| Showing the details of the shells used(where known) | | |
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| Weapon Details |
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5.0cm Flak 41 L/68
5.0cm Flugabwehrkanone 41 L/68
(translates as Anti Aircraft Gun) |
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| | History | |
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| | To fill the range gap between the 3.7cm Flak 81 and the 8.8cm Flak 18, the Luftwaffe decided to experiment with a 50mm gun, but due to poor design this was scrapped and subsequently the 5.5cm Gerat 58 Flak was designed as a replacement |
| | Manufacturer | Rheinmetal |
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| | Manufactured | 1940 - 1941 |
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| | Calibre | 50mm |
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| | Length | L/68 |
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| | Rate of Fire | 130 rpm |
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5.0cm PzGr Patr 42
(AP Armor Piercing)
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50mm 2.34Kg 830M/Sec | |
| Quoted Penetration 61mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ≈ 70mm/0°) |
| Range(Mtr) | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 |
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| Flight Time(Secs) |
0.12 |
0.25 |
0.52 |
1.15 |
1.9 |
2.84 |
4.02 |
5.57 |
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| Penetration(mm@30°) |
94 |
85 |
76 |
64 |
53 |
43 |
34 |
25 |
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| Penetration(mm@0°) |
109 |
99 |
88 |
74 |
62 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
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| Hit Probability(%) |
98 |
98 |
98 |
96 |
74 |
34 |
15 |
3 |
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5cm Sprgr Patr 41
(HE High Explosive)
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50mm 2.2Kg 840M/Sec | ≈0.33Kg explosive |
| Maximum Range 12000 Mtr |
| Range(Mtr) | 1000 | 2000 | 3000 | 4000 | 5000 | 6000 | 7000 | 8000 |
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| Flight Time(Secs) |
1.49 |
3.97 |
8.93 |
23.85 |
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| Direct Fire |
| Range(Mtr) | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 |
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| Flight Time(Secs) |
0.12 |
0.25 |
0.52 |
1.13 |
1.88 |
2.8 |
3.97 |
5.5 |
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| Hit Probability(%) |
98 |
98 |
98 |
96 |
74 |
39 |
22 |
6 |
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| Blast/Fragmentation Effects |
| Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill | 3 mtr |
Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill | 6 mtr |
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| Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill | 16 mtr |
Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr | 0 mm |
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| An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. |
| An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. |
| An explosion within 16 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. |
| The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will not cause any significant armour damage. |
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Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
 
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