8.8-cm FlaK 371,
8.8-cm Flugabwehrkanone 371
Design
Changes were made to the sights and a "follow the pointer" system was developed.1 This was system where tow members of the crew controlled the elevation and azimuth.1 Dials received signals from the battery central fire direction post.1 It was up to the crew to match the pointers in the dials to set the proper elevation and azimuth for the target.1
The barrel went back to being two pieces.1
8.8-cm FlaK 37/411
Had new barrels and an enlarged chamber to handle more powerful ammunition.1 A double-baffle muzzle brake was installed to help with recoil.1
Only 12 were built at which time the FlaK 41 was being produced.1
| 8.8-cm FlaK 37 | |
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| Caliber | 88 mm1 |
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| Firing | |
| Length | |
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| Length of gun | |
| Length of bore | |
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| Rifling | |
| Length of rifling | |
| Weight traveling | |
| Weight in action | |
| Elevation | |
| Traverse | |
| Muzzle Velocity | |
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| Range of shell horizontal | |
| Ceiling | |
| Ceiling at 70° | |
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| Length of wheelbase | |
| Ground clearance |
Sources:
- New Vanguard 88 mm FlaK 37/36/37/41 and PaK 43 1936-45, John Norris, 2002
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