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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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8 cm KwK 43 which was mounted on the Tiger I. 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 - The prominent anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon with which the 8.8 cm KwK 43...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The 9th Flak Division (German: 9. Flak-Division) was a Flak division of the German Luftwaffe in World War II which saw action on the Eastern Front. It...
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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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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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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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Sd.Kfz. 7/1 2 cm FlaKvierling 38 L/112.5 (319) – quadruple 2 cm gun on a half track chassis Sd.Kfz. 7/2 3.7 cm FlaK 37 L/98 (123) – 3.7 cm gun on half track...
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