8.8-cm PaK 431
Krupp modified the FlaK 37 to be a anti-tank weapon.1
Design
It was designed to be mounted on a cruciform (kreuzlafette) carriage with pneumatic wheels, however, rubber supplies declined and the wheels became solid.1
Usage
By lowering jacks that bore the weight of the carriage, removing the wheels, and spreading the outrigger arms it was ready to fire.1
The gun was designed so that it could be fired with the wheels still mounted.1
The gun had safety switches that would not allow the gun to fire if it was set in a position that would allow the breech to strike the platform legs on recoil.1
| 8.8-cm PaK 43 | |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 88 mm1 |
| Traveling | |
| Length | 9.15 m1 |
| Height | 2.02 m1 |
| Front width | |
| Rear width | |
| Weight | 5,000 kg1 |
| Firing | |
| Length | |
| Height | 1.5 m1 |
| Outrigger arms width | |
| Weight | Wheels on: 4,500 kg1 Wheels off: 3,700 kg1 |
| Other Specs | |
| Length of gun | 6.2 m1 |
| Length of bore | |
| Calibers | |
| Rifling | |
| Length of rifling | |
| Elevation | -8° to +40°1 |
| Traverse | Wheels off: 360°1 Wheels on: 30° left, 30° right1 |
| Muzzle Velocity | HE: 968 m/sec1 AP40: 1,200 m/sec1 |
| Rate of fire | 10 rpm1 |
| Range of shell horizontal | HE: 21,0001 |
| Ceiling | |
| Shell weight | HE: 9.2 kg1 AP40: 10.4 kg1 |
| Armor penetration | |
| Breech mechanism | |
| Length of wheelbase | |
| Ground clearance |
Sources:
- New Vanguard 88 mm PaK 43/36/37/41 and PaK 43 1936-45, John Norris, 2002
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