Sunday, March 22, 2015

3.7cm FlaK 36 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 5t (Sd Kfz 6/2)




History: The Büssing-NAG BN9 (Zgkw 8t) was built from 1939 to 1943, and was used as the basis of the self-propelled 3.7cm FlaK36. The rear superstructure of the vehicle was specially designed for the FlaK gun so that the sides folded down to provide an adequate platform for all-round traverse. Ammunition for the 3.7cm FlaK was carried in a single-axle trailer behind the Zgkw 8t. When the latter was phased out of production in 1943, the 3.7cm was mounted on the Zgkw 8t, as a temporary solution. The sWS was intended to carry the 3.7cm FlaK43.


Type Anti-aircraft cannon
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history
In service 1936–45
Used by Nazi Germany, Romania, Bulgaria
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Rheinmetall
Produced 1936–45
Number built 20,243
Variants BK 37 aircraft gun,
3.7 cm Flakzwilling 43
Specifications (3.7 cm Flak 43)
Weight 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) (transport)
Crew 6–7

Shell 37 × 263 mm. B
Shell weight 623–659 grams (1.373–1.453 lb)
Caliber 37 millimetres (1.5 in)
Barrels 57 calibers
Breech gas-operated bolt
Carriage three-legged platform
Elevation -7° 30' to +90°
Traverse 360°
Rate of fire 150 rpm (practical), 250 rpm (theoretical)
Muzzle velocity 770–820 m/s (2,500–2,700 ft/s)
Effective firing range 4,800 m (15,700 ft) (anti-aircraft)
Maximum firing range 6,500 m (7,100 yd) (ground range)
Feed system 8-round clips

Combat service: Issued to Luftwaffe FlaK units on all fronts.


Type Half-track artillery tractor
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history
In service 1938 - 1945 (Nazi Germany)
Used by Nazi Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Yugoslav Partisans (captured) Czechoslovakia (postwar), Allies (postwar)
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Krauss-Maffei
Designed 1934
Manufacturer Krauss-Maffei, Borgward, Österreichische Saurer-Werke AG, Breda (Breda 61)
Unit cost 36,000 Reichsmark
Produced 1938 - 1944
Number built 12,187
Variants Sd.Kfz. 7/1, Sd.Kfz. 7/2, Feuerleitpanzer auf Zugkraftwagen 8t, Breda 61
Specifications
Weight 11.53 tonnes
Length 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in)
Width 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)
Height 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Crew 1 driver
Passengers 11

Engine Maybach HL 62 TUK, six-cylinder petrol
135 PS, (133 hp, 99 kW)
Power/weight 12.1 hp/tonne
Payload capacity 1,800 kg
Suspension Torsion bar
Fuel capacity 215 liters
Operational
range
250 km (160 mi) on roads
120 km (75 mi) off-road
Speed 50 km/h (31 mph) on roads

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