88mm Flak - WW2 Anti-Aircraft Gun
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Uploaded by HAFUVideo on Apr 21, 2009
A fun clip showing the firing of a newly restored WW2-era German 88mm flak (anti-aircraft) gun.
The gun tractor (Hanomag half track) and the 88mm gun are both owned and based here in New Zealand.
Well done to the restoration team in Blenheim (Dave Lochead, Tim Babb, Craig Keown, Reece Duncan and Roger Lauder) for getting this superb piece of historic military hardware up and running (firing) again.
Please note, the barrel on this gun had been previously rendered useless by having a piece cut out of the side. The restoration team 'corrected' this problem such that the gun can now be fired with blank rounds. However, the barrel will NEVER be strong enough to use blank rounds explosive enough to produce a realistic recoil effect. While the current effect isn't 100% realistic (i.e. little or no recoil) it's as close as it will ever be possible to get with this particular 88.
Copyright © 2009 Historical Aviation Film Unit
http://www.aviationfilm.com
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@Nikateer I think they're firing rolls of toilet paper.
2 months ago 30
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Really nice. But I would love to see them fire an actual round. The lack of recoil from firing these blanks just doesn't do it for me.
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Das 88 was ich hier sehe hört sich nicht so an wie das Original.
Aber das es gut war das könnt Ihr ammis garantiert bezeugen oder?!?!?! xD
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@HaloMaster4474 with blanks?
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ummm...live rounds please ?
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OMG WHAT IF THEY ACC HIT A PLANE!
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I give me to light my cigarette rsrsr
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goes to the museum guard kept me in a war with a train of I raise the flag on the first shot ran rsrsrsr
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now just get one that can fire a real shell or get a real barrel to replace it as the real thing is much more impressive
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how expensive is an 88mm round for this flak gun?? at what prices are you looking at?
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@atombomb157 oh really? that explains why there is no recoil. btw flak is the abreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone in german which means anti aircraft cannon
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@sibaltas they are firing shrapnel and its called flak
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Is this the 88 the Collings Foundation just picked up a few months ago?
EvilxMerlin 2 months ago
@EvilxMerlin Don't think so.... as far as we're aware this particular 88 is still in new Zealand.
HAFUVideo 2 months ago
I'm a fan, I can see up close these wonders?
emidiogol 2 months ago
@emidiogol Unfortunately no, not at this stage. These are part of a private collection and are not available for viewing.
HAFUVideo 2 months ago