517:
1495:
494:
506:
1111:
1581:
1691:
1595:
38:
1609:
1659:
1641:
1627:
412:, had a fire rate of about 120 rounds per minute. It proved to have feeding problems and would often jam, which was offset to some degree by its undersized 20 round-magazine which tended to make reloading a frequent necessity. Nevertheless, the C/30 became the primary shipborne light AA weapon and equipped a large variety of German ships. The MG C/30L variant was also used experimentally as an aircraft weapon, notably on the
1673:
466:). It featured a dramatically simplified mount using a tripod that raised the entire gun off the ground, with the additional benefit of allowing the weapon to be set up on an uneven surface. These changes reduced the overall weight of the gun to 276.0 kg. Production started in 1941 and it entered service in 1942.
1470:
Each of the four guns had a separate magazine that held only 20 rounds. This meant that a maximum combined rate of fire of 1,400 rounds per minute was reduced practically to 800 rounds per minute for combat use â which would still require that an emptied magazine be replaced every six seconds, on
1485:
The gun was fired by two pedals — each of which fired two diametrically opposite barrels — in either semi-automatic or automatic mode. The effective vertical range was 2,200 metres. It was also used just as effectively against ground targets as it was against low-flying aircraft.
1481:
is significantly lower due to heat buildup and barrel erosion. Automatic weapons are typically limited to roughly 100 rounds per minute per barrel to give time for the heat to dissipate, although this can be exceeded for short periods if the firing window is brief.
1466:
racks. The mount had a triangular base with a jack at each leg for levelling the gun. The tracker traversed and elevated the mount manually using two handwheels. When raised, the weapon measured 307 cm (10 feet 1 inch) high.
1438:
they had been developing since the 1920s, which had a rate of fire about the same as the Flak 38 but fired a round with almost eight times the weight. This not only made the rounds deadlier on impact, but their higher energy and
445:, which was otherwise similar but increased the rate of fire by 220 RPM and slightly lowered overall weight to 420 kg. The Flak 38 was accepted as the standard Army gun in 1939, and by the Kriegsmarine as the
437:
Set-up could be accomplished by dropping the gun off its two-wheeled trailer, "SonderanhÀnger 51" (trailer 51) and levelling the gun using hand cranks. The result was a triangular base that permitted fire in all directions.
1555:
and ships to provide short-range anti-aircraft defence, and was also employed in fixed installations around ports, harbours and other strategic naval targets. The
Flakvierling was also a common fixture on trains, even on
1446:
The 20 mm weapons had always had weak development perspectives, often being reconfigured or redesigned just enough to allow the weapons to find a use. Indeed, it came as a surprise when
Rheinmetall introduced the
1534:
artillery-towing half-track vehicles. Its versatility concerning the vehicles it could be mounted to included its use even on tank hulls to produce fully armoured mobile anti-aircraft vehicles, such as the
441:
But the main problem with the design remained unsolved. The rate of fire of 120 RPM (rounds per minute) was not particularly fast for a weapon of this calibre. Rheinmetall responded with the
370:. It was not only the primary German light anti-aircraft gun but by far the most numerously produced German artillery piece throughout the war. It was produced in a variety of models, notably the
1667:
69 in service from 1945 to 1955 in The Royal Danish Navy, where it was known as 20 mm Mk M/39 LvSa, mounted on minesweepers of the SĂLĂVE class and motor torpedo boats of the GLENTEN class.
474:
A range of 20x138B ammunition was manufactured for 2 cm Flak weapons, the more commonly used types are listed on the following table. Other types included practice rounds (marked
686:
Boat-tailed nose fuzed HEI round, no tracer, self-destruct after 5.5 - 8 seconds flight (2000-2800m range). Lack of tracer and high density of incendiary allows heavy filling load.
1514:
four-autocannon anti-aircraft ordnance system, when not mounted into any self-propelled mount, was normally transported Sd. Ah. 52 trailer, and could be towed behind a variety of
2637:
2632:
1443:
allowed them to travel much longer distances, allowing the gun to engage targets at longer ranges. This meant it could keep enemy aircraft under fire over longer time spans.
2647:
405:. The gun fired the "Long Solothurn", a 20 Ă 138 mm belted cartridge that had been developed for the ST-5 and was one of the more powerful 20 mm rounds.
2018:
1816:
The original source articles used to produce this single combined version state different companies for the manufacture of the various models. It suggested that
1560:, where pairs of them were mounted on either end of a "camelback" flatbed car and then covered to make it look like a boxcar, sometimes with a pair of such twin-
2908:
2556:
2368:
2898:
1088:
Base-fuzed tracer round, self-destruct after 2 second flight (1000m range) or 4.3 - 4.6 seconds flight (1800m range) due to tracer burn-through.
594:
Boat-tailed HE-Frag. nose fuzed tracer round with heat transfer. Self-destruct after 5.5 - 6.5 seconds (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through.
516:
2505:
2011:
121:
1870:
986:
Tungsten carbide core. Tracer round, with no fuze or self-destruct function. Tracer burn-through after 0,9 - 1.5 second flight (600m range).
716:
Boat-tailed nose fuzed HE-Frag. incendiary tracer round with heat transfer. Self-destruct after at 2000m range due to tracer burn-through.
1116:
2893:
1953:
Weapons of the Third Reich: An
Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945
784:
Boat-tailed nose fuzed HEI tracer round with heat transfer. Self-destruct after 5.5 second (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through.
2004:
493:
1744:- Equivalent British 20mm anti-aircraft gun, developed from a Polish design which was, in turn, derived from a version of the Swiss
1494:
2888:
1764:- Equivalent French-designed 20mm anti-aircraft gun used by many countries during World War II (also used to arm various aircraft).
2204:
1923:
1844:
505:
2878:
1900:
1617:
50 Flak 30 (named 20 Itk/30 BSW) delivered from
Germany in 1939. 113 Flak 38 (named 20 ItK/38 BSW) guns bought during the
1913:
TM E 9-9228 Technical Manual Enemy (German) 2CM Flakvierling 38 (German 20-MM Antiaircraft Gun, Four-Barreled Mount) 1943
1776:- Japanese 20mm anti-aircraft gun derived from the German Flak 38 during World War II, supplementing the earlier Type 98.
750:
Boat-tailed nose fuzed HEI tracer round. Self-destruct after 6 second (2200-2400m range) due to tracer burn-through.
2883:
2873:
1974:
1960:
1895:
20mm
Suomessa - Aseet ja ampumatarvikkeet (20mm in Finland - Weapons and Ammunition). PitkÀnen S., Simpanen T, 2007.
1714:
1036:
Tracer round, with no fuze or self-destruct function. Tracer burn-through after 1,8 second flight (1000m range).
1014:
Tracer round, with no fuze or self-destruct function. Tracer burn-through after 1,8 second flight (1000m range).
1767:
1110:
2214:
2209:
2642:
2627:
1773:
904:
Base-fuzed tracer round, with self-destruct due to tracer burn-through after 4.5 second flight (1800m range).
2470:
2332:
2322:
1455:
literally translates to "quadruplet" and refers to the four 20 mm autocannon constituting the design.
1079:
1053:
921:
889:
703:
637:
611:
585:
559:
510:
2260:
2255:
2224:
434:. Generally similar to the C/30, the main areas of development were the mount, which was fairly compact.
2358:
568:
Nose fuzed tracer round, self-destruct after 5.5 - 6.5 seconds (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through.
2250:
652:
Nose fuze, tracer, with self-destruct after 5.5 - 6.5 seconds (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through.
2723:
2353:
2229:
1709:
1462:
weapon consisted of quad-mounted 2 cm Flak 38 AA guns with collapsing seats, folding handles, and
2728:
2703:
2698:
1992:
Image of the 2 cm FlaK 38 Anti
Aircraft Gun in Desert camouflage at the Australian war memorial page
2863:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2622:
840:
Nose fuze, tracer, with self-destruct? after ? second (?m range) due to tracer burn-through.
2809:
2748:
2743:
2738:
2445:
2383:
2363:
2219:
2133:
1874:
1434:
and attack aircraft. The Army in particular felt the proper solution was the introduction of the
2393:
2348:
2183:
1349:
417:
277:
2657:
1779:
1745:
1440:
1329:
936:
Boat-tailed base-fuzed tracer round, with self-destruct after 2 second flight (1000m range).
2576:
2903:
2784:
2388:
2378:
2373:
2312:
2307:
2281:
2276:
1761:
1435:
387:
2128:
2052:
1912:
386:
The
Germans fielded the unrelated early 2 cm Flak 28 just after World War I, but the
8:
2868:
2753:
2571:
2566:
456:
was contracted to produce a lighter version of the Flak 38, which they introduced as the
1986:
2551:
2465:
1749:
1295:
255:
113:
2520:
2515:
2057:
1557:
2733:
2546:
2168:
1970:
1956:
1896:
1848:
1430:
had doubts about its effectiveness, given the ever-increasing speeds of low-altitude
1317:
1128:
421:
363:
54:
2779:
2460:
2143:
1996:
1728:- German 20mm aircraft cannon during early World War II. Developed from the Swiss
1618:
1322:
1005:
927:
895:
831:
803:
487:
482:. in German notation) and a number of different AP types including a high-velocity
2840:
2835:
2819:
2814:
2794:
2662:
2586:
2541:
2536:
2510:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2455:
2450:
2414:
2317:
1699:
30 Flak 30 guns were bought and sent over for the Dutch East Indies army in 1938.
1387:
315:
20:
2799:
2789:
2774:
2617:
2561:
2432:
2286:
2188:
2113:
2097:
1755:
1451:, which improved the weapon just enough to make it competitive again. The term
1431:
458:
413:
394:
178:
1527:
620:
HE-Frag. round with nose fuze, no tracer. Exclusively against ground targets.
2857:
2718:
2713:
2708:
2612:
2398:
2178:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2123:
2118:
2092:
2087:
2082:
2077:
2072:
2047:
1936:
Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the
European War, 1941â1945
1792:
1741:
1719:
1547:
prototype-design, anti-aircraft tanks. In
Kriegsmarine use, it was fitted to
1334:
988:
Penetrating effect with incendiary effect due to melting of light metal tip.
498:
2581:
1991:
1649:
300 ordered in
September 1940, the delivery beginning in May 1941, known as
1603:
150 Flak 30 (20 mm lÄktuvinis automatinis pabĆ«klas LAP) bought in 1939.
1544:
2804:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2425:
2419:
2327:
2291:
2234:
2173:
2028:
1725:
1586:
1552:
1499:
1472:
1369:
1171:
1161:
1138:
398:
367:
297:
98:
64:
1300:
260:
2607:
2602:
2138:
2067:
2062:
2042:
1735:
1729:
1696:
1523:
1206:
427:
375:
452:
In order to provide airborne and mountain troops with an AA capability,
2439:
1540:
1531:
1519:
1515:
1463:
1359:
1255:
1068:
Panzersprenggranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger (Kriegsmarine)(Luftwaffe)
849:
287:
215:
132:
37:
1738:- variant for armored cars and light tanks, slightly shortened barrel
1600:
1536:
863:
771:
737:
707:
643:
2652:
1969:. 2nd corrected edition. Mechanicsville, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997
1748:. The blueprints were brought to Britain by its creators after the
430:
then started an adaptation of the C/30 for Army use, producing the
872:
Boat-tailed nose fuzed HE Mine-shell tracer round, self-destruct.
1664:
1646:
1614:
1307:
409:
267:
1817:
1678:
1632:
1548:
1202:
453:
117:
43:
1722:- German 20mm aircraft cannon developed during World War II.
1422:
Even as the Flak 30 was entering service, the Luftwaffe and
775:
741:
677:
390:
outlawed these weapons and they were sold to Switzerland.
859:
767:
733:
671:
994:
Panzerbrandgranatpatrone (Phosphor) L'spur ohne Zerleger
658:
Brandsprenggranatpatrone ohne L'spur (Flak) mit Zerleger
1871:"An introduction to collecting 20 mm cannon cartridges"
1770:- Japanese 20mm anti-aircraft gun during World War II.
1564:
mount cars for defence, one near each end of Hitler's
1506:
quadmount AA battery to defend it in 1943 Yugoslavia.
2026:
626:
Brandsprenggranatpatrone L'spur (Flak) mit Zerleger
393:The original Flak 30 design was developed from the
756:Brandsprenggranatpatrone vk. L'spur W mit Zerleger
2855:
722:Brandsprenggranatpatrone vk. L'spur mit Zerleger
310:: 450 rpm (cyclic)/180 rpm (practical)
305:: 280 rpm (cyclic)/120 rpm (practical)
1987:Images and models of the 2 cm FlaK at Pinterest
1820:produced all of the Flak 38 and later variants.
416:, where its high power allowed it to penetrate
1934:Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995,
1042:Panzersprenggranatpatrone L'spur ohne Zerleger
958:No fuze, no tracer or self-destruct function.
2012:
1782:- Equivalent Swedish 20mm anti-aircraft gun.
1400:2,200 m (2,406 yds) (anti-aircraft)
818:Brandsprenggranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger?
692:Bransprenggranatpatrone L'spur W mit Zerleger
328:2,200 m (2,406 yds) (anti-aircraft)
1758:- Equivalent Italian 20mm anti-aircraft gun.
1408:5,783 m (5,230 yds) (ground range)
336:5,783 m (5,230 yds) (ground range)
1062:Base-fuzed tracer round, no self-destruct.
2909:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s
2019:
2005:
1924:The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War 2
1109:
845:Minengeschosspatrone X L'spur mit Zerleger
812:Nose fuze, no tracer, with self-destruct?
420:and the light tanks of the era during the
408:The C/30, featuring a barrel length of 65
36:
2899:World War II military equipment of Greece
1845:"German Weapon and Ammunition Production"
1577:
1119:train with a 2,0cm Flakvierling 38 (1943)
1117:Panzer-Grenadier-Division GroĂdeutschland
574:Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur W mit Zerleger
366:used by various German forces throughout
1889:
1493:
1020:Panzergranatpatrone L'spur ohne Zerleger
515:
504:
492:
1795:, the closest Allied equivalent to the
1653:guns (after one of their manufacturers)
1489:
1094:
910:Panzergranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger
878:Panzergranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger
548:Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger
42:2cm Flak 30 in travel configuration at
2856:
1951:Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter.
1681:56 Flak 30 bought in 1939, designated
790:Brandsprenggranatpatrone mit Zerleger?
2000:
1498:The rear-location wheelhouse of this
1261:1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) L/65
221:1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) L/65
1839:
1837:
1471:each of the four guns. This is the
13:
1269:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
1250:4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
229:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
210:4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
16:Family of Light Anti-aircraft guns
14:
2920:
2894:World War II artillery of Germany
1980:
1967:German Artillery of World War Two
1834:
1242:1,509 kg (3,327 lbs) with trailer
497:Flak 30 in travel configuration,
1689:
1671:
1657:
1639:
1625:
1607:
1593:
1579:
1397:Effective firing range
1277:1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
325:Effective firing range
237:1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
2889:World War II anti-aircraft guns
1945:
1768:Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon
2530:Superheavy and siege artillery
1928:
1917:
1906:
1863:
1810:
1774:Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon
1405:Maximum firing range
1223:
381:
333:Maximum firing range
320:900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
147:
1:
2879:Anti-aircraft guns of Germany
1827:
1344:Sd.Ah 52 (Special Trailer 52)
964:Panzergranatpatrone 40 L'spur
469:
2770:2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling
2408:Field, medium and heavy guns
2333:38 cm schwerer Ladungswerfer
1955:. New York: Doubleday, 1979
1715:List of artillery of Germany
1084:
1077:
1074:
1058:
1051:
1048:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1010:
1003:
1000:
982:
977:
974:
954:
951:
948:
932:
919:
916:
900:
887:
884:
868:
857:
854:
836:
827:
824:
808:
799:
796:
780:
765:
762:
746:
731:
728:
712:
701:
698:
682:
667:
664:
648:
635:
632:
616:
609:
606:
590:
583:
580:
564:
557:
554:
374:which combined four Flak 38
7:
2359:8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer
1703:
858:24,5 - 25 g HE HA 41 (
490:core in an aluminium body.
202:: 405 kg (893 lb)
197:: 450 kg (990 lb)
10:
2925:
2724:15 cm TbtsK C/36 naval gun
2354:7.3 cm Propagandawerfer 41
2198:Infantry and mountain guns
1786:
1710:List of anti-aircraft guns
1558:Hitler's own command train
1436:37 mm calibre weapons
600:Sprenggranatpatrone 39 Erd
88:
18:
2828:
2762:
2729:20.3 cm SK C/34 naval gun
2704:12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun
2699:10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
2671:
2595:
2529:
2407:
2341:
2300:
2269:
2243:
2197:
2106:
2035:
1449:2 cm Flakvierling 38
1416:4x 20 round box magazines
1412:
1404:
1396:
1386:
1368:
1358:
1348:
1340:
1328:
1316:
1306:
1294:
1289:
1281:
1273:
1265:
1254:
1246:
1238:
1233:
1222:
1214:
1198:
1190:
1182:
1177:
1167:
1157:
1149:
1144:
1135:Place of origin
1134:
1124:
1108:
1101:
541:
526:
340:
332:
324:
314:
296:
286:
276:
266:
254:
249:
241:
233:
225:
214:
206:
190:
185:
173:
146:
138:
127:
109:
104:
94:
83:
75:
70:
61:Place of origin
60:
50:
35:
28:
2884:Artillery of Switzerland
2874:Naval anti-aircraft guns
2694:8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
2689:8.8 cm SK C/32 naval gun
2684:8.8 cm SK C/30 naval gun
2679:8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun
1803:
1571:
459:2 cm Gebirgsflak 38
378:onto a single carriage.
19:Not to be confused with
2810:8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41
2749:38 cm SK C/34 naval gun
2744:28 cm SK C/34 naval gun
2739:28 cm SK C/28 naval gun
2364:8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43
1518:or trucks, such as the
1474:attainable rate of fire
1426:(army) branches of the
356:Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30
2394:30 cm Raketenwerfer 56
1539:-based low-production
1507:
1479:sustained rate of fire
1370:Rate of fire
942:Panzergranatpatrone 39
830: ? g incendiary (
802: ? g incendiary (
521:
513:
502:
298:Rate of fire
2658:38 cm Siegfried K (E)
1497:
1441:ballistic coefficient
1103:2 cm Flakvierling 38
519:
508:
501:, France, August 1944
496:
401:, which produced the
397:as a project for the
344:20 round box magazine
2785:3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37
2027:German artillery of
1762:Hispano-Suiza HS.404
1635:108 total in service
1490:Mounting versatility
1392:900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
1388:Muzzle velocity
1095:2 cm Flakvierling 38
464:2 cm GebFlak 38
388:Treaty of Versailles
316:Muzzle velocity
2775:2 cm Gebirgsflak 38
2754:40.6 cm SK C/34 gun
2572:35.5 cm Haubitze M1
1685:in Swedish service.
980:special steel core
978:Light metal shell,
766:19 g HE Hexogen 5 (
732:19 g HE Hexogen 5 (
670:20 g HE Hexogen 5 (
533:Projectile weight
527:German designation
2829:Demolition charges
2763:Anti-aircraft guns
2663:80 cm K (E) Gustav
2596:Railroad artillery
2587:80 cm K (E) Gustav
2577:42 cm Gamma Mörser
2466:10.5 cm leFH 18/40
1877:on 20 January 2021
1750:invasion of Poland
1508:
1178:Production history
1004:3,0 g incendiary (
522:
514:
503:
364:anti-aircraft guns
114:Rheinmetall-Borsig
105:Production history
2849:
2848:
2734:28 cm SK L/40 gun
2557:24 cm Kanone L/46
2349:7.3 cm Föhn-GerÀt
2169:7.62 cm Pak 36(r)
2134:4.7 cm Pak 181(f)
1901:978-952-5026-59-7
1780:Automatkanon m/40
1683:20 mm lvakan m/39
1522:and the armoured
1420:
1419:
1129:Anti-aircraft gun
1092:
1091:
539:Muzzle velocity
443:2 cm Flak 38
432:2 cm Flak 30
422:Spanish Civil War
348:
347:
181:, Flakvierling 38
159:count per barrel)
153:more than 144,000
55:Anti-aircraft gun
2916:
2780:3 cm MK 303 Flak
2638:28 cm lgBr K (E)
2633:28 cm kzBr K (E)
2628:24 cm ThBr K (E)
2471:10.5 cm sK 18/40
2461:10.5 cm leFH 18M
2342:Rocket artillery
2144:7.5 cm Pak 97/38
2129:4.7 cm Pak 38(t)
2058:3.7 cm KwK 38(t)
2053:3,7 cm KwK 34(t)
2021:
2014:
2007:
1998:
1997:
1939:
1932:
1926:
1921:
1915:
1910:
1904:
1893:
1887:
1886:
1884:
1882:
1873:. Archived from
1867:
1861:
1860:
1858:
1856:
1847:. Archived from
1841:
1821:
1814:
1695:
1693:
1692:
1677:
1675:
1674:
1663:
1661:
1660:
1645:
1643:
1642:
1631:
1629:
1628:
1619:Continuation War
1613:
1611:
1610:
1599:
1597:
1596:
1589:
1585:
1583:
1582:
1413:Feed system
1323:Recoil operation
1225:
1113:
1104:
1099:
1098:
866:) powder + wax)
828:? g HE ? +
800:? g HE ? +
702:6,6 - 6,8 g HE (
584:6,2 - 6,4 g HE (
558:6,2 - 6,4 g HE (
536:Bursting charge
530:US Abbreviation
524:
523:
520:Flak 38 in 1942.
488:tungsten carbide
486:40 round with a
362:were 20 mm
341:Feed system
149:
40:
31:
30:2 cm Flak 30/38
26:
25:
2924:
2923:
2919:
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2516:21 cm Mrs 16
2486:15 cm sFH 36
2481:15 cm sFH 18
2476:15 cm sFH 13
2438:
2431:
2426:7.5 cm FK 38
2424:
2420:7.5 cm FK 18
2389:30 cm NbW 42
2379:21 cm NbW 42
2374:15 cm NbW 41
2328:21 cm GrW 69
2323:20 cm leLdgW
2318:12 cm GrW 42
2313:10 cm NbW 40
2308:10 cm NbW 35
2292:Reihenwerfer
2251:7.5 cm LG 40
2235:15 cm sIG 33
2215:7.5 cm IG 42
2210:7.5 cm IG 37
2174:8 cm PAW 600
2029:World War II
1966:
1952:
1946:Bibliography
1935:
1930:
1919:
1908:
1891:
1879:. Retrieved
1875:the original
1865:
1853:. Retrieved
1849:the original
1812:
1797:Flakvierling
1796:
1726:MG FF cannon
1682:
1650:
1565:
1562:Flakvierling
1561:
1512:Flakvierling
1511:
1509:
1504:Flakvierling
1503:
1500:Siebel ferry
1484:
1478:
1473:
1469:
1460:Flakvierling
1459:
1457:
1452:
1448:
1445:
1427:
1423:
1421:
1380:
1375:
1258: length
1199:Manufacturer
1172:World War II
1162:Nazi Germany
1158:Used by
1139:Nazi Germany
1085:900 m/s
1067:
1059:900 m/s
1041:
1033:800 m/s
1030:w/o filling
1019:
1011:780 m/s
993:
963:
955:780 m/s
952:w/o filling
941:
909:
901:830 m/s
877:
817:
789:
755:
721:
713:900 m/s
691:
683:900 m/s
657:
649:900 m/s
625:
617:995 m/s
599:
573:
565:888 m/s
547:
542:Description
483:
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457:
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407:
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399:Kriegsmarine
392:
385:
371:
368:World War II
359:
355:
351:
349:
307:
302:
218: length
199:
194:
166:
161:
157:Flakvierling
156:
110:Manufacturer
99:World War II
84:Used by
65:Nazi Germany
2904:Rheinmetall
2608:17 cm K (E)
2603:15 cm K (E)
2552:24 cm K (t)
2446:10 cm sK 18
2282:8 cm GrW 34
2139:5 cm Pak 38
2068:5 cm KwK 39
2063:5 cm KwK 38
2043:2 cm KwK 30
1736:2 cm KwK 30
1730:Oerlikon FF
1697:Netherlands
1528:Sd.Kfz. 7/1
1524:Sd.Kfz. 251
1516:half-tracks
1502:features a
1381:(Practical)
1226: built
1210:Ostmarkwerk
1207:Rheinmetall
926: ? g (
894: ? g (
668:22 g total
428:Rheinmetall
382:Development
376:autocannons
282:-12°to ±90°
150: built
122:Ostmarkwerk
2869:Autocannon
2858:Categories
2582:Karl-GerÀt
2547:24 cm H 39
2542:21 cm K 39
2537:21 cm K 38
2511:17 cm K 18
2501:15 cm K 39
2496:15 cm K 18
2491:15 cm K 16
2440:10 cm K 17
1828:References
1545:Möbelwagen
1541:Wirbelwind
1532:Sd.Kfz. 11
1520:Opel Blitz
1464:ammunition
1374:1,800 rpm
1078:3,6 g HE (
1052:3,6 g HE (
636:2,4 g HE (
470:Ammunition
133:Reichsmark
2562:24 cm K 3
2036:Tank guns
1601:Lithuania
1537:Panzer IV
1428:Wehrmacht
1350:Elevation
1301:20Ă138mmB
1218:1940â1945
864:Aluminium
772:Aluminium
738:Aluminium
708:Aluminium
644:Aluminium
610:11 g HE (
278:Elevation
261:20Ă138mmB
169:: 40,000+
142:1934â1945
1881:9 August
1746:Oerlikon
1704:See also
1651:Gustloff
1453:Vierling
1379:800 rpm
1376:(Cyclic)
1360:Traverse
1341:Carriage
1215:Produced
1191:Designed
1183:Designer
975:100-101
970:APICR-T
968:APIHC-T
885:146-148
710:) + wax
699:119-120
665:117-120
633:120-122
410:calibres
288:Traverse
174:Variants
164:: 8,000+
139:Produced
2270:Mortars
1938:, p. 30
1855:30 July
1787:Similar
1665:Denmark
1647:Romania
1615:Finland
1587:Germany
1568:train.
1549:U-boats
1308:Caliber
972:HVAPI-T
920:2,5 g (
888:2,4 g (
848:HEI-T (
642:4.1 g (
614:+ wax)
588:+ wax)
562:+ wax)
360:Flak 38
352:Flak 30
308:Flak 38
303:Flak 30
268:Caliber
200:Flak 38
195:Flak 30
167:Flak 38
162:Flak 30
1973:
1959:
1899:
1818:Mauser
1799:system
1694:
1679:Sweden
1676:
1662:
1644:
1633:Greece
1630:
1612:
1598:
1584:
1477:; the
1330:Breech
1318:Action
1274:Height
1256:Barrel
1247:Length
1203:Mauser
1186:Mauser
1072:APHE-T
1046:APHE-T
774:) or (
740:) or (
696:HEFI-T
454:Mauser
234:Height
216:Barrel
207:Length
118:Mauser
44:Saumur
1804:Notes
1572:Users
1296:Shell
1266:Width
1229:3,768
998:API-T
822:HEI-T
770:) + (
760:HEI-T
736:) + (
726:HEI-T
706:) + (
630:HEI-T
578:HEF-T
552:HEF-T
476:Ăbung
256:Shell
226:Width
131:3500
89:Users
1971:ISBN
1957:ISBN
1897:ISBN
1883:2016
1857:2011
1530:and
1510:The
1458:The
1424:Heer
1364:360°
1282:Crew
1239:Mass
1194:1940
1168:Wars
1125:Type
1080:PETN
1075:121
1054:PETN
1049:121
1027:143
1024:AP-T
1001:148
949:148
924:) +
922:PETN
917:159
914:AP-T
892:) +
890:PETN
882:AP-T
855:109
825:100
797:100
776:Zinc
763:116
742:Zinc
729:116
704:PETN
678:Zinc
640:) +
638:PETN
612:PETN
607:132
586:PETN
581:120
560:PETN
555:115
484:PzGr
447:C/38
350:The
292:360°
242:Crew
191:Mass
95:Wars
87:See
51:Type
1224:No.
869:950
862:+ (
860:RDX
794:HEI
768:RDX
734:RDX
676:+ (
672:RDX
662:HEI
604:HEF
478:or
148:No.
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