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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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''Built as an anti high altitude bomber weapon meaning this gun has both a high velocity as a good amount of high explosives.''
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overall its a good gun with good trajectory.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|germ_sdkfz_9_flak37|short}}
 
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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* [[KwK36 (88 mm)]]
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
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Relatively flat trajectoried gun with a good penetration for its tier, with no outstanding weaknesses, besides bouncing off t34 front glacis.
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
 
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
  
 
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* Flat trajectory
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* Good amount of high explosives
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* Slow reload
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* Bounces easily
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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predesessor to the flak 36 which was a predesessor to the flak 18, the flak 37 stands in the 88 flak lineage of germany.  
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it would be known for its great anti armor capabilities, knocking out behemoths that the existing german towed guns couldnt knock out such as the French B1 and the soviet kv1.
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it would gather a fearsome reputation and would be exadurated in repports as 10,5mm and 150mm shelling was mistaken as 88 shelling.
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A gun of its kind; the [[KwK36 (88 mm)]] would be used to arm the tiger tank.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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* [[wikipedia:8.8_cm_Flak_18/36/37/41|wikipedia]]
 
* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  

Revision as of 21:01, 19 January 2020

Description

Built as an anti high altitude bomber weapon meaning this gun has both a high velocity as a good amount of high explosives.

overall its a good gun with good trajectory.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).

Comparison with analogues

Usage in battles

Relatively flat trajectoried gun with a good penetration for its tier, with no outstanding weaknesses, besides bouncing off t34 front glacis.

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

  • Flat trajectory
  • Good amount of high explosives

Cons:

  • Slow reload
  • Bounces easily

History

predesessor to the flak 36 which was a predesessor to the flak 18, the flak 37 stands in the 88 flak lineage of germany.

it would be known for its great anti armor capabilities, knocking out behemoths that the existing german towed guns couldnt knock out such as the French B1 and the soviet kv1.

it would gather a fearsome reputation and would be exadurated in repports as 10,5mm and 150mm shelling was mistaken as 88 shelling.

A gun of its kind; the KwK36 (88 mm) would be used to arm the tiger tank.

Media

An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • wikipedia
  • other literature.


Germany tank cannons
20 mm  KwK30 · KwK38 · Rh202
28/20 mm  s.Pz.B.41
30 mm  MK 30-2/ABM
37 mm  KwK34(t) · KwK36 · KwK38(t) · PaK L/45
47 mm  Pak.(t)(Sf.)
50 mm  KwK39 · KwK L/42 · PaK38
57 mm  Bofors L/70 Mk.1
75 mm  K51 L/24 · KwK37 · KwK40 L43 · KwK40 L48 · KwK42 · KwK44 · KwK44 L/36.5 · PaK39 L48 · PaK40/3 L46 · PaK42 · StuK37 · StuK40 L43 · StuK40 L48
76 mm  PaK36 (r)
88 mm  Flak.37 · Flak 41 · KwK36 · KwK43 · PaK43
90 mm  BK90
105 mm  CN105-57 · Cockerill HP · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42
120 mm  Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 · Rh120 L/55 A1
128 mm  K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44
150 mm  s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12
380 mm  RW61
  Foreign:
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) · HSS 831L (Britain)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.V (Britain)
73 mm  2A28 (USSR)
75 mm  M3 (USA)
76 mm  F-32 (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M32 (USA)
90 mm  M36 (USA) · M41 (USA)
105 mm  GT-3 (South Africa)
125 mm  2A46 (USSR)
152 mm  M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA)
155 mm  M126 (USA)

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