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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 ...
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.
This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38; 3 cm MK 303 Flak; 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37; 3.7 cm Flak 43; 3.7 cm Flak M42;
13.2 MG 18 TuF German Empire: World War I: 13.2 1-2 Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun France: Interwar / World War II 13.2 1-2 Breda Model 1931 Machine Gun Kingdom of Italy: Interwar / World War II 14.5 ZPU-1 Soviet Union: Cold War / modern 14.5 2 Type 58 People's Republic of China: Cold War 14.5 2 ZPU-2 Soviet Union: Cold War / modern 14.5 4 Type 56
A German anti-aircraft 88 mm Flak gun with its fire-control computer from World War II. Displayed in the Canadian War Museum.. A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target.
The Flak 38 was accepted as the standard Army gun in 1939, and by the Kriegsmarine as the C/38. In order to provide airborne and mountain troops with an AA capability, Mauser was contracted to produce a lighter version of the Flak 38, which they introduced as the 2 cm Gebirgsflak 38 (2 cm GebFlak 38). It featured a dramatically simplified mount ...
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