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[[Image:Flak38single.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FlaK 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B]]
The '''2 cm FlaK 38''' (2 cm Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 20mm anti-aircraft gun widely used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. FlaK 38 and its predecessor [[2cm FlaK 30]] were produced by Rheinmetall and Mauser in large quantities (the base design of the gun was made by Solothurn, Switzerland). It was the primary German light anti-aircraft gun and was produced in a variety of models, notably the '''Flakvierling 38''' which combined four FlaK 38 cannon on a single carriage.
[[Image:Flak38.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B]]


The FlaK 38 (Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun widely used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. FlaK 38 and its predecessor FlaK 30 were produced by Rheinmetall and Mauser in large quantities (the base design of the gun was made by Solothurn, Switzerland). It was the primary German light anti-aircraft gun and was produced in a variety of models, notably the Flakvierling 38 which combined four FlaK 38's onto a single carriage.
The German 105mm heavy anti-air gun was also referred to as FlaK 38, despite being unrelated. This is why the German designation always included the caliber in front of the name and introduction year. It was originally used by the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) before being adopted by the Luftwaffe (German Air force, responsible for anti-air weapons) as an AA weapon.  


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== Specifications ==
=2 cm FlaK 38=
[[Image:Flak38single.jpg|thumb|right|400px|2 cm FlaK 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B]]


*Weight: 450 kg (992 lbs)
==Specifications==
*Length: 4.08 m (13.38 ft)
(1939 - 1945)
*Weight: 450 kg (992 lbs)
*Length: 4.08 m (13.38 ft)
*Barrel Length: 1.3 m (4.26 ft) (L/65)
*Barrel Length: 1.3 m (4.26 ft) (L/65)
*Width: 1.81 m (6 ft)
*Width: 1.81 m (6 ft)
*Height: 1.6 m (5.24 ft)
*Height: 1.6 m (5.24 ft)
*Crew: 7
*Crew: 7
*Shell: 20 × 138 mm. B
*Caliber: 20x138mm B
*Caliber: 20 mm (.79 in)
*Elevation: -12°to +90°
*Elevation: -12°to ±90°
*Traverse: 360°
*Traverse: 360°
*Rate of Fire: 280–450 rounds/min (cyclic), 120–180 rpm (practical)
*Rate of Fire: 280–450 rounds/min (cyclic)
*Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
*120–180 rpm (practical)
*Effective Range: 2,200 m (2,406 yds)
*Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
*Feed System: 20 round box magazine
*Effective Range: 2,200 m (2,406 yds)
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*Feed System: 20 round box magazine
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=== Film ===
===Film===
 
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Tank Brigade, The|The Tank Brigade]]'' || || German troops || || 1955
| ''[[The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part I]]'' || || German soldiers || || 1949
|-
| ''[[Decision Before Dawn]]'' || || German troops || || 1951
|-
| ''[[Assassination, The (Atentát)|The Assassination (Atentát)]]''|| || German soldiers || || 1964
|-
| ''[[Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt), The]]'' || || German troops || || 1965
|-
| ''[[How I Won the War]]'' || || German ''DAK'' (Afrika Korps) ||  || 1967
|-
| ''[[Stalingrad (1993)|Stalingrad]]'' || || German troops || || 1993
|-
|-
| ''[[Battle of Neretva, The|The Battle of Neretva]]'' || || The Partisans || || 1969
| ''[[The English Patient]]'' || || German soldiers || || 1996
|-
|-
| ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' || || German troops || || 1998
| ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' || || German troops || || 1998
|-
| ''[[U-571]]'' || ||  || || 2000
|-
|-
| ''[[Serenity]]'' || ||  || || 2005
| ''[[Serenity]]'' || ||  || || 2005
|-
|-
| ''[[Valkyrie]]'' || || || || 2008
| ''[[The Island (Ostrov)]]'' || || || Twin mounting on a German ship || 2006
|-
| ''[[Valkyrie]]'' || || German soldiers || || 2008
|-
| ''[[My Way (2011)|My Way]]'' || || German soldiers || || 2011
|-
|-
| ''[[Red Tails]]'' || || German troops ||  || 2012
| ''[[Red Tails]]'' || || German troops ||  || 2012
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| ''[[Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc]]'' || [[Tomasz Kot]] || Hans Kloss ||  || 2012
| ''[[Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc]]'' || [[Tomasz Kot]] || Hans Kloss ||  || 2012
|-
|-
| ''[[City 44]]'' ||  || German troops ||  || 2014
|-
|''[[The Captain]]'' ||  || German soldiers || || 2017
|-
|}
===Television===
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|-
|''[[State Border: Film 5, The|The State Border: Film 5]]''|| || || archival footage || 1980 - 1988
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[The Defeated]]'' || Heinrich Cassandra || Cloé Heinrich || rowspan=2| Ep. 05 "Bellyful" || rowspan=2|2020
|-
| Mala Emde || Karin Mann
|-
|}
===Video Game===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' ||  ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' ||  ||  || 2003
|-
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || || Could also be Japanese Type 2 20mm AA Gun copy || 2005
|-
|''[[Company of Heroes 2]]''|| "2cm FlaK 38" || ||2013
|-
|''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]''|| || ||2017
|-
| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || "FlaK 38" || || 2018
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' || || || 2021
|-
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || 2 cm FlaK 38 || 2021
|-
|}
=2 cm Flakvierling 38=
[[Image:Flak38.jpg|thumb|right|400px|2 cm Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B]]
==Specifications==
(1940 - 1945)
* Weight: 1,509 kg (3,327 lbs)
* Length: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
* Width: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
* Height: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
* Crew: 7
* Caliber: 20x138mm B
* Barrel length(s): 1.3 m (4.26 ft) (L/65)
* Elevation: -10°to +100°
* Traverse: 360°
* Rate of Fire: 1800 rounds/min (cyclic), 800 rounds/min (practical)
* Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
* Effective Range: 2,200 m (2,406 yds)
* Feed System: 20 (x4) round box magazines
* Fire Modes: Full-Auto
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{{Gun Title}}
===Film===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[The Battle of the Rails (La bataille du rail)]]'' || || German soldiers || Mounted on armoured train || 1946
|-
| ''[[Decision Before Dawn]]'' || || German troops || || 1951
|-
| ''[[Tank Brigade, The|The Tank Brigade]]'' || || German troops || || 1955
|-
| ''[[Big Runaround, The|The Big Runaround]]'' || || German troops ||  || 1969
|-
| ''[[633 Squadron]]'' || || German troops || || 1964
|-
| ''[[Battle of Neretva, The|The Battle of Neretva]]'' || || The Partisans ||  || 1969
|-
| ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' || || German troops || || 1970
|-
| ''[[Last Escape, The|The Last Escape]]'' || || German troops || || 1970
|-
| ''[[Walter Defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo)]]'' || || German troops || || 1972
|-
| ''[[Cross of Iron]]'' || || German troops || || 1977
|-
| ''[[Rommel]]'' || || German troops || || 2012
|}
|}


=== Television ===
===Television===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|-
|''[[State Border: Film 5, The|The State Border: Film 5]]''|| || || archival footage ||(1980-1988)
|''[[Band of Brothers]]''|| || German soldiers || "Day of Days" (Ep.2) || 2001
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]''|| || not usable ||1998
|''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]''|| || not usable ||1998
|-
|-
|''[[Company of Heroes]]''|| ||  ||2006
|''[[Hidden & Dangerous]]''|| || ||1999
|-
|''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]''|| ||  ||2001
|-
|''[[Call of Duty (2003)|Call of Duty]]''|| ||  ||2003
|-
|''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]''|| ||  ||2003
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]'' ||  ||  || 2004
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]'' || || || 2004
|-
|''[[Call of Duty 2]]''|| ||  ||2005
|-
|''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]''|| "Flak Vierling" ||  ||2005
|-
|''[[Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood]]''|| ||  ||2005
|-
|''[[Sniper Elite (2005)|Sniper Elite]]''|| ||  ||2005
|-
| ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]'' || || ||2005
|-
|''[[Company of Heroes (2006)|Company of Heroes]]''|| ||  ||2006
|-
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Vanguard]]'' || || || 2007
|-
|''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]''|| ||  ||2007
|-
|''[[Hour of Victory]]''|| ||  ||2007
|-
|''[[Wolfenstein]]''|| || ||2009
|-
|''[[Just Cause 2 ]]''|| || ||2010
|-
|''[[Resident Evil 6]]''|| || ||2012
|-
|-
|''[[Wolfenstein]]''|| || infinite ammo ||2009
|''[[Sniper Elite V2]]''|| || ||2012
|-
|-
|''[[Heroes & Generals]]''|| ||  ||2012
|''[[Heroes & Generals]]''|| ||  ||2012
|-
|-
|''[[Enemy Front]]''|| ||  ||2014
|-
|''[[Sniper Elite III]]''|| ||  ||2014
|-
|''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops III]]''|| ||  ||2015
|-
|''[[Sniper Elite 4]]''|| "Flakvierling 38" ||  ||2017
|-
| ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || "FlaK 38" || Single emplacement and mounted on Sd.Kfz. 8 || 2018
|-
| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || || Mounted in Flakpanzer ''Wirbelwind'' || 2018
|-
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || 2 cm Flakvierling 38 || 2021
|-
| ''[[Sniper Elite 5]]'' || || || 2022
|-
|}
===Anime===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
| ''[[Strike Witches: The Movie]]'' || || At 502nd Joint Fighter Wing airfield || 2012
|-
| ''[[Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow]]'' || || At 502nd Joint Fighter Wing airfield || 2014-2015
|-
|}
=2 cm KwK 38=
[[Image:2 cm KwK 38.jpg|thumb|right|400px|2 cm KwK 38 - 20x138mm B]]
The '''2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38''' or '''2 cm KwK 38''' its a variant of the '''2 cm FlaK 38''' adapted for installation in tanks.
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===Video Game===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront]]'' || ||Mounted on Sd.Kfz. 234/1|| 2021
|-
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 14:00, 17 September 2023

The 2 cm FlaK 38 (2 cm Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 20mm anti-aircraft gun widely used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. FlaK 38 and its predecessor 2cm FlaK 30 were produced by Rheinmetall and Mauser in large quantities (the base design of the gun was made by Solothurn, Switzerland). It was the primary German light anti-aircraft gun and was produced in a variety of models, notably the Flakvierling 38 which combined four FlaK 38 cannon on a single carriage.

The German 105mm heavy anti-air gun was also referred to as FlaK 38, despite being unrelated. This is why the German designation always included the caliber in front of the name and introduction year. It was originally used by the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) before being adopted by the Luftwaffe (German Air force, responsible for anti-air weapons) as an AA weapon.


2 cm FlaK 38

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2 cm FlaK 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B

Specifications

(1939 - 1945)

  • Weight: 450 kg (992 lbs)
  • Length: 4.08 m (13.38 ft)
  • Barrel Length: 1.3 m (4.26 ft) (L/65)
  • Width: 1.81 m (6 ft)
  • Height: 1.6 m (5.24 ft)
  • Crew: 7
  • Caliber: 20x138mm B
  • Elevation: -12°to +90°
  • Traverse: 360°
  • Rate of Fire: 280–450 rounds/min (cyclic), 120–180 rpm (practical)
  • Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
  • Effective Range: 2,200 m (2,406 yds)
  • Feed System: 20 round box magazine


The 2 cm FlaK 38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part I German soldiers 1949
Decision Before Dawn German troops 1951
The Assassination (Atentát) German soldiers 1964
Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt), The German troops 1965
How I Won the War German DAK (Afrika Korps) 1967
Stalingrad German troops 1993
The English Patient German soldiers 1996
Saving Private Ryan German troops 1998
U-571 2000
Serenity 2005
The Island (Ostrov) Twin mounting on a German ship 2006
Valkyrie German soldiers 2008
My Way German soldiers 2011
Red Tails German troops 2012
Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc Tomasz Kot Hans Kloss 2012
City 44 German troops 2014
The Captain German soldiers 2017

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The State Border: Film 5 archival footage 1980 - 1988
The Defeated Heinrich Cassandra Cloé Heinrich Ep. 05 "Bellyful" 2020
Mala Emde Karin Mann

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Battlefield: 1942 2002
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Could also be Japanese Type 2 20mm AA Gun copy 2005
Company of Heroes 2 "2cm FlaK 38" 2013
Call of Duty: WWII 2017
Battlefield V "FlaK 38" 2018
Call of Duty: Vanguard 2021
Enlisted 2 cm FlaK 38 2021

2 cm Flakvierling 38

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2 cm Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B

Specifications

(1940 - 1945)

  • Weight: 1,509 kg (3,327 lbs)
  • Length: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
  • Width: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
  • Crew: 7
  • Caliber: 20x138mm B
  • Barrel length(s): 1.3 m (4.26 ft) (L/65)
  • Elevation: -10°to +100°
  • Traverse: 360°
  • Rate of Fire: 1800 rounds/min (cyclic), 800 rounds/min (practical)
  • Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s)
  • Effective Range: 2,200 m (2,406 yds)
  • Feed System: 20 (x4) round box magazines
  • Fire Modes: Full-Auto


The 2 cm FlaK 38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Battle of the Rails (La bataille du rail) German soldiers Mounted on armoured train 1946
Decision Before Dawn German troops 1951
The Tank Brigade German troops 1955
The Big Runaround German troops 1969
633 Squadron German troops 1964
The Battle of Neretva The Partisans 1969
Kelly's Heroes German troops 1970
The Last Escape German troops 1970
Walter Defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo) German troops 1972
Cross of Iron German troops 1977
Rommel German troops 2012

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Band of Brothers German soldiers "Day of Days" (Ep.2) 2001

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines not usable 1998
Hidden & Dangerous 1999
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001
Call of Duty 2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Call of Duty: United Offensive 2004
Call of Duty: Finest Hour 2004
Call of Duty 2 2005
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One "Flak Vierling" 2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood 2005
Sniper Elite 2005
Medal of Honor: European Assault 2005
Company of Heroes 2006
Medal of Honor: Vanguard 2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne 2007
Hour of Victory 2007
Wolfenstein 2009
Just Cause 2 2010
Resident Evil 6 2012
Sniper Elite V2 2012
Heroes & Generals 2012
Enemy Front 2014
Sniper Elite III 2014
Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015
Sniper Elite 4 "Flakvierling 38" 2017
Post Scriptum "FlaK 38" Single emplacement and mounted on Sd.Kfz. 8 2018
Battlefield V Mounted in Flakpanzer Wirbelwind 2018
Enlisted 2 cm Flakvierling 38 2021
Sniper Elite 5 2022

Anime

Title Character Note Air Date
Strike Witches: The Movie At 502nd Joint Fighter Wing airfield 2012
Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow At 502nd Joint Fighter Wing airfield 2014-2015

2 cm KwK 38

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2 cm KwK 38 - 20x138mm B

The 2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 38 or 2 cm KwK 38 its a variant of the 2 cm FlaK 38 adapted for installation in tanks.

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront Mounted on Sd.Kfz. 234/1 2021
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