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In 1944, during World War II, Joachim Hänsler of Germany's Ordnance Office proposed the first theoretically viable railgun. By late 1944, the theory behind his electric anti-aircraft gun had been worked out sufficiently to allow the Luftwaffe's Flak Command to issue a specification, which demanded a muzzle velocity of 2,000 m/s (4,500 mph; 7,200 km/h; 6,600 ft/s) and a projectile containing 0 ...
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 ...
Two 2.4-meter parabolic reflectors (one transmit and receive) mounted on a converted Flak mounting. Wavelength 62 cm; range approx 8–12 km. FuMG 39L Kurpfalz A more powerful development of the 38 L. (the L in the designation meant it was built by Lorenz. [1]). Dished units were mounted on the operations van. FuMG 40L Kurmark
Shell: Armored-Piercing Shell ()High-Explosive Shell ()Caliber: 80 cm (31 in) Elevation: Max of 48° Rate of fire: 1 round every 30–45 minutes or typically 14 rounds a day
The flak defenses of the city were powerful; by 24 January 1944, Berlin was defended by 440 heavy anti-aircraft guns and 400 light anti-aircraft guns, which were supported by 245 searchlights. Additionally, the city was guarded by flak towers , making it one of just three cities equipped with these dedicated anti-aircraft buildings (next to ...
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10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...
The ZSU-57-2 Ob'yekt 500 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Russian: Зенитная Самоходная Установка), meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount", '57' stands for the bore of the armament in millimetres and '2' stands for the number of gun barrels.