8,8 cm Gerät 42

German name : Gerat 42
Caliber : 88 mm
Barrel length: 6292 mm (L71,5)
Total length (with muzzle brake): 6600 mm (L/75)
Length rifling barrel : 5192 mm
Shipping weight : ?
Weight own weapons (without chassis) : 7700
Elevation : -3° to +90°
The gun arc : 360°
Muzzle velocity : 1000m/s
The weight of the missile : 10 kg
Range :
Rate of fire : 22 – 25
Stack : ?
The durability of the barrel : ?
Manufacturer : Krupp AG, Essen

The design was ordered as a backup project Rheinmetall (Flak 41) in 1939. Development dragged on and was abandoned at the beginning of 1942 it was built just a wooden mock-up. Some design elements were later used in the construction of the KwK 43 and PAK 43..
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