Hasegawa 88mm Gun Flack 18

-Already during World War I, it was necessary to develop powerful anti-aircraft weapons to improve aircraft performance.
-In Germany, 88mm guns were placed on the trailer and placed on the front line before the end of the war.
-After the end of the war, German weapons development was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles, but Krupp completed the design of a new 88mm large caliber gun, and by the time Hitler gained power, it was already on the production line It was.
-This new 88mm cannon was adopted as a FLAK18 and production began in 1933.
-In World War II, when fighting with British troops in North Africa, it was possible to destroy the opponent using its long barrel before entering the British tank range.
-Thus, the 88mm gun was a powerful tank killer that could destroy any Allied tank with a single blow.
-Also, the anti-tank performance of the 88mm cannon was later installed in the Tiger as a tank cannon (KWK36), and the name of the 88mm cannon as a tank killer has been increased. (FLAK means high artillery and anti-aircraft)