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    the Flakvierling 38 which combined four Flak 38 autocannons onto a single carriage. The Germans fielded the unrelated early 2 cm Flak 28 just after World...
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    The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Germany throughout...
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  • The 2 cm Flak 38 auf Panzer I Ausführung A, commonly known as the Flakpanzer I, was a rare self-propelled anti-aircraft gun conversion of the Panzer I...
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    10.5 cm FlaK 38 was a German anti-aircraft gun used during World War II by the Luftwaffe. An improved version was introduced as the 10.5 cm FlaK 39. The...
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    The Gebirgsflak 38 was a German anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, a lightweight version of the 2 cm FlaK 38 designed for airborne and mountain troops...
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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...
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    chassis Panzer 38(t) - the chassis the Flakpanzer 38(t) was based on MarkoPantelic (2022-10-05). "Panzerkampfwagen 38 für 2 cm Flak 38 (Sd.Kfz.140) Ausf...
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    ammunition for the SP gun. Flakpanzer 38 (Sd.Kfz. 140) - German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun; 2 cm Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun in open-top superstructure...
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    The 5 cm FlaK 41 (Flugabwehrkanone 41) was a German 50 mm (2.0 in) anti-aircraft gun produced for defending the intermediate zone above the range of light...
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    2 cm Flak 38 auf Fahrgestell Bren(e): Single barrel German 2 cm Flak 38 cannon mounted over the engine compartment of a captured Bren carrier. 3.7 cm...
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    removed and replaced with an open-top, nine-sided turret that housed a 2 cm Flakvierling 38, a quadruple mount of 20 mm cannon. A closed-top design would have...
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    weaponry initially consisted of twelve 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 guns and eight 2 cm (0.79 in) Flak 38 guns. The 3.7 cm gun was a single-shot gun, with a rate...
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    roles, these Luftwaffe troops, of for example the Flak Corps, were also called upon to use their Flak guns in fire support and anti-armour roles, and it...
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    introduced the rapid-fire 2 cm FlaK 30 and later in the decade it was redesigned by Mauser-Werke and became the 2 cm FlaK 38. Nevertheless, while 20 mm...
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  • Cannone da 90/53 AA/AT gun (acquired from Italy) 10.5 cm FlaK 38 12.8 cm FlaK 40 12.8 cm FlaK 40 twin mount [de] Nazi Germany had captured many models...
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    was not used on other designs. An improved version, the 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 (2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 L/55), was used on the Sd.Kfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II...
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  • quadruple 2 cm Flak on Panzer IV chassis Flakpanzer I (24) – 2 cm Flak 38 on a Panzer I chassis Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (43–45) – turreted 3.7 cm gun on...
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  • Battalion. Flakpanzer I (2 cm Flak 38 auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.A) An anti-aircraft conversion of Ausf.A tanks mounting a Flak 38 anti-aircraft cannon. A rare...
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  • • Gebirgsflak 38 – reduced-weight version of 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling • 3.7 cm SK C/30 – naval AA gun • 3.7 cm FlaK 43 • 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 •...
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    for the Type 2 could control and direct six of the guns at once. The gun was based on the German 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling. The Type 2 number was designated...
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    was as a prime mover for small towed guns, such as the 2 cm Flak 30, the 7.5 cm leIG, or the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun. It could carry eight troops in...
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    Zoo Tower (redirect from Zoo flak tower)
    loading process. Before the 12.8 cm FlaK became available in sufficient numbers, the tower was armed with 10.5 cm FlaK 38. There was also an array of smaller...
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    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 Pak 43 was the most...
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  • ordered in 1941 Used also as prime movers for 2 cm FlaK, 3.7 cm, 3.72 cm, 5 cm PaK 38 and 7.5 cm PaK 97/38. Praga V2 (Czechoslovakia) - 5 supplied in 1939...
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  • Benteler factory in Bielefeld (including anti-aircraft guns 2-cm-Flak 38 and 2-cm-Flak-Vierling 38), until the factory was destroyed in 1944 in an air raid...
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    prime mover for medium towed guns ranging from the 3.7 cm FlaK 43 anti-aircraft gun up to the 10.5 cm leFH 18 field howitzer. It could carry eight troops...
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    Hetzer (redirect from Jagdpanzer 38(t))
    developed to fit the design with a 2cm Flak 38. 15 cm Schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33/2 (Sf) auf Jagdpanzer 38(t) - This self-propelled assault gun was...
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  • gun FlaK 38 2 cm: German 20 mm antiaircraft gun FlaK 38 10.5 cm: German 105 mm antiaircraft gun FlaK 40 12.8 cm: German 128 mm antiaircraft gun FlaK 41...
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    improvement over the Wirbelwind was the FlaK 43's increased range and stopping power over the 2 cm Flakvierling 38 and slightly better armor on its turret...
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    page 285 A Soldiers Journal. With the 22nd Infantry Regiment in World War 2. David Rothbart, 2003 iBooks inc. Time reported the news in this article dated...
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