The German 88 mm is maybe the most famous gun of WWII.
That's why Petite Infanterie badly need to have it in the line-up.
Its ancestor was developp at the end of WWI. It was improved during the Twenties (in the Krupp swedish unit because of the Versaille treaty) and in the Thirties (under Nazi rearmament program).
It is known that it was built as a anti-aircraft gun. What it is less known is the gun had, from the beginning, sights aimed at ground target fire. The gun was designed as multi-purpose weapon. It was first used against tanks during the Spanish civil war and very successfully during WWII where it became famous.
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| The 88 in the firing position |
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| Reloading the beast |
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| I read somewhere that it was possible to shoot eventhough the gun was on its wheels |
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| The gun with its tractor |
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| Aerial view of the all kit |
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| A view on the two axles |
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The Petite Infanterie official photo!
That's all folks!
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Lovely model! When firing from it's wheels, the crew usually dropped the side outriggers to enable the gun to traverse: https://www.strijdbewijs.nl/tanks/duits/88eng.htm
ReplyDeleteI remember reading somewhere that the arc of fire to the side was limited when the gun was on its wheels, not because the gun could not traverse, but because the lateral recoil was too unstable for the wheelbase.
Regards, Chris
Thank you for your comment Chris. The gun has became a legend but, like you mention, it had its flaws.
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