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    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 War I, but...
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    The 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 (2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 30 L/55) was a German 2 cm cannon used as the main armament of the German Sd.Kfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II light...
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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 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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    cm FlaK L/30. The 7.62 cm FlaK L/30 was a German 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun produced by Krupp during the First World War. The origins of the 7.62 cm FlaK...
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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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    The 3 cm MK 303 Flak and twin-mounted 3 cm MK 303 Flakzwilling (M44) were experimental 30 mm anti-aircraft guns developed in Nazi Germany. They fired...
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    Switzerland which ultimately was the design basis for the highly successful 2 cm FlaK 30 series of guns used by Germany in World War II. Solothurn was owned by...
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  • 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 defense gun M1939 (61-K)...
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    World War. It was superseded by the fully automatic 3.7 cm FlaK 43 late in the war. The C/30 was a semi-automatic anti-aircraft gun (ie; after firing...
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  • cm MK 303 Flak 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 3.7 cm SK C/30 – naval AA gun 3.7 cm FlaK 43 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) (captured from Russia...
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    small flak tower. Generation 1 The G-Towers were 70.5 m (231 ft) square and 39 m (128 ft) tall, usually armed with eight (four twin) 12.8 cm FlaK 40 and...
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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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    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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    was too heavy for the Type VII U-boats. The 3.7 cm Flak M42U was the marine version of the 3.7 cm Flak used by the Kriegsmarine on Type VII and Type IX...
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    13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30, as well as a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 antiaircraft gun. The boat had a complement of 48...
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    Panzer II (redirect from Panzer 2)
    auto-cannon. Some later versions used the similar 2 cm KwK 38 L/55. This auto-cannon was based on the 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun, and was capable of firing...
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    U-1023, U-1105, U-1165 and U-1306). A single 3.7 cm Flak M42U gun on the LM 42U mount. 2 cm Flak C38 in a M 43U Zwilling mount with short folding shield...
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    formations. Each Siebel ferry could transport a complete flak unit consisting of one 8.8 cm gun and two 2 cm guns plus their three prime movers (although 9th...
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  • mm C/30 World War II naval anti-aircraft gun 3.7 cm SK C/30 3.7 cm FlaK 43 anti-aircraft gun 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 anti-aircraft gun 10.5 cm FlaK 38 anti-aircraft...
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    20 mm MG FF cannon with two 7.92 mm MG 17s. The MG C/30 was an airborne adaption of the 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun, which fired very powerful "Long...
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    Type VII submarine (redirect from U-flak)
    boat was U-96, featured in the movie Das Boot. The concept of the "U-flak" or "Flak Trap" originated on 31 August 1942, when U-256 was seriously damaged...
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  • Thumbnail for German submarine U-66 (1940)
    13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 as well as a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight...
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  • World War II 30 2 3 cm MK 303 Flak  Nazi Germany World War II 30 2 PLDvK vzor 53  Czechoslovakia Cold War 30 2 Artemis 30  Greece Cold War 35 2 Oerlikon 35...
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  • Thumbnail for German submarine U-110 (1940)
    13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 as well as a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight...
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  • Thumbnail for 130 mm air defense gun KS-30
    The KS-30 is a Soviet 130mm anti-aircraft gun that appeared in the early 1950s, closely resembling the German wartime 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft gun...
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  • Thumbnail for 8.8 cm Pak 43
    Panzerjägerkanone 43) 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...
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  • Thumbnail for German battleship Tirpitz
    15 cm L/55 guns, sixteen 10.5 cm L/65 and sixteen 3.7 cm (1.5 in) L/83, and initially twelve 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The number of 2 cm guns...
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  • Thumbnail for German submarine U-190
    3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 as well as a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of 48. U-190 was mounted with two 2cm Flak C38 in...
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  • Thumbnail for 7.7 cm Leichte Kraftwagengeschütze M1914
    War. Static and trailer mounted versions of the gun were designated 7.7 cm FlaK L/27. During the Franco-Prussian War, Paris was surrounded by the Prussians...
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