German designation : 3,7 cm Flak 36, or 3,7 cm Flak 37
Calibre : 37 mm
Barrel length : L/57 (2112mm)
Overall length : 3626 mm
Barrel rifling length : 1823 mm
Shipping weight : 2414 kg
Weight of the weapon itself (without chassis) : 1552 kg
Aim : -8°- +85°
Aim : 360°
Impact velocity : 820 m/s (HE) 770 m/s (AP)
Range : 2000 m (effective)
Rate of fire : 160 rounds/min. (effectively 80-100 rounds/min.)
Magazine : metal belt with 6 rounds, left-hand feed
Barrel life : 8 - 10 000 rounds
Manufacturer : Dürkopp-Werke, Bielefeld; DWM Berlin-Borsigwalde; Skoda-Werke Pilsen (i.e. Škoda Pilsen)
The gun used the barrel of the older Flak 18, in a new fit and on a simple single-axis chassis. It entered service in 1936 and was widely used (along with the Flak 37 version) throughout World War II, being used both as a towed and stationary gun (in PL batteries protecting the Reich) and as part of self-propelled anti-aircraft assets. (Figures apply to the towed version) The Flak 36 and Flak 37 versions differed from each other in the use of the sight, the Flak 36 used the Flakvisier 35 or 36, the Flak 37 used the Zeiss Flakvisier 37 with mechanical fire correction counting.
Calibre : 37 mm
Barrel length : L/57 (2112mm)
Overall length : 3626 mm
Barrel rifling length : 1823 mm
Shipping weight : 2414 kg
Weight of the weapon itself (without chassis) : 1552 kg
Aim : -8°- +85°
Aim : 360°
Impact velocity : 820 m/s (HE) 770 m/s (AP)
Range : 2000 m (effective)
Rate of fire : 160 rounds/min. (effectively 80-100 rounds/min.)
Magazine : metal belt with 6 rounds, left-hand feed
Barrel life : 8 - 10 000 rounds
Manufacturer : Dürkopp-Werke, Bielefeld; DWM Berlin-Borsigwalde; Skoda-Werke Pilsen (i.e. Škoda Pilsen)
The gun used the barrel of the older Flak 18, in a new fit and on a simple single-axis chassis. It entered service in 1936 and was widely used (along with the Flak 37 version) throughout World War II, being used both as a towed and stationary gun (in PL batteries protecting the Reich) and as part of self-propelled anti-aircraft assets. (Figures apply to the towed version) The Flak 36 and Flak 37 versions differed from each other in the use of the sight, the Flak 36 used the Flakvisier 35 or 36, the Flak 37 used the Zeiss Flakvisier 37 with mechanical fire correction counting.