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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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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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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3.7 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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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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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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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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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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were also conversions made mounting a single 2 cm anti-aircraft gun. Trial vehicles mounting a 5 cm FlaK 41 were produced but proved unsuccessful, and did...
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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 War...
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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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55 kg (5.6 lb)–2.95 kg (6.5 lb) 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 - the direct successor to this gun, and the one mounted on the Tiger II 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, the...
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German prototype gun 5.5 cm Gerät 58 formed the basis for the design. The Soviets were also able to study earlier German 5 cm FlaK 41 guns that had been...
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18 heavy flak batteries and 17 light or medium flak batteries, with the 2 cm Flak counted as light, the 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37 and 5 cm FlaK 41 counted as...
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World War II / Korean War 20 2 cm FlaK 30 Nazi Germany World War II 20 2 cm FlaK 38 Nazi Germany World War II 20 2 cm GebFlaK 38 Nazi Germany World War...
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List of World War II artillery (section K–N)
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 5...
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Designs were laid for a Flakpanther mounting an 8.8cm FlaK 41 in an armoured turret. Flakzwilling 3.7 cm auf Panther Fahrgestell "Flakpanzer Coelian" (Gerät...
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die 8,8 cm SK L/45 (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...
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KwK 43 (Tiger II) with a two-piece barrel. 8.8 cm KwK 36 L/56 - The predecessor of the 8.8 cm KwK 43 which was mounted on the Tiger I. 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41...
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there were 3 prototypes made. In 1944 the gun was replaced with the 8.8 cm Flak 41. The Pz. Sfl. IVc was manufactured by Krupp. The vehicle had a crew of...
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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 (52-K) Type 99 88 mm AA gun Canon de...
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H-class battleship proposals (section H-41)
with 40.6 cm (16 in) guns and diesel propulsion. The "H-41" design improved the "H-39" ship with still larger main guns, eight 42 cm (16.5 in) weapons...
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advances in firepower, and the Wehrmacht fielded the even larger 7.5 cm Pak 41 and 8.8 cm Pak 43. While the early 37-mm anti-tank guns were easily concealed...
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of Russian towed artillery British QF 3.7-inch AA gun German 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 Italian Cannone da 90/53 US 90 mm Gun M1 Foss, Christopher (1977)...
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8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun - World War II 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun - World War I 5 cm SK L/40 gun - World War I 3.7 cm SK C/30 - World War II 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling...
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German submarine U-853 (section FLAK weaponry)
single 3.7 cm Flakzwilling M43U gun on the LM 42U mount. The LM 42U mount was the most common mount used with the 3.7 cm Flak M42U. The 3.7 cm Flak M42U was...
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German submarine U-995 (category German Type VIIC/41 submarines)
single 3.7 cm Flak M42 gun on the LM 42U mount. The LM 42U mount was the most common mount used with the 3.7 cm Flak M42U. The 3.7 cm Flak M42U was the...
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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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mit 2 cm FlaK Vierling (title for the Wirbelwind) Flakpanzer IV mit 3 cm FlaK Vierling (title for the Zerstörer 45) Flakpanzer IV mit 3.7 cm FlaK (short...
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