back rest would support the gunner while his head flexed backwards.
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From the Dragon kit instructions
H.P.
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This picture just illustrates my point. The boom with the gunner’s seat is always horizontal - so the gunner is always sitting upright and, more or less, looking straight forward. The gun is capable of an almost perpendicular elevation. So the gunner is capable of bending his head back almost 90
degrees? If I am modelling a Flakvierling with an elevation of around 80 degrees, do I have to cut off his head and tilt it way back, so that his eyes are parallel with the guns?
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This is what I want to do, but obviously the gunner’s seat does not depress to that extreme, and a person is incapable of bending their head back that far…or can they?
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Here’s how it goes with a Flak 38
H.P.
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Here’s a walk around of one.
And this ‘short’ does show the gunner close up looking through the sights
And this one
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Explanation video of 2cm Flakvierling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4eKmJde9so
and Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind
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