8,8 cm Flak 18 eastern front World War Photos
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 prominent anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon the 8.8 cm KwK 36 is often confused with. Weapons of comparable role, performance, and era. British Ordnance QF 17-pounder; Soviet 85 mm D-5T/ZiS-S-53; United States 90 mm Gun M3
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The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37 (8.8 cm Flugabwehrkanone 18/36 and 37) 8.8 cm Flak 37 (Sf) auf Fgst Zgkw 18t Sd.Kfz. 9 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sf) auf Fgst Zgkw 12t Sd.Kfz. 8 Gallery: Film Footage Gallery. The first clip shows a 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37 being fired in action..
Cañón Antiaéreo 88 mm FlaK 18/36/37/41 [Alemania] La Segunda Guerra Mundial
The modified Flak gun was mostly meant to fire high-explosive and anti-tank rounds. The 8.8 cm Sprgr Patr was a 9.4 kg high-explosive round with a 30-second timed fuze. The 8.8 cm Pzgr Patr was a 9.5 kg standard anti-tank round. With a velocity of 810 m/s, it could penetrate 95 mm of 30° angled armor at 1 km.
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Sd.Kfz. 8 8.8 cm FlaK 18 Selbstfahrlafette Wehrmacht Heer (German Army 1935-1945) World War 2 RAL7021 Panzer grey. Box contents. Plastic sprue, Photoetched fret, Turned metal, Rod, Rope, Decalsheet (waterslide), Metal, Vinyl. Dimensions: 410x260x78 mm (16.1x10.2x3.1 inch) Weight: 787 g (1.74 lbs) Boxart designed by Vincent Wai. Product timeline .
Flak 18 8,8cm Flak gun with killrings painted around the barrel World War Photos
The gun used was the 8,8 cm Flak 18, towed by the 8-ton Sd Kfz 7 prime mover. It had a cruciform gun carriage with foldable side booms, and a large gun shield. The guns were organized into platoons with two guns each, the Geschützzug 8,8 cm Flak 18 (zu 2 Geschütze) (mot Z), in accordance with K St N 447 table of organization and equipment.
8,8 cm Flak 18 Sfl auf Zugkraftwagen 12t Sd.Kfz. 8 World War Photos
The 8.8 cm Flak 18 used a single tube barrel which was covered in a metal jacket. The barrel itself was some 4.664 meters (L/56) long. The gun recuperator was placed above the barrel, while the recoil cylinders were placed under the barrel. During firing, the longest recoil stroke was 1,050 mm, while the shortest was 700 mm..
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The name applies to a series of guns, the first one officially called the 8.8 cm Flak 18, the improved 8.8 cm Flak 36, and later the 8.8 cm Flak 37. Flak is a contraction of German Flugzeugabwehrkanone meaning "aircraft-defense cannon", the original purpose of the eighty-eight. In English, "flak" became a generic term for ground anti-aircraft fire.
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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 World War II and is one of the most recognized German weapons of the conflict. The gun was universally known as the Acht-acht ("eight-eight") by the Germans and the "eighty-eight" by the.
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Bunker Flak Platoon Leutnant Leutnant Unteroffizier Command 8.8cm FlaK18 Sfl 8.8cm FlaK18 Sfl HQ Section Bunker Flak Section 8.8cm FlaK18 SFl TanK-hunTer DevelopmenT When it looked like Germany might soon be at war with Czechoslovakia in 1938, the high command ordered that ten 8.8cm FlaK18 anti-aircraft guns should be modified for use
8.8cm FlaK 18 / FlaK 36 / FlaK 37 (German 88) Photos, History, Specification
The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8") was a German half-track widely used during World War II, as a prime mover for heavy guns like the 21 cm Mörser 18 but also the the 15 cm Kanone 18 or the 10.5 cm FlaK 38. It was also used to carry their crews and ammunitions, but also as a standalone troop carrier.
8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8) crew pose for a picture during an engine
The FlaK 18 was arguably the most famous multi-purpose artillery piece used by Germany during World War II. Since it was originally designed to bring down aircraft, the FlaK 18 could fire 88 mm shells (earning it the nickname "88") at a distance of up to 8,000 meters. In order to operate properly, it required a crew of seven to ten men and it had a maximum rate of fire of about 15 rounds per.
[Photo] German Army 8.8 cm FlaK 18 gun deployed in an antitank role, Bir al Hakim, near Tobruk
Contributor: C. Peter Chen ww2dbase Forbidden to produce large caliber weapons, the first German 8.8 cm FlaK anti-aircraft guns were built in partnership with the Swedish firm Bofors. The prototypes were completed in 1928, designated FlaK 18. FlaK 18 guns were designed to be mounted on cruciform gun carriages, which allowed the guns to aim at any direction.
8,8 cm Flak 18 Selbstfahrlafette auf Zugkraftwagen 12t SdKfz 8 rear view World War Photos
The 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8) consisted of a 8.8cm Flak 18 gun mounted on a pedestal in the rear of a Sd.Kfz. 8 half-track heavy artillery tractor ("DB s8" or "DB 9" model). A gun shield was provided for the 88, but the gun crew was completely exposed on its sides and rea, having no other protection but the.
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The 8.8 cm Flak 18 used a single tube barrel that was covered in a metal jacket. The barrel itself was some 4.664 meters (L/56) long. The gun recuperator was placed above the barrel, while the recoil cylinders were placed under the barrel. During firing, the longest recoil stroke was 1,050 mm, while the shortest was 700 mm..
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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 World War II and is one of the most recognized German weapons of the conflict. Development of the original model led to a wide variety of guns. The name applies to a series of related guns, the first one officially called the 8.8 cm Flak 18.