88 mm gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artillery
gptkbp:ammunitionType high-explosive
armor-piercing
gptkbp:barrelLength 56 calibers (KwK 36)
gptkbp:caliber 88 mm
gptkbp:ceiling 10,600 m (Flak 36, anti-aircraft)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Deutsches_Panzermuseum_Munster
gptkb:Bovington_Tank_Museum
Imperial War Museum
gptkbp:enteredService 1933
gptkbp:famousFor versatility
destroying Allied tanks
gptkbp:influenced postwar anti-tank gun design
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rheinmetall
gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity up to 1000 m/s (Pak 43)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Acht-acht
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:8.8_cm_Pak_43
gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_18
gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_36
gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_37
gptkb:8.8_cm_Flak_41
gptkb:8.8_cm_KwK_36
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:range 14,860 m (Flak 36, horizontal fire)
gptkbp:rateOfFire 15-20 rounds per minute (Flak 36)
gptkbp:replacedBy 128 mm gun
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:Tiger_I_tank
gptkb:Elefant_tank_destroyer
gptkb:Flakpanzer_IV
gptkb:Nashorn_tank_destroyer
gptkbp:weight about 7 tonnes (Flak 36)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Army_Ordnance_Office
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 88 mm gun

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