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The Flak 38 was introduced as a competitor to the 8.8 cm Flak 18. In this role it proved to be too heavy for field use while having roughly similar performance as the 88 mm, therefore it was used primarily in static mounts. [2] The Flak 39 was an improved version, which replaced the electrical gun laying system with a mechanical one.
Beside being towed, the FlaK 30/38 could be mounted on a variety of vehicles, ranging from being mounted on the rear platform of cars, trucks and half-tracks, including vehicles such as the Sd.Kfz. 10/4 and 10/5 (FlaK 30 / FlaK 38), Sd.Kfz. 11/1 (FlaK 38) and Sd.Kfz. 251/17 (FlaK 38) to being used for dedicated anti-air vehicles such as ...
2.5cm FlaK Hotchkiss 38/39: 2 cm Flugabwehrkanone Hotchkiss 38/39 Mitrailleuse de 25: 3.7 cm FlaK Breda 3.7 cm Flugabwehrkanone Breda Cannone-Mitragliera da 37/54 (Breda) 4 cm FlaK 28(p) 4 cm Flugabwehrkanone 28(p) Bofors 40 mm gun: 4.7 cm FlaK 37(t) 4.7 cm Flugabwehrkanone 37(t) 4.7 cm kanon PL vz. 37: 7.5cm FlaK (b) 7.5 cm Flugabwehrkanone (b)
Flak 38s were mounted on 10/4s beginning in 1941 although the platform was not widened until later. As the war progressed the guns were more often fitted with gun shields. [19] The Sd.Kfz. 10/5 carried the 2 cm FlaK 38 whose mount was wider, and lighter, than that of the Flak 30, and the platform was enlarged to accommodate it from 1942 ...
The name of the gun applies to a series of related guns, the first one officially called the 8.8 cm Flak 18, the improved 8.8 cm Flak 36, and later the 8.8 cm Flak 37. [N 2] Flak is a contraction of German Flugabwehrkanone (also referred to as Fliegerabwehrkanone) [11] [N 3] meaning "aircraft-defense cannon", the original purpose of the weapon.
The intended towed guns were the 15 cm Kanone 16; the 15 cm Kanone 18; the 10.5 cm FlaK 38, and the 21 cm Mörser 16. [19] It was also capable of towing other artillery pieces such as the Škoda 30.5 cm Mörser, various models of the 8.8 cm Flak, and the 15 cm sFH 18, [20]
The article is named 10.5 cm Flak 38 however in the intro paragraph the first mention is for the 10.5 cm SK C/33, which is a naval gun. Later both guns are mentioned as a related development, but current wording is quite confusing.
The Gebirgsflak 38 was a German anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, a lightweight version of the 2 cm FlaK 38 designed for airborne and mountain troops as a dual-purpose gun for use against air and ground targets. The main difference was that the carriage was smaller and lighter than the carriage for the FlaK 38.