2.0 cm Flak 38

The 2 cm Flak 38 was a 20mm caliber AA gun used by Nazi Germany in 1940 . it was the Improved successor to the 2 cm Flak 30. In order to intercept and destroy enemy fighters and fighter-bombers attacking at low altitude, the 2 cm Flak 30 of Rheinmetall-Borsig was deployed, but in order to respond to the speeding up of the aircraft, it had a cannon with a higher rate of fire. Improved and developed by Mauser . Mounted on the same Y-shaped gun mount as the Flak 30, it can be manually rotated all the way around, and the gun can be raised from -20 degrees to +90 degrees. be done. In addition to anti-aircraft missions, it was also effective for suppressing and supporting ground targets . However, even though the rate of fire has increased from the Flak 30, it still uses a 20-round box-type magazine, and the practical rate of fire is only 180-220 rounds per minute . developed into The 2 cm KwK 38 , a vehicle-mounted version of this gun modified for use as the main gun for tanks and armored vehicles, was also produced, and was known has the Flakpanzer I, and the cannon was mounted on the later Panzer IIs, 38(t) reconnaissance tanks, wheeled armored vehicles, and armored half-tracks.[1]

2,0cm Flak38
A piece in Pivka, Slovenia
Place of originNazi germany
Service history
In service1943-1945
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1934–1945
ManufacturerRheinmetall, Mauser. Ostmarwerk
Specifications
Mass405 kg
Length4,08 meters
 length1.3 meters
Width1.81 meters
Height1.6 m
Crew5

References
  1. "20 mm Flak 38 > WW2 Weapons". ww2-weapons.com. 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2023-03-23.


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