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| JSI MODELS 1:18 61701 German Flak 36 88mm Anti Aircraft Gun (Model kit) |
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| Scale: 1:18 |
Length: 13.5" |
Width: 6.5" |
Composition: Plastic |
SKU: JSI-61701 |
Period: World War II |
JSI 1:18 SCALE MODEL KIT
**ONLY ONE LEFT! THIS ITEM IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION**
This is a 350 piece kit!
The 88 mm gun (eighty-eight) was a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from World War II. It was widely used by Germany throughout the war, and was one of the most recognized German weapons of the war. Development of the original models led to a wide variety of guns.
The name applies to a series of guns, the first one officially called the 8,8 cm Flak 18, the improved 8,8 cm Flak 36, and later the 8,8 cm Flak 37. Flak is a contraction of German Flugzeugabwehrkanone meaning "aircraft-defense cannon", the original purpose of the eighty-eight. In English, "flak" became a generic term for ground anti-aircraft fire. In informal German use, the guns were universally known as the Acht-acht ("eight-eight").
The versatile carriage allowed the eighty-eight to be fired in a limited anti-tank mode when still on wheels,[and to 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. These related guns served as the main armament of tanks such as the Tiger I: the 8.8 cm KwK 36, with the "KwK" abbreviation standing for KampfwagenKanone (literally "battle vehicle cannon", or "tank cannon").
In addition to these Krupp designs, Rheinmetall later created a more powerful anti-aircraft gun, the 8,8 cm Flak 41, which was produced in relatively small numbers. Krupp responded with another prototype of the long-barreled 88 mm gun, which was further developed into the anti-tank and tank destroyer 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun used for the Elefant and Jagdpanther, and turret-mounted 8.8 cm KwK 43 heavy tank gun of the Tiger II.
First in JSI Model Kit Series
- With Detachable Transport Carriages
- Traversable Gun Platform
- Moveable Gun Breech
- Working Recoil System
- Ammo carrying case and 88mm Shells
- Over 350 Parts
- Full Decal Sheet for Different Campaign Use
Model Box Size: 16.5" x 13.5" x 4.5"
Info: German Flak 36 88mm Anti Aircraft Gun
