Four batteries (16 guns) of 88 mm guns (Flak 18) initially reached Spain as AA with the Condor Legion in 1936, but it was soon used as anti-tank, anti-bunker and even for counterbattery fire. …

Mar 8, 2016 · The 88 earned its reputation as the best overall gun of the war. It was justifiably feared by Allied airmen, tankers, and foot soldiers because of its accuracy, lethality, and …

The 8.8 cm KwK 43 (Kampfwagenkanone —"fighting vehicle cannon") was an 88 mm 71-calibre-length tank gun designed by Krupp and used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second …

Dec 10, 2024 · The greatest single tank destroyer is the German 88 MM anti aircraft gun. For example, on May 27th at 8:00 AM, Axis forces having enveloped Bir Hacheim, a German tank …

Dec 14, 2014 · A German artillery crew relaxes next to their 88 mm gun. The famous flak gun became one of the most feared anti-tank weapons of the Second World War, serving …

Jul 16, 2022 · The open plains of North Africa offered an excellent killing ground for the 8.8 cm guns. The lack of any cover and the 88 mm gun’s huge size were disadvantages. These were …

Mar 31, 2025 · The 88 gun, an outstanding artillery design from Germany , not only made its mark in the field of air defense , becoming a powerful assistant for Nazi Germany to resist Allied air …

88 mm gun Flak 18, 36 and 37. Type: medium anti-aircraft gun, but often used as anti-tank or field gun. The German 88 mm Flak gun was one of the most versatile and feared weapons of World …

Jan 1, 2021 · The German 88mm gun, originally designed as an antiaircraft artillery weapon, was equally effective as an antitank gun. The gun was aptly described as “anti-everything” by one …

Aug 1, 2023 · Germany experimented with anti-aircraft guns in World War I and, despite post-Versailles restrictions that ostensibly limited German war industry, in the 1930s they designed …