Service Data:
In Service: 1937 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built: 2,000
Technical Data:
Type: Flugabwehrkanone
Calibre: 10.5 cm
Length: 6.648 m
Weight: 10,224 kg
Breech: horizontal semi-automatic sliding block, electrically
fired
Recoil:
Carriage: cruciform
Elevation: -3° to +85°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 881 m/s
Effective range: 17,600 m
Shell Weight: 14.80 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Anti-Aircraft
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 10.5 cm Flak 38/39 (10.5 cm Flugabwehrkanone 38/39)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
For a complete list of
sources
