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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 8.8 cm KwK 36 was derived from the 8.8 cm Flak 36 anti-aircraft gun by adapting/modifying it to the limited space available in tank turrets. Parts of the KwK 36 were built to practically the same design as the 75-millimetre (3.0 in) and 50-millimetre (2.0 in) guns already used in German tanks.
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The 8.8 cm Flak 16 was a German 8.8 cm anti-aircraft gun from World War I, forerunner of the 8,8 cm FlaK/PaK Flak 18/36/37 of World War II. Its contemporary name was the 8,8 cm K.Zugflak L/45 . Development
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; 3.7 cm SK C/30; 3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5; 5 cm Flak 41; 7.7 cm FlaK L/35; 7.7 cm Leichte Kraftwagengeschütze M1914; 7.62 cm FlaK L/30; 8.8 cm Flak 16; 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41; 8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun; 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun ...
The Pak 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43 and Panzerjägerkanone 43 [2] [3] [4]) was a German 8.8 cm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in competition with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used during World War II.
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.