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FuMO 1 - Calis A: Its 6.2 x 2.5m antenna consisted of 2 rows of eight full wave vertical dipoles. Its wavelength was 82 cm and its range depended on the height it was installed above sea level, but typically was about 15–20 km. [ 7 ] Given the frequency low angle reflections from the surface, also known a clutter would have been an issue.
The 2 cm Flak 38 auf Panzer I Ausführung A, commonly known as the Flakpanzer I, [1] was a rare self-propelled anti-aircraft gun conversion of the Panzer I in use by the military of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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 ...
Beside being towed, the Flak 30/38 could be mounted on a variety of vehicles, ranging from being mounted on the rear platform of cars, trucks and half-tracks, including vehicles such as the Sd.Kfz. 10/4 and 10/5 (Flak 30 / Flak 38), Sd.Kfz. 11/1 (Flak 38) to being used for dedicated anti-air vehicles such as Flakpanzer I and Flakpanzer 38(t).
The Flak 38 was introduced as a competitor to the 8.8 cm Flak 18. In this role it proved to be too heavy for field use while having roughly similar performance as the 88 mm, therefore it was used primarily in static mounts. [2] The Flak 39 was an improved version, which replaced the electrical gun laying system with a mechanical one.
The article is named 10.5 cm Flak 38 however in the intro paragraph the first mention is for the 10.5 cm SK C/33, which is a naval gun. Later both guns are mentioned as a related development, but current wording is quite confusing.
The 3.7 cm Flakzwilling auf Panther Fahrgestell or Flakpanzer 341 was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun designed by Rheinmetall during World War II.It was intended to be armed with two 3.7 cm Flak 341 gun in a fully enclosed, rotating turret on the hull of a Panther medium tank.
1.1-inch/75-caliber gun; 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38; 3-inch/50-caliber gun; 3-inch/70-caliber Mark 26 gun; 3 cm MK 303 Flak; 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3; 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37; 3.7 cm Flak 43; 3.7 cm Flak M42; 3.7 cm SK C/30; 5 cm Flak 41; 7.5 cm Flak. L/60; 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37; 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun; 7.5 cm L/45 M ...