Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built:
Technical Data:
Type: Gerät 58 Flugabwehrkanone
Calibre: 5.5 cm
Length: 6.150 m
Weight: 3,500 kg
Breech: gas operated vertical sliding block, percussion
fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: -5° to +90°
Traverse: 360°
Rate of fire: 140 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 1,050 m/s
Effective range: m
Shell Weight: 2.03 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 5.5 cm Flak Ger 58 (5.5 cm Gerät 58 Flugabwehrkanone)
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
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sources
