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Flakvierling 38 20mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
The Flakvierling 38 was a German antiaircraft gun used during World War II. It consists of four 20mm Flak 38s set on a quadruple mounting with collapsing seats, folding handles and ammunition racks. The mount has a triangular base with a jack at each leg for leveling the gun. The tracker traverses and elevates the mount manually using two handwheels. The gun is fired by a set of two foot pedals -- each of which fires two diametrically opposite Flak 38s -- and can be operated either automatically of semi-automatically. It was widely used against low-flying Allied aircraft and was often installed in flak towers and other permanent mounts. The gun on display was captured in 1945 by the 2nd Armored Division, in the Ruhr Valley in Germany. It was restored by museum volunteers. |