Late Flak 8,8 cm pictures
Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Hello all
Found this excellent picture in color:
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41675580@N08/
Regards
Kurt
kstdk
Found this excellent picture in color:
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41675580@N08/
Regards
Kurt
kstdk
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Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
An interesting set - 8,8 cm Flak 18 with a bent type shield.
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Grzesio
Regards
Grzesio
Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Hi all,
Another image from Ebay:
Regards Sturm78
Another image from Ebay:
Regards Sturm78
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Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Hi all,
A "very late Flak 88 picture" .....and nice. In Spanish Army service
Sturm78
A "very late Flak 88 picture" .....and nice. In Spanish Army service
Sturm78
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Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
From the look and color of the gunners uniforms as well as their personal equipment these look like postwar Spanish 88 MM guns.
Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Hello!
Best regards, Aleks
A very nice and dynamic picture! Thanks!Sturm78 wrote:In Spanish Army service
Best regards, Aleks
Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
A 8.8 cm Flak 37 "auf Behelfslafette" and with a shield (US Signal Corps)
Caption: "This German 88mm was captured intact by units of the Ninth Army during the fighting which resulted in the fall of Neuss, Germany. Concrete sewer blocks are used for storing ammunition." Picture dated March 9th, 1945.
(Source: http://www.oldhickory30th.com/Neuss%20G ... cement.jpg)
A similar emplacement for 8,8 cm Flak with concrete sewer blocks used for ammunition storage can be seen on a picture posted by @ndrew on Aug. 27, 2005 here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=84505
Emmanuel
Caption: "This German 88mm was captured intact by units of the Ninth Army during the fighting which resulted in the fall of Neuss, Germany. Concrete sewer blocks are used for storing ammunition." Picture dated March 9th, 1945.
(Source: http://www.oldhickory30th.com/Neuss%20G ... cement.jpg)
A similar emplacement for 8,8 cm Flak with concrete sewer blocks used for ammunition storage can be seen on a picture posted by @ndrew on Aug. 27, 2005 here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=84505
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Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Wow very nice photo, thanks.
Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Hi all,
Looking closely at these two photos, it appears that these guns have a rare fuze setter different to the standard one (Zünderstellmaschine 37).
In the normal fuze setter, projectiles were placed vertically, while in the latter seem to be introduced horizontally.
In addition, the position of the pointers is different.
Does anyone know if the Germans introduced a new fuze setter in the latest models of 8.8cm Flak 37?
Thanks in advance. Sturm78
Looking closely at these two photos, it appears that these guns have a rare fuze setter different to the standard one (Zünderstellmaschine 37).
In the normal fuze setter, projectiles were placed vertically, while in the latter seem to be introduced horizontally.
In addition, the position of the pointers is different.
Does anyone know if the Germans introduced a new fuze setter in the latest models of 8.8cm Flak 37?
Thanks in advance. Sturm78
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Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Picture taken by Capt. Everett Sherman (70th Infantry Division – The “Traiblazers”) somewhere in Germany in May 1945. It shows Capt. Barney with a German 88. (Photo from Mark Kraabel posted on the 70th ID Association website)
Source: http://www.files.trailblazersww2.org/kr ... n_0008.jpg
Emmanuel
Source: http://www.files.trailblazersww2.org/kr ... n_0008.jpg
Emmanuel
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Nobody for my last question about the fuze setter?
Well, here a interesting image of a 8.8cm Flak 37 static gun being used by US troops
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Well, here a interesting image of a 8.8cm Flak 37 static gun being used by US troops
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
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It looks like they're firing the gun just to see what happens !
Emmanuel
Emmanuel
Re: Late Flak 88 pictures
Well, this fuse setter is a little mystery for me. I've never encountered any mention about it in books, manuals etc., photographs are the only source supporting its existence so far.Sturm78 wrote:Hi all,
Does anyone know if the Germans introduced a new fuze setter in the latest models of 8.8cm Flak 37?
As far as I know from available pictures, this simplified fuse setter was present on some 8,8 cm Flak 37/2 guns on Behelfslafette from approximately very late 1944 - early 1945. I've never seen it on a classic mobile gun. There are two possibilities, I think:
- it was a simplified model introduced late in the war, mounted on some guns, most probably 37/2 only.
- the simplified fuse setter was mounted on 37/2 guns converted with Behelfslafetten instead of the original Zuenderstellmaschine 37. As far as I understand, this conversion was intended to utilise surplus static AA guns for combat in the AT role. In this case the original fuse setter 37 could have been replaced with a simpler model, provided just in case, saving original 37s for dedicated AA guns and reducing weight.
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Grzesio
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I'm curious about the different fuze setter too. Does anyone have any more photos of the Flak Jos posted a photo of on the first page of this thread? This weapon appears to have the same type fuze setter.
Allan
Allan
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This one?
It is equipped with usual type of the fuse setter - the older Zuenderstellmaschine 18 in this case.
Regards
Grzesio
It is equipped with usual type of the fuse setter - the older Zuenderstellmaschine 18 in this case.
Regards
Grzesio