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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 ...
Adopted in 1939, the 85-mm M1939, like its German counterpart the 88-mm Flak 18/36/37, was meant for air defense. Like many anti-aircraft (AA) guns of the era it was also provided with anti-tank ammunition in the event a tank should appear.
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.
88 mm FlaK 18 auf Zugkraftwagen 12t: 88 mm antiaircraft version of the Sd.Kfz. 8: 88 mm FlaK 18 auf Zugkraftwagen 18t: 88 mm antiaircraft version of the Sd.Kfz. 9: 88 mm FlaK 37 auf Sonderfahrgestell: 88 mm antiaircraft version of specially designed chassis based on the Panzer IV: 88 mm PaK 43/1 auf Geschützwagen III/IV: full title of the Nashorn
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I've always thought that 88 mm gun was one of the single worst article titles in the entire 'pedia. I can understand why they should be grouped together - but I'd rather it were called something like: German 88 mm Flak or 88 mm Flak series guns or 88 mm Flak and Pak guns, in fact, anything but 88 mm gun. Yuck. Megapixie 11:36, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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