Barcode:0 89195 75004 4
Case Pack: 12 Pieces per case
Box Size: 16.9" x 12.2" x 3.5"
Features:
- Gun sight with well-defined detail
- Gun can be elevated to any angle selected by modeler
- Gun sight moves in tandem with gun barrel
- Structure & mechanisms realistically reproduced
- Gunner protection shield true to scale
- Gun can be assembled at fixed angle
- Round platform with full detail
- Metal gun barral
- Details of gun accurately depict real one
- Position of holes & shape of flash suppressor & muzzle brake accurately
represented
- Ammo and ammo clips included
- Gunner's seat with fine detail
- Cartograf Decal offers accurate marking
Early in WWII, the Luftwaffe ruled the skies over Europe. However, as the war
progressed, this domination was reversed. The need for antiaircraft weapons
became pressing, although the primary light AA gun - the 2cm FlaK 38 (Fliegerabwehrkanone
38) - was inadequate towards the war’s end. The FlaK 38 was an improved version
of the FlaK 30, with a much-improved theoretical rate of fire of 420-480 rounds
per minute, although in practice it was half of this due to the 20-round box
magazines that fed it. Mauser’s 2cm FlaK 38 was adopted gun in March 1940, and
more than 17,000 FlaK 30 and FlaK 38 examples were to see widespread service
in WWII. The weapon had a muzzle velocity of 900m/s and its maximum effective
range was 2,200m. The gun was usually hauled around on a two-wheeled Sd.Ah.
51 trailer.
A fine 2cm FlaK 38 antiaircraft gun is the latest arrival in Dragon’s expanding
range of 1/6 scale kit sets. The weapon is fully detailed and accurately resembles
the original gun. Of course, in this larger scale no detail has been left untouched
by the designers. Furthermore, it moves like the real thing, with the weapon
able to rotate 360^(o) on its platform, and with the barrel able to elevate
to any angle selected by the modeler. As the cannon elevates, the mechanism
is carefully engineered so the gun sight moves in tandem. The incluson of a
metal gun barrel ensures detail is maximised, and the distinctive holes found
on the flash suppressor are present. Although it’s full of complex detail, this
plastic kit is simple to assemble. A ready supply of ammunition means this compact
weapon is also ready to immediately swing into action against either air or
ground targets!
