Service Data:
In Service: 1941 to 1945
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Krupp
Number built: 200
Technical Data:
Type: Flugabwehrkanone
Calibre: 5 cm
Length: 4.686 m
Weight: 3,100 kg
Breech: gas operated vertical sliding block, percussion
fired
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: -10° to +90°
Traverse: 360�
Rate of fire: 130 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 840 m/s
Effective range: 12,400 m
Shell Weight: 4.28 kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
5 cm Flak 41
5 cm Flak 214
Mk 214A
Cannon
Other: Anti-Aircraft
Artillery
Articles:
History:
The 5 cm Flak 41 (5 cm Flugabwehrkanone 41)
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
