Year | May 1936 (Flak 36) 1937 (Flak 37) |
Weapon Type | Medium Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Krupp |
Numbers Produced | 20.754 (Flak 18/36/37) |
Crew | Commander Elevation Setter Azimuth Setter Fuze Setter Lateral Deflection Setter 2 x Loaders 3 x Ammunition Bearers
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Calibre | 88mm (88x571R) |
Elevation | -3° to +90° |
Traverse | 360° |
Breech | Horizontal Semi-Automatic Sliding Breech |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | FlaK ZF.20E |
Gun Mount | Pivoted Cruciform Platform |
Carriage | 2 x Sd.Anh.202 |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 10mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 4.930mm (L/56) |
Overall Length | 7.62m |
Width | 2.30m |
Height | 2.41m |
Weight | Weight in Traction: 7.650 kg Weight in Action: 5000 kg
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Round Weight | 9.4 kg (HE) 10.20 kg (AP) |
Muzzle Velocity | 820 m/s (HE) 930 m/s (AP) |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | 15 r.p.m. |
Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Rate of Fire | 20 r.p.m. |
Maximum Ceiling | 10.600m |
Maximum Ground Range | 14.815m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | 100mm @ 1000m @ 30° |
Traction | Motorised (Sd.Kfz 7) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Flak 36 had various modifications, one of which was the two piece gun barrel which meant for quicker replacement of liners. It also had a new carriage which was heavier and allowed for emergency firing when still mounted. It was quicker to deploy the gun too and a trained crew could ready the gun in under three minutes. The Flak 37 had an up-dated fire control to allow for better tracking. The Flak 36 and 37 were fitted with the same gun shield as the Flak 18. They were towed by the Sd.Kfz halftracks and saw service in on all fronts. |