8,8-cm-FlaK 18 (protiletadlový kanón)

8,8-cm-FlaK 18 (anti-aircraft gun)
8,8-cm-Flugabwehrkanone 18
     
Název:
Name:
8,8-cm-FlaK 18 8,8-cm-FlaK 18
Originální název:
Original Name:
8,8-cm-Flugabwehrkanone 18
Výrobce:
Producer:
DD.MM.1933-DD.MM.193R Friedrich Krupp AG, Essen /
Období výroby:
Production Period:
DD.MM.1933-DD.MM.193R
Vyrobeno kusů:
Number of Produced:
?
Prototyp vyroben:
Prototype Built:
DD.MM.1932
Obsluha:
Crew:
10
Technické údaje:
Technical Data:
 
Bojová hmotnost:
Combat Weight:
5000 kg 11023 lb
Přepravní hmotnost:
Manoeuvre Weight:
7400 kg 16314 lb
Ráže:
Calibre:
88 mm 3 ½ in
Délka hlavně:
Barrel Length:
4930 1) mm 16 ft 2 ⅛ in 1)
Celková délka:
Overall Length:
7620 2) mm 25 ft 2)
Celková šířka:
Overall Width:
2305 2) mm 7 ft 6 ¾ in 2)
Celková výška:
Overall Height:
2418 2) mm 7 ft 11 ¼ in 2)
Náměr:
Elevation:
-3 - + 85 °
Odměr:
Traverse:
360 °
Přepravní rychlost:
Manoeuvre Speed:
? km/h ? mph
Používaná munice:
Ammo Used:
8,8-cm Sprgr. Patr. L/4,5
8,8-cm Sprgr. Patr. L/4,5 Gerillt
8,8-cm Sch. Sprgr. Patr. L/4,5
8,8-cm Br. Sch. Gr. Patr. L/4,5
8,8-cm Pzgr. Patr.
8,8-cm Pzgr. Patr. 39
8,8-cm Pzgr. Patr. 40
8,8-cm Hl Gr. Patr. 39 Flak L/4,7
8,8-cm Leuchtgeschoss L/4,4
8,8-cm Sprgr. Patr. L/4,5
8,8-cm Sprgr. Patr. L/4,5 Gerillt
8,8-cm Sch. Sprgr. Patr. L/4,5
8,8-cm Br. Sch. Gr. Patr. L/4,5
8,8-cm Pzgr. Patr.
8,8-cm Pzgr. Patr. 39
8,8-cm Pzgr. Patr. 40
8,8-cm Hl Gr. Patr. 39 Flak L/4,7
8,8-cm Leuchtgeschoss L/4,4
Výkony:
Performance:
 
Maximální dostřel:
Maximum Range:
14860 m (pozemní cíle)
10600 m (vzdušné cíle)
16251 yd (ground targets)
11592 yd (ceiling)
Rychlost střelby:
Rate of Fire:
15–20 ran/min 15–20 rpm
Úsťová rychlost:
Muzzle Velocity:
820 m/s (Sprenggranate)
795 m/s (Panzergranate)
2690 ft/s (Sprenggranate)
2608 ft/s (Panzergranate)
Uživatelské státy:
User States:


Poznámka:
Note:
1) délka vývrtu: 4686 mm
2) v palebném postavení
1) length of bore: 15 ft 4 ½ in
2) in firing position
Zdroje:
Sources:
Hogg, Ian V.: German Artillery of World War Two
www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/8,8-cm-FlaK_18/36/37
foto: hmvf.co.uk

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After World War I, gun designs were banned in Germany and their introduction into armament was limited to types introduced before 1918. Many of the new guns were therefore given the name "Pattern 18" to show that they were just a new production of an older pattern. This also applies to the Flugabwehrkanone 18 of 8.8 cm calibre. The gun was developed by German designers at Bofors in Sweden in 1931, a prototype was produced in 1932, and production was already underway in Germany at Krupp and others in 1933, when the gun was put into armament.

It was first used in combat in the Spanish Civil War, where several batteries were in the line-up of the Legion Condor. The guns were used not only as anti-aircraft guns, but also in anti-tank warfare. Based on experience, the weapon was modernized and slightly modified to make it simpler to manufacture, resulting in the FlaK 36 with virtually the same parameters and subsequently the FlaK 37. The weapon was used until the end of the war against both aircraft and tanks.

What is interesting about the gun is not so much the parameters (they are rather average), but that it is actually the first modern battery operated gun, from the control centre (which is a mechanical computer to calculate the firing elements) the instructions go electrically to the battery guns and are displayed on dials on both sides of the gun (at the square and bore sights). Fire is then directed according to these. Similarly, the elements also go to the timer, which is part of the gun and which sets the time of the grenade explosion. It was this system that made the gun and sight complex such an effective weapon that it became one of the most famous guns of World War II.

Source: Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich, by Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain, Macdonald and Jane's Publisher Limited London, ISBN 0 354 01108 1
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www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de

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