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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 weapon.
7.7 cm FlaK L/27 German Empire: World War I 77 7.7 cm FlaK L/35 German Empire: World War I 80 8 cm Luftvärnskanon m/40 Sweden: Interwar / World War II / Cold War 83.5 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 Czechoslovakia: World War II 85 85-mm air-defense gun M1939 (52-K) Soviet Union: World War II 88 FlaK 16 German Empire: World War I 88 FlaK 18 Nazi Germany
Pages in category "88 mm artillery" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 8.8 cm Flak 16 ...
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.
3 cm MK 303 Flak; 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3; 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37; 3.7 cm Flak 43; 3.7 cm Flak M42; 3.7 cm SK C/30; 5 cm Flak 41; 7.5 cm Flak. L/60; 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37; 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun; 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gun; 7.62 ITKK 31 VKT; 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun; 8 cm/60 Type 98 naval gun; 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 ...
The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8"), usually abbreviated to Sd.Kfz. 8, was a German half-track designed by Daimler-Benz that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main roles were as a prime mover for heavy towed guns such as the 21 cm Mörser 18 , the 17 cm Kanone 18 and the 10.5 cm FlaK 38 .
The problem is that there is probably 20 different German 88 mm guns: 8.8 cm Flugzeugabwehrkanone 18: 88 mm antiaircraft gun; 8.8 cm Flugzeugabwehrkanone 36: 88 mm antiaircraft gun; 8.8 cm Flugzeugabwehrkanone 37: 88 mm antiaircraft gun; 8.8 cm Flugzeugabwehrkanone 41: 88 mm antiaircraft gun; 8.8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36: 88 mm tank gun