Germany 8.8cm Flak 18 8.8cm Flugabwehrkanone 18 (translates as Anti Aircraft Gun)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 8.8cm Flak 18 8.8cm Flugabwehrkanone 18 (translates as Anti Aircraft Gun) History Designed by Krupp engineers at Bofors in Sweden in 1931 the gun was produced in Germany in 1933 and some were involved in the Spanish Civil War where its anti tank capabilities were identified. Manufacturer Krupp Manufactured 1933 - 1945 Calibre 88mm Length L/53 Rate of Fire 15 rpm 8.8cm Pzgr Patr (AP Armor Piercing) 88mm 9.4Kg 810M/Sec Quoted Penetration 105mm @ 1000mtr/30° ( ≈ 121mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.25 0.52 1.09 1.72 2.41 3.2 4.07 Penetration(mm@30°) 157 148 136 122 109 96 85 74 Penetration(mm@0°) 182 171 158 142 127 112 99 86 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 77 48 25 15 8.8cm Pzgr Patr 40 (AP40 Armour Piercing Tungsten Cored) 88mm 7.5Kg 935M/Sec Quoted Penetration 126mm @ 500mtr/30° ( ≈ 145mm/0°) Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.11 0.22 0.45 0.96 1.53 2.18 2.92 3.78 Penetration(mm@30°) 170 157 143 126 109 95 81 68 Penetration(mm@0°) 197 182 166 146 127 110 94 79 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 85 60 29 22 8.8cm Sprgr Patr L/4.5 (HE High Explosive) 88mm 9.4Kg 750M/Sec 0.870Kg explosive Maximum Range 14815 Mtr Range(Mtr) 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Flight Time(Secs) 1.5 3.45 6.07 9.78 15.44 25.14 45.63 117.5 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.56 1.17 1.85 2.61 3.45 4.4 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 74 41 25 15 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 6 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 16 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 2 mm 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 penetrate 2 mm of the tank armour including the roof. Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   8.8cm FlaK18(Sfl) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t Sfl     8.8cm FlaK18(Sfl) auf Zugkraftwagen 18t Sfl

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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