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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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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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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30.01 (H) chassis and armed with a Rheinmetall 12.8 cm Kanone 40 L/61 gun (based on the 12.8 cm FlaK 40). This gun could traverse 7° to each side, elevate...
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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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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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appeared in the early 1950s, closely resembling the German wartime 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft gun. The KS-30 was used for the home defense forces of...
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Zoo Tower (redirect from Zoo flak tower)
mounts of 12.8 cm FlaK 40. As bombers took to higher altitudes, these were the only guns that could hit them. Each barrel could fire 10 to 12 rounds a...
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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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British equivalent dual-purpose gun 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun: German equivalent limited to low-angle fire 12.8 cm FlaK 40: Dedicated anti-aircraft, land-based...
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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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of German entrenchments and support from 12.8 cm FlaK 40 guns 2 km (1.2 mi) away on the roof of the Zoo flak tower, close by Berlin Zoo, it was not until...
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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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Kerrison Predictor 12.8 cm FlaK 40 130 mm air defense gun KS-30 152 mm air defense gun KM-52 QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun Type 3 12 cm AA gun (Hunnicutt...
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gun with a 'twin' variant Z/FlAK 85, a modern Austrian anti-aircraft gun with twin barrels Flakpanzer IV mit 3.7 cm FlaK Zwilling, a German-made World...
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during the Second 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;...
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Page Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8....
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only effective Wehrmacht anti-aircraft gun was the rarely-deployed 12.8 cm FlaK 40, which could effectively fire to an altitude of 14,800 metres (48,600 ft)...
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of six firing twelve rounds per minute, and it was to fit existing 12.8 cm FlaK 40 mounts. It was never built. When details were discovered after the...
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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 gun...
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of six firing twelve rounds per minute, and it was to fit existing 12.8 cm FlaK 40 mounts. It was never built. When details were discovered after the...
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reached the moat, but accurate fire from 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft guns, two kilometres away high on the flak tower close by the Berlin Zoo, prevented...
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Pakistan Navy Headquarters in Karachi[citation needed] List of naval guns 12.8 cm FlaK 40, German heavy anti-aircraft gun firing lighter shell QF 4.5-inch naval...
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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. However, it was also capable of serving as an...
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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 gun 12.8 cm Flak 40 anti-aircraft...
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List of naval guns by caliber 5"/38 caliber gun : US Navy equivalent 12.8 cm FlaK 40 : German heavy anti-aircraft gun firing heavier shell "106". www.quarryhs...
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4 kg (21 lb) 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun in MPL C/06 and MPL C/13 mountings 8.8 cm Flak L/45 anti-aircraft gun in MPL C/13 mounting 8.8 cm TbtsK L/45 torpedo...
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to the Flak area were three huge Flak towers (Flaktürme), which provided enormously tough platforms for both searchlights and 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft...
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Flakpanzer IV/2 cm Vierling Wirbelwind. The Panzer IV's turret was removed and replaced with an open-top, hexagonal turret that housed a 3.7 cm Flak 43. In addition...
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British equivalent dual-purpose gun. 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun : German equivalent limited to low-angle fire. 12.8 cm FlaK 40 : Dedicated anti-aircraft, land-based...
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