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10.5cm Flak 38/39
10.5cm Flugabwehrkanone 38/39
(translates as Anti Aircraft Gun)

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10.5cm Flak 38/39
10.5cm Flugabwehrkanone 38/39
(translates as Anti Aircraft Gun)
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photo of 10.5cm Flak 38/39 from 10.5cm Flak 38/39 from Wikipedia
History
An effective static weapon as it weight 13.8 tons and took 20 minutes to get ready to fire, but as this was usually used in static firing positions or railway mounted it was not an issue
ManufacturerRheinmetal
Manufactured1938 - 1945
Calibre105mm
LengthL/53
Rate of Fire18 rpm
 
10.5 Pz Sprgr Patr Flak
(AP Armor Piercing)
105mm 15.45Kg 860M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 140mm @ 1000mtr/30° ( ≈ 161mm/0°)
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.24 0.48 1.01 1.58 2.19 2.87 3.62
Penetration(mm@30°) 162 151 139 124 110 96 84 73
Penetration(mm@0°) 188 175 161 144 128 112 98 85
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 85 60 34 22



10.5 Sprgr L/4.4
(HE High Explosive)
105mm 14.8Kg 880M/Sec 1.500Kg explosive
Maximum Range 11400 Mtr
Range(Mtr)10002000300040005000600070008000
Flight Time(Secs) 1.26 2.81 4.77 7.34 10.85 15.91 23.87 38.19
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.11 0.23 0.47 0.98 1.54 2.15 2.81 3.54
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 85 60 34 22
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill7 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill19 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr4 mm
An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 7 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 19 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 4 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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