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► 88 mm Guns on Half-Tracks

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Post by Manuferey » 29 Nov 2007, 14:32

Grzesio wrote:Manuferey,

Your numbers are far too low.
Generally there were 25 pieces of 8,8 cm Bunkerflak mounted on armoured SdKfz 8. These vehicles saw action in France in 1940 as well as on the Eastern Front in 1941.
Further 14 (out of 112 ordered) 8,8 cm Flak 37 (Sf) auf Zgkw 18 t were built in 1943, but these vehicles went to Italy as far as I remember, so it's rather unlikely that any of these two could be encountered in France.
I'm not aware of any other semitracked 8,8 cm platform - the gun was really heavy, so even the SdKfz 9 needed structural strenghtening.

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Here is an excerpt of a picture (from ebay.de) of one of the 25 built 8.8 cm Bunkerflak mounted on armoured SdKfz 8 in France in 1940.



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Bunkerflak

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Post by Franzl Rider » 07 Dec 2007, 23:00

Nice picture. Of late a substantial number of pictures have appeared on ebay.
Here from ebay two vehicles in France 1940.
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Bunkerflak

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Post by Franzl Rider » 08 Dec 2007, 15:05

From expired ebay another picture.
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Bunkerflak

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Post by Franzl Rider » 08 Dec 2007, 15:08

They were still in use in the openingbattles of Operation Barbarossa in 1941 as this picture shows. At least two `Bunkerflak´ with some PzKpfw 38t in advance. From exp ebay.
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Post by FRANCY RITTER » 10 Dec 2007, 15:29

Hello to all !!! :D
Other two pics from ebay... :)


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Post by Manuferey » 11 Dec 2007, 20:04

And another one from ebay.de (location unknown).

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According to Grezio, there were 25 vehicles that saw actions in 1940 and 1941, and 14 more built in 1943 and used in Italy. There are a lot of pictures for such a small number of units!

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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by sir dude » 23 Jun 2009, 10:01

This SdKfz 8 with chicken wire.ebay.
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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by Bill 13 » 24 Jun 2009, 01:48

Good Day All
A different view... Source Picture CD 8 Jäger Division. West Kampf Section Bought from Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv .
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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by sir dude » 05 Jul 2009, 10:22

Greetings,this schwerere Zugkraftwagen 12t from ebay.
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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by Sturm78 » 20 Aug 2009, 12:52

Hi all,

I found this image on Ebay: SdKfz 8 with 8.8cm Flak 18 rear:

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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by sir dude » 24 Jan 2010, 13:09

The same vechile pix as Manuferey posted on page 2, e-bay
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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by Manuferey » 24 Jan 2010, 16:52

Bunkerflak on a trailer ? See picture posted by Franzl Rider on 22 Jan 2010 here:

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... &start=645

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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by sir dude » 29 Jan 2010, 13:10

This one, e-bay.
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Post by sir dude » 01 Mar 2010, 22:27

E-bay,
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Re: 88 mm guns on half-track chassis ?

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Post by Sturm78 » 01 Mar 2010, 22:36

Hi all,

Another image from Ebay

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