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was capable of shooting down an attacking aircraft but the amount of time on target was brief and the probability of scoring a killing blow with rifle caliber rounds wasn't that great. While a medium caliber anti-aircraft gun 75–88 mm (3.0–3.5 in) was capable of destroying an attacking aircraft with one shot but its slow rate of fire combined with its slow elevation and traverse limited its usefulness against small fast moving targets at short range. Instead, the niche for medium caliber anti-aircraft guns was as a barrage weapon firing timed explosives at distant targets. What was needed was a fast firing, mobile, and easy to wield weapon which could fire a small explosive round to destroy an attacking aircraft with a few well-placed shots. It was under these conditions that the SockelFlak was redesigned to fulfill the light anti-aircraft role.
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transport or carried in one piece on a cart by a two-horse team for longer trips. There were two spade grips for aiming and the gun was fired by a trigger operated by the gunner's knee while seated. Since the gun wasn't originally meant for field use it was prone to stoppages due to dust and dirt. It had a cyclic rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute but its top loaded 10 round clip was slow to change which meant that although easy to wield it had a limited time on target and slow practical rate of fire. The first 20 guns were delivered in
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The SockelFlak was a gas-operated automatic cannon which fired a 37 mm (1.5 in) steel base fused explosive round with two brass driving bands. The gun was mounted on a light three-legged pedestal mount with a seat for the gunner and could be broken down into four loads for short-range
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691:24 cm schwere FlĂĽgelMinenWerfer Albrecht
681:9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz
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167:97 cm (3 ft 2 in) L/14.5
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285:Vertical: 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
154:Transport: 670 kg (1,480 lb)
35:A 3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5 gun at the
16:WW1-era German light anti-aircraft gun
701:24 cm schwerer LadungsWerfer Ehrhardt
380:Fleischer, Wolfgang (February 2015).
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696:24 cm schwere FlĂĽgelminenwerfer IKO
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638:7.62 cm InfanteriegeschĂĽtz L/16.5
458:German artillery of World War One
277:Horizontal: 5 km (3 mi)
156:Combat: 215 kg (474 lb)
274:Effective firing range
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539:"3.7cm Krupp Sockelflak L/14.5"
1095:World War I anti-aircraft guns
648:7.7 cm InfanteriegeschĂĽtz L/27
643:7.7 cm InfanteriegeschĂĽtz L/20
628:7.5 cm Gebirgskanone L/13 C/80
282:Maximum firing range
269:350 m/s (1,100 ft/s)
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1100:Anti-aircraft guns of Germany
518:www.passioncompassion1418.com
428:"31-37 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES"
293:3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5
965:24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl"
960:24 cm SK L/30 "Theodor Otto"
653:10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze L/12
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822:15 cm L/40 Feldkanone i.R.
633:Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904
382:German artillery:1914-1918
295:was an early German light
955:21 cm SK "Peter Adalbert"
514:"3.7cm SockelFlak L/14.5"
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55:Place of origin
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23:3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5
1003:3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5
912:28 cm Haubitze L/14 i.R.
384:. Barnsley. p. 82.
206:37 mm (1.5 in)
1069:5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt
990:Anti-aircraft artillery
970:28 cm K L/40 "KurfĂĽrst"
737:Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903
623:7.5 cm GebirgsKanone 13
613:5.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt
456:Jäger, Herbert (2001).
196:.45 kg (1 lb)
950:17 cm SK L/40 "Samuel"
902:21 cm Versuchmörser 06
837:15 cm Ring Kanone L/30
832:15 cm Ring Kanone C/92
827:15 cm Ring Kanone C/72
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255:Rate of fire
37:Musée Royal de l'Armée
998:3.7 cm Maxim Flak M14
975:28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno"
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927:42 cm Gamma howitzer
877:21 cm Haubitze M1891
857:17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L.
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980:38 cm SK L/45 "Max"
907:28 cm Haubitze L/12
937:Railroad artillery
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732:5.3 cm Fahrpanzer
671:Granatenwerfer 16
618:6 cm S-Bts K L/21
317:tracer ammunition
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847:15 cm sFH 13
842:15 cm sFH 02
812:13.5 cm K 09
747:7.7 cm FK 96
742:7.7 cm FK 16
676:7.58 cm leMW
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119:Manufacturer
78:Used by
592:World War I
239:-5° to +80°
185:37 x 101 SR
138: built
90:World War I
1105:Autocannon
1084:Categories
802:10 cm K 17
797:10 cm K 14
792:10 cm K 04
757:7.7 cm KiH
548:12 October
523:12 October
499:2018-10-12
467:1861264038
442:2018-10-12
356:References
332:field guns
330:and light
39:, Belgium.
1061:Tank guns
1051:MG 18 TuF
723:, medium
706:25 cm sMW
686:17 cm mMW
408:cite book
400:893163385
235:Elevation
600:Infantry
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313:Zeppelin
245:Traverse
226:Carriage
183:Fixed QF
127:Produced
111:Designed
101:Designer
663:Mortars
307:History
202:Caliber
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321:bomber
229:Tripod
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122:Krupp
105:Krupp
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525:2018
472:OCLC
462:ISBN
414:link
396:OCLC
386:ISBN
291:The
249:360°
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130:1917
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