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What Flak is this?

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What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 14 May 2012 20:16

At 5:34, the single small-caliber Flak doesn't look familiar. Can anyone ID it?

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby poky on 13 Jun 2012 23:04

my first idea was a 40 mm bofors or a version of it, but with a second look it maybe to small for that

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 14 Jun 2012 06:57

Yup, not even a 3,7 cm one. Could it be some variant of the 2 cm Flak?

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Clive Mortimore on 15 Jun 2012 08:31

It looks like a 2 cm Oerlikon gun.

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 17 Jun 2012 03:09

I almost want to say it looks very French.

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby kstdk on 17 Jun 2012 09:00

Hello

In the film at 5.34 it is this gun (see picture)???

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby jopaerya on 17 Jun 2012 14:20

Hello

My two cents is the Italian 90 mm flak ??

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby JKernwerk on 17 Jun 2012 17:41

Hi Jos,
I think it is Italian too.
But I'am not sure it is a Cannone da 90/53.
It looks too long and the recoilsystem does not look like it.
Greetings Jack.

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 21 Jun 2012 00:03

It could be Italian. No way it's the 90mm. Now that I watched the clip again, it's not some quick-firing small-caliber AA gun, but a slower-firing medium-caliber one (35-76mm).
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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 21 Jun 2012 00:13

Now it looks almost like a smaller version of the british QF 3.7 inch gun.

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 10 Jul 2012 04:59

After seeing this footage, now it looks like the good ol' 8,8, except the problem with the flat rectangular-looking muzzle in the first video:

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 12 Jul 2012 06:37

The same gun may be shown again at 6:11, although only the barrel section with the victory rings. I'm not sure it's the same gun that's vehicle-mounted at 5:55 though.

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 17 Jul 2012 05:05

Looks like this FlaK at 0:04? Is that the German 8,8 cm or 10,5 cm?

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Grzesio on 17 Jul 2012 11:26

It's an 8,8 cm Flak, equipped with a rectangular wooden cover protecting the recuperator.

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Re: What Flak is this?

Postby Panzerspitze on 20 Jul 2012 01:22

Ah, but it's not the same gun as in the first video, right?
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