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 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37 was a series of anti-aircraft guns produced by Nazi Germany that saw widespread service in the Second World War. The cannon was...
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5 cm Flak 39. 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...
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7 cm Flak 43 was a light anti-aircraft (AA) gun used by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was derived from the 3.7-centimeter (1.5 in) Flak 18/36/37...
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produced in great numbers its features were further developed in the 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 series of guns. After the defeat of the Central Powers in World...
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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...
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The 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8) , also known as the Bunkerflak or Bufla, was a German Wehrmacht half-track self-propelled...
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their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems...
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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 • 37 mm automatic air...
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Greece, Hungary, Persia and Thailand. It was closely related to the 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, one of the best-known AA guns of World War II, which was partially...
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anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18. It had a 3.5 in (90 mm) diameter bore, and a 50 caliber barrel, giving...
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Anti-aircraft warfare (redirect from Flak cannon)
include the German Flak or FlaK (Fliegerabwehrkanone, 'aircraft defence cannon', also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term...
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others, as well as anti-aircraft guns like the 2 cm Flak 30/38, 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 and 5 cm FlaK 41. At the end of the WWII the Germans started to...
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autocannon of World War II and based on the earlier 3.7 cm (1.46 in) 3.7 cm Flak 18 made by Rheinmetall. It was mounted on Luftwaffe aircraft such as the Junkers...
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standard German anti-aircraft guns of the time: the 8.8cm Flak 18, 3.7cm Flak 18 and 2cm Flak 30. Overall command was given to Hugo Sperrle, with Alexander...
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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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rifle cartridge Hanyang 88, Chinese rifle based on the Gewehr 88 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, known as the eighty-eight, a German anti-tank and anti-aircraft...
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A Flak Corps (‹See Tfd›German: Flakkorps, also spelt ‹See Tfd›Flak-Korps) was a massed anti-aircraft (AA) artillery formation employed by the Luftwaffe...
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electrically primed compared to the percussion primed cases employed by the Flak 18/36/37. Type: Armour-piercing, capped, ballistic cap (APCBC) projectile...
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cm Flak 18/36/37/41 (1941), with a muzzle velocity of 1000 m / s, better known as "aht und aht" in its variants Flak 18, Flak 36, Flak 37 and Flak 41...
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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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ground.[citation needed] 8.8 cm Flak 18 anti-aircraft guns were mounted on fifteen Sd.Kfz. 9s in 1940 as the 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 18t...
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da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Italian Army equipment in World War II 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 QF 3.7-inch AA gun 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3 85 mm air defense gun M1939...
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85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) (redirect from S-18 tank gun)
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...
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The 1st Flak Division (‹See Tfd›German: 1. Flak-Division) was a Flak division of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. Its primary and most noteworthy...
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modello 13 3.7 cm Pak 36 Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun 2 cm Flak 30 7.5 cm Flak. L/60 8.8 cm Flak 18 Breda Model 35 List of tanks in the Spanish Civil War BA-3/6...
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(nachgebohrte Rohre), 8,8 cm Flak L/45 (nachgebohrte Rohre), 8,8 cm SK C/30, 8,8 cm SK C/30 U, 8,8 cm Flak 18 M, 8,8 cm Flak 36 M und 8,8 cm KM 41 der Schiffs-...
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The 2nd Flak Division (‹See Tfd›German: Flak-Division 2) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was initially deployed...
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mover for heavy towed guns such as the 21 cm Mörser 18, the 17 cm Kanone 18 and the 10.5 cm FlaK 38. However, it was also capable of serving as an infantry...
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87 Stuka. The Ju 87 G variant had two Rheinmetall-Borsig 37 mm (1.5 in) Flak 18 guns each mounted under the wing. For the RAF, the best ground attack plane...
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