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2 cm FlaK 38
Revision as of 00:43, 6 January 2011 by 76.121.27.16 (talk) (New page: The FlaK 38 (Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun widely used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. It was the primary German light anti-aircraft gun and ...)
The FlaK 38 (Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun widely used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. It was the primary German light anti-aircraft gun and was produced in a variety of models, notably the Flakvierling 38 which combined four FlaK 38's onto a single carriage.
Specifications
- Weight: 450 kg (992 lbs)
- Length: 4.08 m (13.38 ft)
- Barrel Length: 1.3 m (4.26 ft) (L/65)
- Width: 1.81 m (6 ft)
- Height: 1.6 m (5.24 ft)
- Crew: 7
- Shell: 20 × 138 mm. B
- Caliber: 20 mm (.79 in)
- Elevation: -12°to ±90°
- Traverse: 360°
- Rate of Fire: 280–450 rounds/min (cyclic)
- 120–180 rpm (practical)
- Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
- Effective Range: 2,200 m (2,406 yds)
- Feed System: 20 round box magazine