FLUGABWEHRKANONE 30

FLUGABWEHRKANONE 30
Image: 2cm Flak 30
YearApril 1934
Weapon TypeLight Anti-Aircraft Gun
Origin & DesignerGermany/Rheinmetall
Numbers Produced7000
Crew7
Calibre20mm (20x138)
Elevation-20° to +90°
Traverse360°
BreechRecoil Operated
Recoil[@recoil]
Gun SightFlakviser 35
Gun MountTriangular Platform
CarriageSd. Ah. 51
Trailers[@trailers]
Gun Shield[@gun_shield]
Armoured Plate[@armoured_plate]
Barrel Length1.300mm (L/65)
Overall Length4.08m
Width1.81m
Height1.60m
WeightWeight in Traction: 470 kg
Weight in Action: 364 kg
Round Weight0.136 kg (HE - 2cm Patr. Sprgr. L’spur)
0.1 kg (AP - s.PZ.B.41)
Muzzle Velocity888 m/s (HE)
1.050 m/s (AP)
Feed20 Round Box Magazine
Magazine Capacity[@magazine_capacity]
Practical Rate of Fire120 r.p.m.
Rate of Fire[@rate_of_fire]
Maximum Rate of Fire280 r.p.m.
Maximum Ceiling2.134m
Maximum Ground Range4.800m
Maximum Range[@maximum_range]
Armour Penetration20mm @ 500m @ 30°
TractionMotorised (Protze Kfz 69 & Sd.Kfz 10)
Variants[@variants]
NotesThe Flak 30 was the first in a series of light anti-aircraft guns to see serves with the German army. It was a complexed design based on a platform which gave a 360 degree traverse. It had a slow rate of fire and was prone to jam and because of this fault it was replaced by the Flak 38.