2 cm Flak 30/38 | |
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2cm Flak 30 in travel configuration at Saumur | |
Type | Anti-aircraft gun |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | April 1934–1945 |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Rheinmetall-Borsig Mauser Ostmarkwerk |
Unit cost | 3500 Reichsmark |
Produced | 1934–1945 |
No. built | more than 144,000[1] (Flakvierling count per barrel) Flak 30: 8,000+ Flak 38: 40,000+ |
Variants | 2 cm Flak 38, Gebirgsflak 38, Flakvierling 38 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Flak 30: 450 kg (990 lb) Flak 38: 405 kg (893 lb) |
Length | 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) |
Barrel length | 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) L/65 |
Width | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Crew | 5 |
Shell | 20×138mmB |
Caliber | 20 mm (.79 in) |
Elevation | -12°to ±90° |
Traverse | 360° |
Rate of fire | Flak 30: 280 rpm (cyclic)/120 rpm (practical) Flak 38: 450 rpm (cyclic)/180 rpm (practical) |
Muzzle velocity | 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 2,200 m (2,406 yds) (anti-aircraft) |
Maximum firing range | 5,783 m (5,230 yds) (ground range) |
Feed system | 20 round box magazine |
The Flak 30 (Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30) and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II. It was not only the primary German light anti-aircraft gun but by far the most numerously produced German artillery piece throughout the war.[1] It was produced in a variety of models, notably the Flakvierling 38 which combined four Flak 38 autocannons onto a single carriage.
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