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12.8 cm Flakzwilling 40/2 The 12.8 cm Flak 40 ordnance on a static dual mounting with a total weight of 26 tonnes, capable of firing 20 rounds per minute. Used mainly on flak towers. Production started in 1942 with 10 tandems produced, [6] another eight in 1943, [6] and in February 1945 a total of 34 were available. [7]
The heavier 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti aircraft guns obliterated Soviet armour, particularly when hitting it from the side. [ 16 ] With thousands of civilians crammed into the facility, conditions in the Zoo tower towards the end were close to unbearable; it was crowded and had little water, and the air was hard to breathe.
Flak tower during construction (1942) A 12.8 cm FlaK 40, the main guns of the Flak-towers, and its crew . After the RAF's raid on Berlin in 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of three massive flak towers to defend the capital from air attack. Each tower had a radar installation with a radar dish which could be retracted behind a thick ...
The following is a list of World War II German Firearms which includes German firearms, ... • 12.8 cm FlaK 40 • 12.8 cm FlaK 40 twin mount • Cannone da 90/53 AA ...
The 12.8 cm Pak 44 ended up becoming the standard main armament for the Jagdtiger heavy tank destroyer and a tank gun variant was the planned main armament for many future super-heavy tank designs in development during the last months of World War II, including the fully turreted Panzerkampfwagen Maus and E-100, as the 12,8 cm KwK 44 L/55 main gun.
3.7 cm FlaK 36 Nazi Germany: World War II 37 3.7 cm FlaK 37 Nazi Germany: World War II 37 3.7 cm FlaK 43 Nazi Germany: World War II 37 37 mm Gun M1 United States: World War II 37 37-mm air-defense gun M1939 (61-K) Soviet Union: World War II / Cold War 37 Type 55 People's Republic of China: Cold War 37 2 Type 63 People's Republic of China: Cold ...
The 7.5cm Pak 40 had an Artillery (FK) version planned that was seemingly cancelled too. Denniss 14:49, 14 October 2024 (UTC) Yeah, I agree with Denniss here. This seems to be referring to the 12.8 cm Pak 44 rather than the Flak 40. Going by the articles, only 51 Pak 44 were produced (a "meager quantity") compared to the 1,125 Flak 40s.
8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun; 8 cm/60 Type 98 naval gun; 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37; 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41; 8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun; 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22; 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20; 10 cm/50 Type 88 naval gun; 10.5 cm Flak 38; 12.8 cm FlaK 40; 20 ITK 40 VKT; 20 mm Polsten; 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) 25 mm Hotchkiss anti ...