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2CM FLAK 38
WWII GERMAN AA GUN
In 1934, the 20 mm anti-aircraft gun Flak 30, developed by the German
company Rheinmetall, was adopted by the Luftwaffe. Based on the combat
experience with the gun in Spain, Mauser upgraded it, and the new model
was named the 2 cm Flak 38. The upgraded gun used the same ammunition as
the Flak 30, with changes primarily aimed at increasing the rate of
fire, which rose from 245 to 480 rounds per minute. The cost of one 2 cm
Flak 38 anti-aircraft unit was 6,500 Reichsmarks. The new gun began
entering service in the second half of 1940 and soon became a common
close-range air defense tool in the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe. Besides
combating aircraft, the gun could also be used to engage lightly armored
targets. A company equipped with twelve 2 cm Flak 38 guns was part of
the anti-tank battalion of infantry divisions, and similar companies
were also included in tank and motorized divisions. Production of these
guns continued until the end of World War II.
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