Year | 1936-1938 |
Weapon Type | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Origin & Designer | Germany/Krupp |
Numbers Produced | 24 |
Crew | 8 |
Calibre | 88mm (88x571) |
Elevation | -3° to +85° |
Traverse | 360° |
Breech | Semi-Automatic Sliding Breech |
Recoil | Hydropeumatic |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Gun Mount | Pivoted Cruciform Platform |
Carriage | 2 x Ad. Anh. 201 |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | [@gun_shield] |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 4.930mm (L/56) |
Overall Length | 7.62m |
Width | 2.30m |
Height | 2.41m |
Weight | Weight in Action: 5000 kg Weight in Transport; 7.400 kg |
Round Weight | 9.4 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 820 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 15 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | 9.900m |
Maximum Ground Range | 14.680m |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Traction | Motorized (Pavesi P4) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Krupp 88mm flak gun was considered as one of the best anti-aircraft guns ever built and was used extensively by the German army. In mid-1930 the Greek military purchased 39 of these weapons and the army acquired 24 of these. They were issued to six heavy anti-aircraft batteries, with each containing four guns. |