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The 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8) consisted of a 8.8cm Flak 18 gun mounted on a pedestal in the rear of a Sd.Kfz. 8 half-track heavy artillery tractor ("DB s8" or "DB 9" model). A gun shield was provided for the 88, but the gun crew had no other protection. The driver's cab was replaced by a lower, armored cupola and ...
The name of the gun applies to a series of related guns, the first one officially called the 8.8 cm Flak 18, the improved 8.8 cm Flak 36, and later the 8.8 cm Flak 37. [N 2] Flak is a contraction of German Flugabwehrkanone (also referred to as Fliegerabwehrkanone) [11] [N 3] meaning "aircraft-defense cannon", the original purpose of the weapon.
C, or Pz. Sfl. IVc. also known as Grille 10, the 8.8cm Flak 37 auf Sonderfahrgestell ("on special chassis"), was a German mobile gun platform for the widespread 8.8 cm anti-aircraft/anti-tank gun, built in 1941. It was a lightly armoured vehicle. [1] Only 3 prototypes were produced.
Ten 8.8 cm Flak 18 anti-aircraft guns were mounted on pedestals on DB s8 and DB 9 chassis in 1939 as the 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8) — also known as the Bunkerflak or Bufla — for anti-tank duties. A gun shield was provided for the gun, but the gun crew had no other protection. The driver's cab was replaced by a ...
The SK C/30 had a barrel and breech end-piece with a half-length loose liner and a vertical sliding breech block. The SK C/30 guns were mounted on a hand-operated MPLC/30 mounting that had a total weight of 5,760 kilograms (12,700 lb) including a 15–10 millimetres (0.59–0.39 in) shield and a fuze-setting machine.
Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18 t, Sd.Kfz. 9 Two Sd.Kfz. 9s towing a Tiger I in Italy, 1944 Type Heavy half-track Place of origin Nazi Germany Service history In service 1938–1945 Used by Nazi Germany Romania Finland Kingdom of Bulgaria Wars World War II Production history Designer FAMO Designed 1936–1939 Manufacturer FAMO, Vomag, Tatra Unit cost 60,000 Reichsmark Produced 1939–1945 No. built ...
The Atlanta Fed upgraded its gross domestic product growth estimate for the fourth quarter to a 3.2% annualized rate from a 2.7% pace earlier. The economy grew at a 2.8% rate in the third quarter.
88 mm FlaK 18 auf Zugkraftwagen 12t: 88 mm antiaircraft version of the Sd.Kfz. 8: 88 mm FlaK 18 auf Zugkraftwagen 18t: 88 mm antiaircraft version of the Sd.Kfz. 9: 88 mm FlaK 37 auf Sonderfahrgestell: 88 mm antiaircraft version of specially designed chassis based on the Panzer IV: 88 mm PaK 43/1 auf Geschützwagen III/IV: full title of the Nashorn