8,8 cm Kw.K.36 L/56 and 8,8 cm Flak 18, 36 & 37 L/56
Weight (as Flak)
Weight of the 8,8 cm Flak 36 L/56
| Combat ready |
5,150 kg. |
| Mounted |
6,851 kg. |
| Raw materials used |
10,272 kg. |
Performance
Penetration table
| Grenade |
Grenade type |
Weight of grenade |
Muzzle velocity |
Range |
| 100 m. |
500 m. |
1,000 m. |
1,500 m. |
2,000 m. |
| Pzgr.39 |
APCBC |
10.2 kg. |
773 m./s. |
120 mm. |
110 mm. |
99 mm. |
91 mm. |
83 mm. |
| Pzgr.40 |
APCR |
7.3 kg. |
930 m./s. |
171 mm. |
156 mm. |
138 mm. |
123 mm. |
110 mm. |
| Gr.39 HL |
HEAT |
7.65 kg. |
600 m./s. |
90 mm. |
90 mm. |
90 mm. |
90 mm. |
90 mm. |
Accuracy table
| Grenade |
Range |
| 100 m. |
500 m. |
1,000 m. |
1,500 m. |
2,000 m. |
2,500 m. |
3,000 m. |
| Pzgr.39 |
Training |
100 % |
100 % |
100 % |
98 % |
87 % |
71 % |
53 % |
| Action |
100 % |
100 % |
93 % |
74 % |
50 % |
31 % |
19 % |
| Pzgr.40 |
Training |
100 % |
100 % |
99 % |
89 % |
71 % |
55 % |
- |
| Action |
100 % |
100 % |
80 % |
52 % |
31 % |
13 % |
- |
| Gr.39 HL |
Training |
100 % |
100 % |
94 % |
72 % |
52 % |
- |
- |
| Action |
100 % |
98 % |
62 % |
34 % |
20 % |
- |
- |
Sources
- JENTZ, Thomas L., DOYLE, Hilary Louis & SARSON, Peter. New Vanguard 5 - Tiger I heavy tank - 1942-45. Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 1993.
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- HAHN, Fritz. Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres 1933-1943 Band 1. Koblenz : Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1987.
Additional reading
- 8,8 cm Flugabwehrkanone
- Technical details of the 8,8 cm Flugabwehrkanone
All contents written by Christian Ankerstjerne unless stated otherwise
