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    Most successfull 8,8 (modell 41) ever?

    Found some nice fotos at a fleamarket:
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    Flak

    And neither one is wearing a Flak badge. Must be too simple for them and a higher level award is needed. Golden Flak Badge with a ship pendant below it? Nice photos.

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      #3
      Hi Gran,

      Great photos!! We tend to forget that the 88mm cannon fired a 3 1/2" high velocity shell, and that ain't no lightweight! From the display on the gun shield, we can easily see what a variety of damage it could inflict.

      Br. James

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        #4
        fantastic photos Patrick !!
        did you score them at the last agra ?

        Ian :-)

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          #5
          Originally posted by i.spring View Post
          fantastic photos Patrick !!
          did you score them at the last agra ?

          Ian :-)
          Yes - and many more ;-)
          You had success? Please email me again

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            #6
            Originally posted by Gran Sasso View Post
            Found some nice fotos at a fleamarket:
            But this no 8,8cm.

            Its 10,5cm FLAK38 or 12,8 FLAK40.

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              #7
              Originally posted by RedkyZhuk View Post
              But this no 8,8cm.

              Its 10,5cm FLAK38 or 12,8 FLAK40.
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                #8
                Those crews really knew their stuff. I wonder how many survived the war?
                Wilhelm

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                  #9
                  From the score kept on the gun's shield, this AA crew fared far better against ships of all sorts than it did against aircraft!

                  Br. James

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                    #10
                    Amazing those crews aren't more highly decorated--some of those ships appear to be destroyers based on their silhouettes.
                    NEC SOLI CEDIT

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                      #11
                      & slightly off topic, didn't Tiger tanks engage US ships at either Sicily or Anzio? I vaguely recall reading that the 88 shells went right through the thin-skinned destroyers without causing any major damage....
                      NEC SOLI CEDIT

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by stonemint View Post
                        some of those ships appear to be destroyers based on their silhouettes.

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sikh_%28F82%29


                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Agreement

                        Cheers

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                          #13
                          43 rings of our grandpa´s AchtAcht...
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                            #14
                            Background in the second photo looks like Russia. Possibly Lenningrd area.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Edward View Post
                              Background in the second photo looks like Russia. Possibly Lenningrd area.
                              There's also dates written near the ship silhouettes (looks like they say "43"), so it should be possible to confirm location. Edward is almost certainly correct as there's very few places in Russia with this terrain near the sea (Black Sea has totally different terrain).

                              Jason
                              Last edited by jmark; 09-15-2013, 08:32 PM. Reason: Additional info

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