FORCES OF VALOR 1/32 GERMAN 88MM FLAK GUN WITH CREW 80013 ANTI TANK GUN

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WELCOME!! REZZED COLLECTIBLES Dragon ArmorThis line features static pre-assembled, pre-painted models made of both diecast and plastic. Each item is fully detailed and historically accurate. NOW RETIRED AND OUT OF PRODUCTION! Length: 7.063 inches (Firing Position) Width: 6.5 inches (Firing Position)Height: 2.875 inches (Firing Position) Weight: 0.4 lbsThe 88 mm gun 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 "anti-aircraft cannon", the original purpose of the eighty-eight. In informal German use, the guns were universally known as the Acht-acht a contraction of Acht-komma-acht Zentimeter ("8.8 cm"). In English language, "flak" became a generic term for ground anti-aircraft fire.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 read more