5 cm Flak 41
| 5 cm Flak 41 | |
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| General Information | |
| Military designation: | 5 cm Flak 41 |
| Manufacturer designation: | Device 56 V2 |
| Manufacturer country: | German Empire |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Rheinmetall , Düsseldorf |
| Development year: | 1936 |
| Production time: | 1940 to? |
| Number of pieces: | 60 |
| Weapon Category: | Anti-aircraft gun |
| Technical specifications | |
| Pipe length: | 3,342 m |
| Caliber : |
5 cm |
| Caliber length : | L / 67 |
| Cadence : | 130 rounds / min |
| Elevation range: | −10 ° to +90 degrees |
| Side straightening area: | 360 ° |
The 5 cm Flak 41 (Flak = anti -aircraft gun) was an anti -aircraft gun used by the Wehrmacht during World War II .
history
The 5 cm Flak 41 was developed from 1936 to close the performance gap between the 3.7 cm Flak 36 and the 8.8 cm Flak 18 . After the first prototype had been manufactured, tests were carried out up to series production in 1940. 60 flak were sent to the front in November 1941. After that, production was stopped again, as the need for heavy anti-aircraft guns increased and the production of the 5 cm Flak 41 tied up otherwise urgently needed resources.
In January 1944 there were still 58 5 cm Flak 41s in service with the Luftwaffe, compared to 29 in January 1945.
The flak weighed 3,100 kilograms and could shoot 2.2 kilograms of HE shells 9400 meters high. It was used stationary or as a movable flak on two-axle special trailers with a cross mount.
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Arms. 1939-1945. Special edition, 2nd edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-613-02481-0 .