8.8 cm Flak gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
artillery
gptkbp:ammunitionType high-explosive
armor-piercing
gptkbp:barrelLength 4.93 m
gptkbp:caliber 88 mm
gptkbp:category 88 mm artillery
Anti-aircraft guns of Germany
World War II artillery of Germany
gptkbp:ceiling 10,600 m
gptkbp:crew 10
gptkbp:deployment railway carriages
static mounts
field carriages
gptkbp:designedBy 1928
gptkbp:hasExhibit gptkb:Deutsches_Panzermuseum_Munster
gptkb:National_WWII_Museum
Imperial War Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8.8 cm Flak gun
gptkbp:influenced postwar anti-aircraft artillery design
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rheinmetall
gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 840 m/s
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flak_88
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notableFor effectiveness against tanks
iconic German weapon
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_18
gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_36
gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_37
gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_41
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:primaryMission anti-tank
gptkbp:primaryUse anti-aircraft
gptkbp:produced 1932–1945
gptkbp:range 14,860 m (horizontal)
gptkbp:rateOfFire 15–20 rounds/min
gptkbp:successor gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_41
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Sd.Kfz._7_half-track
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 5,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acht-acht
gptkb:Sd.Kfz._8_half-track
gptkb:German_Flak_towers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7