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The 12.8 cm Flak 40 was a German anti-aircraft gun used in World War II. Although it was not produced in great numbers, it was reportedly one of the most effective heavy AA guns of its era. Although it was not produced in great numbers, it was reportedly one of the most effective heavy AA guns of its era.
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.
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 ...
8.8 cm Flak 18 auf Zgkw 12 – AA gun in field gun mount on Sd.Kfz. 8 half-track chassis; 8.8 cm Flak 18 auf Zgkw 18 – AA gun in field gun mount on Sd.Kfz. 9 half-track chassis; Mittler Schutzenpanzerwagen S307(f) mit Reihenwerfer – mortar on French SOMUA MCG half-track truck chassis
• Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 (acquired from Italy) • 76 mm air defense gun M1938 (captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated Flak 38(r)) • 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 AT/AA gun • 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) (captured from Russia by Wehrmacht and redesignated 8.5 cm Flak 39(r)) • 10.5 cm FlaK 38 • 12.8 cm FlaK 40
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.
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 ...
12.8 cm Pak 44: 1944: 10,160 kg (22,400 lb) ... 8.8 cm Flak 36, colloquially known as "eighty-eight," it was the dreaded German tank killer of the World War II.