anti-aircraft

  1. W

    Remote-controlled 5cm FlaK 41 battery

    In the late-war period a battery of the ill-fated 5cm FlaK 41 was directed by a remote controlled system, overcoming it`s manual traverse problems and testing what would be the Gerät 58 5,5cm control system. Does anyone know about this development?
    • Wurger
    • Thread
    • aa gun air defence anti-aircraft luftwaffe nazi germany remote-controlled third reich world war ii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. Forest Green

    Cannon Based Air Defence

    View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1816784858573664586 https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/advanced-weapons/cannon-based-air-defense Appears to be using XM913, 50mmx228mm
    • Forest Green
    • Thread
    • air defence airmobile anti-air warfare anti-aircraft cold war ii northrop grumman united states
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Military
  3. le max

    IVI medium tank and variants

    https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.transportationeq00bush/?sp=278&r=-0.407,0.185,1.635,0.753,0https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.transportationeq00bush/?sp=278&r=-0.407,0.185,1.635,0.753,0...
    • le max
    • Thread
    • american anti-aircraft cancelled design medium tank proposal tank tanks world war ii ww2
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  4. E

    Armored 88mm gun ?

    Can anyone identify this type of gun emplacement...
    • edwest4
    • Thread
    • aa gun anti-aircraft luftwaffe nazi germany pre-world war ii third reich world war ii
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  5. klem

    Japanese Mortar 70 mm Parachute Bombs Barrage.

    " The Japanese 70-mm barrage mortar was first encountered on Attu. It consists of a smooth-bore tube, 4 feet long, the steel base plate of which is fastened by two bolts to a wooden block, 10 x 12 x 8 inches. A large iron spike on the under side of the wooden block is thrust into the ground to...
  6. C

    IJN AA cruisers

    Japanese Wikipedia entry on Akizuki class DD stated that IJN started in 1936 to study dedicated AA vessels following the example of Dido class. They contemplated anything from a 1000 ton torpedo boat armed with a single 10 cm or 12.7 cm AA gun to a quite large cruiser equipped with 12 double...
    • ceccherini
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    • aa gun anti-aircraft anti-aircraft cruiser cruiser destroyer early 1940s empire of japan imperial japanese navy imperial japanese navy technical department late 1930s ministry of the navy (japan) pre-world war ii world war ii
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  7. W

    Parachute-and-Cable (British Anti-Aircraft Weapon c. 1940).

    Hi folks, Maybe this should be under 'Missile Projects' (or indeed 'Army Projects') - if so, let me know and I'll shift it, but anyway here are some details and images relating to Britain's 'Parachute-and-Cable' ground-launched anti-aircraft system. Cheers, 'Wingknut' “PAC (Parachute and Cable)...
    • Wingknut
    • Thread
    • air defence anti-aircraft battle of britain great britain parachute assisted cables raf regiment royal artillery world war ii
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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