FK 41/43 88mm Field guns

[asiaticus]

Does anyone know what the range of the German FK 41/43 88mm Field guns was?

[asiaticus]

What I am looking for is info on the use of these guns as artillery rather than AT or AA guns.

[ghasp!]

There's plenty of evidence of 88s being used to fire airbursts over trench lines during the Normandy campaign.

[asiaticus]

What how far down range could the 88s do this?

[Zünder]

I've never heard of FK 41/43 before, are you talking about the 8,8 cm Pak 43 on a Pak 41 craddle (known as Pak43/41 )?


Zünder


http://www.wk2ammo.com

[asiaticus]

Yes. I am checking up on this discription of this FK 41/43 88mm Field gun

In early 1944, the situation forced the use of more guns to be employed as field artillery. The PaK41 was also one to fall under these measures. It seems a shame that this powerfull tank-killer was relegated to the artillery role, but the lack of other field guns forced it in this role. Most of these guns were converted to the bombardment role by replacing the optics and installing new ones that were more suitable for indirect firing. Most of these guns were allocated to Volks-Artillery Corps serving both on the eastern and western fronts.

MAX. RANGE
*varied with used ammunition*
SHELL WEIGHT
23kg
WEIGHT IN ACTION
3700kg

I have been given two different ranges for this gun also:

15,150m and 17,500m

Can anyone confirm or correct this or point me to some referance on thiis gun?