DESCRIPTION
LIMITED RUN
8.8 cm Flak 36/37
Flak is a contraction of German Flugzeugabwehrkanone meaning "aircraft-defense cannon", the original purpose of the weapon. In English, "flak" became a generic term for ground anti-aircraft fire. In informal use, the guns were universally known as the Acht-acht ("eight-eight") by Germans and the "eighty-eight" by the Allies
The versatile carriage allowed the 8.8 cm FlaK to be fired in a limited anti-tank mode when still on its wheels; it could be completely emplaced in only two and a half minutes. Its successful use as an improvised anti-tank gun led to the development of a tank gun based upon it: the 8.8cm KwK 36, with the "KwK" abbreviation standing for Kampfwagen-Kanone (literally "battle vehicle cannon", or "fighting vehicle cannon"), meant to be placed in a gun turret as the tank's primary armament. This gun served as the main armament of the Tiger I heavy tank
The kit:
Multi-media kit - Masters from Ton of Frontline Hobbies
- PVC/resin barrels
- Resin Parts and Accessories
- Steel Metal parts
- White-metal detailing parts for smaller parts
- Rubber wheels for the Sdh.202 bogies (trailers)
Several shield options are offered
- Flak 18/36 standard shield (click on link)
- Flak 37 "bulky" shield (click on link)
PHOTOS of a Flak 36 Carl Smith Collection (click on link)
PHOTOS of a Flak 37 Littlefield Collection (click on link)
PHOTOS of a Search Light and Generator (click on link)
BUILDING INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Technical Manual TM E9-369A - German 88-mm antiaircraft Gun Material
FOA027-FLK36SHIELD
