Year | March 1940 |
Weapon Type | Multi-Barrelled Light Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Mauser |
Numbers Produced | 3.768 |
Crew | 8 |
Calibre | 20mm (20x138) |
Elevation | -10° to +100° |
Traverse | 360° |
Breech | Recoil Operated |
Recoil | [@recoil] |
Gun Sight | Flakviser 38/40 |
Gun Mount | Triangular Platform |
Carriage | Sd. Ah. 52 |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 5mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.300mm (L/65) |
Overall Length | 4.08m |
Width | 1.81m |
Height | 1.60m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 2.218kg Weight in Action: 1.451 kg
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Round Weight | 0.136 kg (HE - 2cm Patr. Sprgr. L’spur) 0.1 kg (AP - s.PZ.B.41)
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Muzzle Velocity | 888 m/s (HE) 1.050 m/s (AP)
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Feed | 4 x 20 Box Magazines |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | 800 r.p.m. |
Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 1.800 r.p.m. |
Maximum Ceiling | 2.200m |
Maximum Ground Range | 4.800m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | 20mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | Motorised (Protze Kfz 69 & Sd.Kfz 10) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Flakvierling 38 was a four barrelled (quadruple) version of the Flak 38. The usefulness of 20mm calibre rounds was beginning to wane with the introduction of faster low flying aircraft. This version could achieve a rate of fire which made up for the lack of punch. Each barrel was fed by a 20 round magazine which made it lethal not only to low flying aircraft but ground targets too. |