Need info on 8.8cm Flak L45

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Need info on 8.8cm Flak L45

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Post by Sturm78 » 29 Oct 2008, 18:57

Hi all,

I think that this AA gun is a 8.8cm SK L45 for marine use.
Does somebody know if this weapon was used on land by the Kriegsmarine also?

Image from ebay.

Thanks.
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Post by M19 MADMAL » 29 Oct 2008, 23:53

Hi Sturm78,

There was a turreted 8.8cm SKL?? gun mounted at KKA Battery Lothringen, Noirmont Point Jersey.
The gun was removed from a redundent ship in late 44. The exact type isn't know but from what I am told it was like the example in your photo.

The base plate for the mounting is still in place today.

Malcolm :wink:
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Post by jopaerya » 30 Oct 2008, 08:19

Hello

These guns were use as Marine Flak in the days before the war at the German coast and in the
early days of the war in Norway ( Erik E showed use some picture's of the shield ) and in Holland .

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Post by Jens Andersen » 30 Oct 2008, 09:35

Hi

Below a 8,8 cm Flak L/45 C/13 in M.P.L. C/13 in position at Midskov on Funen. The guns were emplaced in the autumn of 1944. At this time every gun, however antiqated, was brought into use.

The heavy Flak battery on Fanø probably also was equipped with this type of guns until 1942.

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Post by Sturm78 » 31 Oct 2008, 16:26

Hi all,

I just get another photo in which I believe that appear this same AA gun.
Does someone know the country of soldiers who appear in the photo? According to the caption are Balkan.

I did not know that this gun was used by another country other than Germany.

Photo from Ebay.

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Post by nuyt » 31 Oct 2008, 21:02

Didnt Bulgaria have these?

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Post by carius » 04 Feb 2009, 08:29

Soldiers on the last picture are bulgarians!

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Post by Sturm78 » 16 Mar 2009, 17:35

Hi all,

Here I put a interesting picture of this gun in german use in the coast. Does someone know the location?
Image from Ebay. Sorry for the small size on the photo.

Greetings.
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Post by stril » 16 Mar 2009, 18:05

Perhaps this would help ? Or the link below ? :-)
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http://cgi.ebay.de/057-29x-Orig-Foto-Ma ... 240%3A1318

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Post by Sturm78 » 06 Jun 2009, 17:06

Hi all,

I found on Ebay another photo of this AA gun. In some images of this post these guns appear with a rare muzzle brake and not in others. Does someone know something about this?

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Re: Need info AA gun

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 16 Jun 2009, 01:24

Hi Strum

I don't think it is muzzle brake. If you look at the first photo in this thread and the one you posted they seem posed not action photos. Nobody seems have told the crew they would look more in action if the muzzle cover had been removed. 8O
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Re: Need info AA gun

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Post by David Reasoner » 17 Jun 2009, 04:20

Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,

I found on Ebay another photo of this AA gun. In some images of this post these guns appear with a rare muzzle brake and not in others. Does someone know something about this?

Regards Sturm78
I don't think it's a muzzle brake either, nor do I think it's a muzzle cover. There appear to be a pair of counter-bored holes machined into either side of it for mounting bolts. I believe it to be a muzzle counterweight to help balance the gun.

David

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Post by jopaerya » 17 Jun 2009, 18:55

Here you have a better photo's from the http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 0&t=151886

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Post by Sturm78 » 30 Nov 2010, 12:19

H,

Two images of this gun from Ebay dated in 1933:

Regards Sturm78
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Re: Need info AA gun

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Post by Sturm78 » 22 Jan 2011, 21:25

Hi all,

Two other images of this gun:

Images from Ebay
Regards Sturm78
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