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2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38

Index 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38

The Flak 30 (Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30) and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II. [1]

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  1. 56 relations: Allotropes of phosphorus, Aluminium, Ammunition, Anti-aircraft warfare, Armored car (military), Autocannon, Ballistic coefficient, Breda 20/65 mod.35, Caliber, Continuation War, Führersonderzug, Fighter-bomber, Gebirgsflak 38, Half-track, Heinkel He 112, Hispano-Suiza HS.404, Invasion of Poland, Kriegsmarine, List of anti-aircraft guns, M/40 automatic cannon, M45 Quadmount, Mauser, Möbelwagen, MG 151 cannon, MG FF cannon, Mine shell, Nazi Germany, Oerlikon FF, Opel Blitz, Panzer IV, Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland, Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, Rate of fire, RDX, Recoil operation, Reichsmark, Rheinmetall, Rotating bolt, Saumur, Sd.Kfz. 11, Sd.Kfz. 251, Siebel ferry, Solothurn ST-5, Spanish Civil War, Treaty of Versailles, Tungsten carbide, Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon, Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon, U-boat, Wirbelwind, ... Expand index (6 more) »

  2. 20 mm artillery
  3. Artillery of Switzerland
  4. World War II military equipment of Greece

Allotropes of phosphorus

Elemental phosphorus can exist in several allotropes, the most common of which are white and red solids.

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Aluminium

Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Ammunition

Ammunition is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system.

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Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).

See 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Anti-aircraft warfare

Armored car (military)

A military armored (also spelled armoured) car is a wheeled armored fighting vehicle, historically employed for reconnaissance, internal security, armed escort, and other subordinate battlefield tasks.

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Autocannon

An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun.

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Ballistic coefficient

In ballistics, the ballistic coefficient (BC, C) of a body is a measure of its ability to overcome air resistance in flight.

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Breda 20/65 mod.35

The Breda 20/65 mod.35 ("Breda 20 mm L/65 model 1935"), also simply known as 20 mm Breda or Breda Model 35, among other variations, was an Italian anti-aircraft gun produced by the Società Italiana Ernesto Breda of Brescia company during the 1930s and early 1940s. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Breda 20/65 mod.35 are 20 mm artillery and World War II anti-aircraft guns.

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Caliber

In guns, particularly firearms, but not artillery, where a different definition may apply, caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated as "cal") is the specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel bore – regardless of how or where the bore is measured and whether the finished bore matches that specification.

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Continuation War

The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Führersonderzug

The Führersonderzug (from German: "Führer's special train") was Adolf Hitler's personal train.

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Fighter-bomber

A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft.

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Gebirgsflak 38

The Gebirgsflak 38 was a German anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, a lightweight version of the 2 cm FlaK 38 designed for airborne and mountain troops as a dual-purpose gun for use against air and ground targets. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Gebirgsflak 38 are 20 mm artillery, World War II anti-aircraft guns and World War II artillery of Germany.

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Half-track

A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels at the front for steering and continuous tracks at the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load.

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Heinkel He 112

The Heinkel He 112 is a German fighter aircraft designed by Walter and Siegfried Günter.

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Hispano-Suiza HS.404

The HS.404 is an autocannon originally designed by and produced by the Swiss arm of the Spanish/Swiss company Hispano-Suiza in the mid-1930s. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Hispano-Suiza HS.404 are 20 mm artillery and autocannon.

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Invasion of Poland

The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II.

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Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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List of anti-aircraft guns

Anti-aircraft guns are weapons designed to attack aircraft.

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M/40 automatic cannon

The 20 mm automatkanon m/40 (akan m/40) is an autocannon with a calibre of 20 mm of Swedish origin. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and M/40 automatic cannon are 20 mm artillery, autocannon and World War II anti-aircraft guns.

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M45 Quadmount

The M45 Quadmount was a towed anti-aircraft gun consisting of four.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns mounted in pairs on either side of an armored open-top gunner's compartment with electrical laying. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and M45 Quadmount are World War II anti-aircraft guns.

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Mauser

Mauser, originally the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Mauser are Rheinmetall.

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Möbelwagen

The 3.7 cm Flak auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (sf) (Sd.Kfz. 161/3), nicknamed Möbelwagen ("Moving Van") because of its boxy shape, was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun built from the chassis of the Panzer IV tank.

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MG 151 cannon

The Maschinengewehr (MG) 151 is a low-caliber, belt-fed autocannon for aircraft use, developed in Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1940 and produced by Waffenfabrik Mauser during World War II. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and MG 151 cannon are 20 mm artillery, autocannon and World War II artillery of Germany.

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MG FF cannon

The MG FF was a drum-fed, blowback-operated, 20 mm aircraft autocannon, developed in 1936 by Ikaria Werke Berlin of Germany. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and mG FF cannon are 20 mm artillery and autocannon.

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Mine shell

A mine shell (from Minengeschoss, "mine shot") or high-explosive, high-capacity (HEHC) in British military nomenclature, is a military explosive shell type characterized by thin (usually steel) shell walls and a correspondingly high quantity of explosives, much higher than the traditional high-explosive shell type per caliber, meaning that mine shells trade fragmentation effect (due to the thinner shell walls) for a higher pressure wave effect when comparing to traditional high-explosive shells.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Oerlikon FF

The FF were a series of 20mm autocannon introduced by Oerlikon in the late 1920s. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Oerlikon FF are 20 mm artillery and autocannon.

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Opel Blitz

Opel Blitz (Blitz being German for "lightning") was the name given to various light and middleweight trucks built by the German Opel automobile manufacturer between 1930 and 1975.

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Panzer IV

The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War.

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Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland

The Großdeutschland", also commonly referred to simply as Großdeutschland or Großdeutschland Division, was an elite combat unit of the German Army (Heer) that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

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Pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), also known as PENT, pentyl, PENTA (ПЕНТА, primarily in Russian), TEN (tetraeritrit nitrate), corpent, or penthrite (or, rarely and primarily in German, as nitropenta), is an explosive material.

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Rate of fire

Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles.

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RDX

RDX (abbreviation of "Research Department eXplosive" or Royal Demolition eXplosive) or hexogen, among other names, is an organic compound with the formula (CH2N2O2)3.

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Recoil operation

Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used to implement locked-breech autoloading firearms.

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Reichsmark

The Reichsmark (sign: ℛ︁ℳ︁; abbreviation: RM) was the currency of Germany from 1924 until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945, and in the American, British and French occupied zones of Germany, until 20 June 1948.

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Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Rotating bolt

Rotating bolt is a method of locking the breech (or rear barrel) of a firearm closed for firing.

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Saumur

Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

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Sd.Kfz. 11

The Sd.Kfz.

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Sd.Kfz. 251

The Sd.Kfz.

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Siebel ferry

The Siebel ferry (Siebelfähre) was a shallow-draft catamaran landing craft operated by Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II.

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Solothurn ST-5

The Solothurn ST-5 is a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun designed by in Switzerland which ultimately was the design basis for the highly successful 2 cm FlaK 30 series of guns used by Germany in World War II. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Solothurn ST-5 are 20 mm artillery, artillery of Switzerland, Rheinmetall and World War II anti-aircraft guns.

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Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists.

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Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919.

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Tungsten carbide

Tungsten carbide (chemical formula: WC) is a chemical compound (specifically, a carbide) containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms.

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Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon

The Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon was a Japanese-designed anti-aircraft gun. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Type 2 20 mm AA machine cannon are 20 mm artillery, autocannon and World War II anti-aircraft guns.

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Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon

The Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and Type 98 20 mm AA machine cannon are 20 mm artillery, autocannon and World War II anti-aircraft guns.

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U-boat

U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.

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Wirbelwind

The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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2 cm KwK 30

The 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 (2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 30 L/55) was a German 2 cm cannon used as the main armament of the German Sd.Kfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II light tank and various reconnaissance vehicles. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and 2 cm KwK 30 are 20 mm artillery and World War II artillery of Germany.

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20 mm Polsten

The Polsten was a Polish development of the 20 mm Oerlikon gun. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and 20 mm Polsten are 20 mm artillery, autocannon and World War II anti-aircraft guns.

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20×138mmB

The 20×138mmB or Long Solothurn cartridge is a type of ammunition used mainly for anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons during World War II. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and 20×138mmB are 20 mm artillery.

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3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37

The 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37 was a series of anti-aircraft guns produced by Nazi Germany that saw widespread service in the Second World War. 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37 are Rheinmetall, World War II anti-aircraft guns and World War II artillery of Germany.

See 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37

See also

20 mm artillery

Artillery of Switzerland

World War II military equipment of Greece

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_cm_Flak_30,_Flak_38_and_Flakvierling_38

Also known as 2 cm FlaK 30, 2 cm FlaK 30/38/Flakvierling, 2 cm FlaK 38, 2 cm FlaK v 38, 2 cm Flakvierling, 2 cm Flakvierling 38, 2 cm Fliegerabwehrkanone 30, 2 cm Fliegerabwehrkanone 38, 2 cm Gebirgsflak 38, 2.0 cm Flak 38, 20 ITK 30, 20 ITK 38K, 20 mm C/30, 2cm Flakvierling 38, 2cm Gebirgsflak 38, 2cm flak Vierling 38, FlaK 30, Flak 38, Flakvierling, Flakvierling 38, Vierlingflak.

, World War II, Zinc, 2 cm KwK 30, 20 mm Polsten, 20×138mmB, 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37.