flak trucks

[nordmann]

What was the largest flak gun to be mounted on a truck?
were there any truck mounted 37mms?
Scott

[Patrice]

Hello.
There was a Mercedes-Benz TYP L 4500 A with a 3,7 cm.
A picture from the Podzun-Pallas-Verlag Flak Auf DEm Gefechtsfeld.
Patrice

[cbo]

What was the largest flak gun to be mounted on a truck?
were there any truck mounted 37mms?
Scott

IIRC the Germans mounted the 7,7cm BaK on trucks in WWI.

Claus B

[kstdk]

Hello

Vomag Sonderkraftfarzeug mit 8,8 Flak 18.

Mfg.
Kurt
kstdk.

[nordmann]

Thanks everyone for the responses. And for the picture. Seems a little odd that such a big gun would be put on a single axle truck. Those guns have to have a lot of weight.
Scott

[Maigewitter]

Here's a 8,8 cm Flak 18 auf Zgkw 12t (or 18t?) And what rifle is he holding?

8,8 cm Flak 18 auf Zgkw 12t:


8,8 cm Flak 18 auf Zgkw 18t:


VOMAG mit Flak 36 (right?):

[kstdk]

Hello

The above pictures shows also the 3 axle Vomag LKW, and some other halftracks with flak.

If you mean ordinary 2 axle LKW as Ford or Opel Blitz trucks, the most common flak was 2 cm and 3.7 cm !!

Otherwise we are talking about SdKfz vehicles.

Regards
Kurt
kstdk.

[Sitzkrieg]

Hello.
There was a Mercedes-Benz TYP L 4500 A with a 3,7 cm.
A picture from the Podzun-Pallas-Verlag Flak Auf DEm Gefechtsfeld.
Patrice

That's a 5.5cm piece

[Patrice]

Hello.

That's a 5.5cm piece

You are right, my mistake sorry.
It is a 5cm Flak 41, here another photograph of the same book, this time it is really a 3,7 cm on Opel or Ford.
Patrice.

[modelltreff]

Hello.

That's a 5.5cm piece

You are right, my mistake sorry.
It is a 5cm Flak 41, here another photograph of the same book, this time it is really a 3,7 cm on Opel or Ford.
Patrice.

the vehicle on this pic is ford mule (maultier).

the 3,7cm flak seems to be to heavy too mount it on a commercial 3ton truck

[FRANCY RITTER]

Ciao Friends!!
Mercedes-Benz L 4500 and Flak 37/mm .

From my thread "Luftwaffe vehicles".

[tom!]

Hi.

Ciao Friends!!
Mercedes-Benz L 4500 and Flak 37/mm .

From my thread "Luftwaffe vehicles".

....

This is a 5 cn Flak 41 on Mercedes L4500 not a 37 mm Falk 43.

- rangefinder mounted on a platform on the right side of the gun
- shape of the shield
- handle bars on the top cover of the firing mechanism


(from my website)

Very nice pics indeed.

Yours

tom!

[Phil Bishop]

That's an amazing vehicle...does anyone know which Vomag truck it was based on? Anydetails about the gun vehicle would be nice too (I know I'm not asking much!). Thanks.

[Leo Niehorster]

The VOMAG 9-ton "Niederflurwagen" (literally, low bed vehicle) was originally the basis for a large motor bus. About 20 were rebuilt for Luftwaffe use. Some had 88mm guns, others were used to mount the control computers and calibration instruments for the guns.

Cheers
Leo

[hchris]

Btw does anybody have pictures of an Opel Blitz+20mm or 37mm Flak?