8,8 cm Kw K 36 L/56 and 8,8 cm Flak 18, 36 & 37 L/56
Weight (as Flak)
Weight of the 8,8 cm Flak 36 L/56
| Combat ready |
5,150 kg |
| Mounted |
6,851 kg |
| Raw materials used |
10,272 kg |
Performance
Penetration table
| Grenade |
Grenade type |
Weight of grenade |
Muzzle velocity |
Range |
| 100 m |
500 m |
1,000 m |
1,500 m |
2,000 m |
| Pzgr.39 |
APCBC |
10.2 kg |
773 m./s. |
120 mm |
110 mm |
99 mm |
91 mm |
83 mm |
| Pzgr.40 |
APCR |
7.3 kg |
930 m./s. |
171 mm |
156 mm |
138 mm |
123 mm |
110 mm |
| Gr.39 HL |
HEAT |
7.65 kg |
600 m./s. |
90 mm |
90 mm |
90 mm |
90 mm |
90 mm |
Accuracy table
| Grenade |
Range |
| 100 m |
500 m |
1,000 m |
1,500 m |
2,000 m |
2,500 m |
3,000 m |
| Pzgr.39 |
Training |
100% |
100% |
100% |
98% |
87% |
71% |
53% |
| Action |
100% |
100% |
93% |
74% |
50% |
31% |
19% |
| Pzgr.40 |
Training |
100% |
100% |
99% |
89% |
71% |
55% |
- |
| Action |
100% |
100% |
80% |
52% |
31% |
13% |
- |
| Gr.39 HL |
Training |
100% |
100% |
94% |
72% |
52% |
- |
- |
| Action |
100% |
98% |
62% |
34% |
20% |
- |
- |
Sources
- JENTZ, Thomas L., DOYLE, Hilary Louis & SARSON, Peter. New Vanguard 5 - Tiger I heavy tank - 1942-45. Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 1993.
- HAHN, Fritz. Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres 1933-1943 Band 1. Koblenz : Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1987.
Additional reading
- 8,8 cm Flugabwehrkanone
- Technical details of the 8,8 cm Flugabwehrkanone
- 8,8 cm Flak 36 - Imperial War Museum
- Photographs of the 8,8 cm Flak 36 in Imperial War Museum