Service Data:
In Service: 1942 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built: 450
Technical Data:
Type: Flugabwehrkanone
Calibre: 12.8 cm
Length: 7.835 m
Weight: 13,000 kg
Breech: horizontal semi-automatic sliding block, electrically
fired
Recoil:
Carriage: platform
Elevation: -3° to +88°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: 12 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 880 m/s
Effective range: 20,475 m
Shell Weight: 26.02 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
12.8 cm Flak 40
12.8 cm Flakzwilling
40
Other: Anti-Aircraft
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 12.8 cm Flak 40 (12.8 cm Flugabwehrkanone 40
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
For a complete list of
sources
