{"product_id":"rubicon-miniatures-2cm-flakvierling-38","title":"Rubicon Miniatures - 2cm Flakvierling 38","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2cm Flakvierling 38 with SdAh 51\/52 \u0026amp; Crew\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnti-Aircraft Gun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe FlaK 38 (Flugabwehrkanone 38) was a 2cm anti-aircraft gun used by various German forces throughout WW2. It was not only the primary German light anti-aircraft gun, but by far the most numerously produced German artillery piece throughout the war. It was produced in a variety of models, notably the Flakvierling 38 which combined four FlaK 38 autocannons onto a single carriage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe term Vierling literally translates to “quadruplet” and refers to the four 2cm autocannon constituting the design.  The Flakvierling 38 consisted of quad-mounted 2cm FlaK 38 AA guns with collapsing seats, folding handles, and ammunition racks. The mount had a triangular base with a jack at each leg for leveling the gun. The tracker traversed and elevated the mount manually using two hand-wheels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gun was fired by a set of two pedals, each of which fired two diametrically opposite barrels in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode. The effective vertical range was 2,200 meters. It was also used just as effectively against ground targets as it was against low-flying aircraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Flakvierling four-autocannon anti-aircraft ordnance system, when not mounted into any self-propelled mount was normally transported on a SdAh 51 trailer and could be towed behind a variety of half-tracks or trucks such as the Opel Blitz, the armored SdKfz 251, the normally unarmored SdKfz 7\/1 and SdKfz 11 artillery-towing half-track vehicles. It could also be mounted on tank hulls to produce fully armored mobile anti-aircraft vehicles, such as the Panzer IV-based Wirbelwind and original Möbelwagen prototype-design anti-aircraft tanks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Kriegsmarine use, it was fitted to U-boats, Siebel ferries and ships to provide short-range anti-aircraft defence, and was also employed in fixed installations around ports, harbours and other strategic naval targets. The Flakvierling was also a common fixture on trains, including Hitler’s own command train where pairs of them were mounted on either end of a “camelback” flatbed and covered to make them look like a boxcar. Sometimes a pair of such twin-Flakvierling cars would be used for defense, one near each end of Hitler’s Führersonderzug train.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProduct Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Can be built as deployed or on-tow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Two fixed gun elevation angles (0° or 40°)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Two gun barrel choices for modelers \u0026amp; gamers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- SdAh 51 trailer or SdAh 52 ammo carrier included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Four gun crew figures included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eProduct Code: \u003cstrong\u003e280073\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Parts: 105 pieces \/ 2 sprues + 2 blister-size sprues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlastic Kit - ABS Cement Required\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660528971845,"sku":"RU-280073","price":32.73,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/5218\/0037\/files\/280073_2cm_Flakvierling_38_with_SdAh_51-52_Crew.jpg?v=1772117826","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.warandpeacegames.com.au\/products\/rubicon-miniatures-2cm-flakvierling-38","provider":"War and Peace Games | Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}