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| Panzer Elite
| Flakvierling 38 Veterancy
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| 10% increase to accuracy.
| 15
|  Level 1
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| 25% increase to burst duration.
| 60
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| 25% reduction to cooldown.
| 150
|  Level 3
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| Known Unit (Custom Name)
| 375
|  Level 4
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| Feared Unit (Custom Skin)
| 563
|  Level 5
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| Flakvierling 38 Visual Identification
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FlaK 38 was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun widely used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. It was the primary German light anti-aircraft gun and was produced in a variety of models, notably the Flakvierling 38 which combined four FlaK 38's onto a single carriage.
History
The weapon consisted of quad-mounted 2 cm Flak 38 AA guns with collapsing seats, folding handles, and ammunition racks. The mount had a triangular base with a jack at each leg for leveling the gun. The tracker traversed and elevated the mount manually using two hand wheels. The gun was fired by a set of two foot pedals—each of which fired two diametrically opposite Flak 38s—and could be operated either automatically or semi-automatically. When raised, the weapon measured 307 cm (10 feet 1 inch) high.
Each of the four mounted guns fired from a 20-round magazine at a maximum combined rate of fire of 1,400 rounds per minute (reduced to 800 rounds per minute for combat use). The guns could be fired in pairs (diagonally opposite) or simultaneously, in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode. Its effective vertical range was 2200 meters. It was also used just as effectively against ground targets as it was against low-flying aircraft.
The gun was normally transported on a Sd. Ah. 52 trailer, and could be towed behind a variety of half-tracks or trucks, such as the Opel Blitz, SdKfz 251 and SdKfz 11. It was also mounted onto half-tracks and tank bodies to produce mobile anti-aircraft vehicles, such as the SdKfz 7/1 (based on the SdKfz 7 half-track) and the Möbelwagen and Wirbelwind (both based on the Panzer IV tank). In Kriegsmarine use, it was fitted to U-boats and ships to provide short-range anti-aircraft defense, and was also employed in fixed installations around ports, harbors and other strategic naval targets. The Flakvierling was also a common fixture on trains, where it was mounted on a flatbed car and then covered to make it look like a boxcar.
Tactics & Tips
- It is great at killing infantry.
- Use it to protect your Flak 88 from airborne attacks.
- Will do respectable amounts of damage to most allied light vehicles as well, especially jeeps and Bren carriers.
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20mm Flak 38 Luftwaffe
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