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[[Image:Flak38single.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FlaK 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B]]
[[Image:Flak38single.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FlaK 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B]]
[[Image:Flak38.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B]]
[[Image:Flak38.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B]]
[[Image:ST-flak38.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun - 20×138mmB]]


The FlaK 38 (Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun widely used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. 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 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.




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*Feed System: 20 round box magazine
*Feed System: 20 round box magazine


===Video Games===
{{Gun Title}}


* ''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]''
=== Film ===


* ''[[Wolfenstein]]''
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| ''[[Tank Brigade, The|The Tank Brigade]]'' || || German troops || || 1955
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| ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' || || German troops || || 1998
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| ''[[Serenity]]'' || ||  || || 2005
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| ''[[Valkyrie]]'' || ||  || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Red Tails]]'' || ||  || || 2008
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| ''[[Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc]]'' || [[Tomasz Kot]] || Hans Kloss ||  || 2012
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* ''[[Company of Heroes]]''
=== Television ===
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|''[[State Border: Film 5, The|The State Border: Film 5]]''|| || || archival footage ||(1980-1988)
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* ''[[Heroes & Generals]]''
===Video Game===
 
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
* ''[[Tank Brigade, The|The Tank Brigade]]'' (1955)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
* ''[[Assassination, The (Atentát)|The Assassination (Atentát)]]'' (1964)
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* ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
* ''[[Serenity]]'' (2005)
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* ''[[Valkyrie]]'' (2008)
|''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]''|| || not usable ||1998
* ''[[My Way]]'' (2011)
|-
* ''[[Red Tails]]'' (2012)
|''[[Company of Heroes]]''|| ||  ||2006
 
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===Television===
|''[[Wolfenstein]]''|| || infinite ammo ||2009
 
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* Can be seen in documentary footage in ''[[State Border: Film 5, The]]'' (1986)
|''[[Heroes & Generals]]''|| ||  ||2012
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Revision as of 20:04, 31 August 2012

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FlaK 38 in single mounting - 20x138mm B
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Flakvierling 38 - 20x138mm B
File:ST-flak38.jpg
Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun - 20×138mmB

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.


Specifications

  • 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
  • Shell: 20 × 138 mm. B
  • Caliber: 20 mm (.79 in)
  • 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 Tank Brigade German troops 1955
Saving Private Ryan German troops 1998
Serenity 2005
Valkyrie 2008
Red Tails 2008
Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc Tomasz Kot Hans Kloss 2012

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
The State Border: Film 5 archival footage (1980-1988)

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines not usable 1998
Company of Heroes 2006
Wolfenstein infinite ammo 2009
Heroes & Generals 2012
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