Germany - 8.8cm Flak 18
8.8cm Flugabwehrkanone 18
(translates as Anti Aircraft Gun)
Showing the details of the shells used(where known)
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.
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.