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The FlaK 43 was the successor of the [[FlaK36 (37 mm)|FlaK36]] and follows the a similar design. However, the FlaK 43 was redesigned to use the gas-operated breech mechanism of the [[MK 103 (30 mm)|MK 103]] and reducing the man-hours it took in production. It also has a horizontal feed system positioned inside the oversized trunnions instead of a vertical one which made the gun lighter. With the [[FlaK38 (20 mm)|FlaK38]] proving inadequate at shooting down bombers, they started replacing it with the FlaK 43. In their desperate attempt to repel Allied aircraft, the Germans made two stopgap designs that featured the FlaK 43 in the [[Ostwind]] and the Modelwagen.  
  
 
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Revision as of 16:05, 25 September 2022

Description

The 37 mm FlaK43 is a German single-barrel anti-aircraft weapon.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

The FlaK 43 was the successor of the FlaK36 and follows the a similar design. However, the FlaK 43 was redesigned to use the gas-operated breech mechanism of the MK 103 and reducing the man-hours it took in production. It also has a horizontal feed system positioned inside the oversized trunnions instead of a vertical one which made the gun lighter. With the FlaK38 proving inadequate at shooting down bombers, they started replacing it with the FlaK 43. In their desperate attempt to repel Allied aircraft, the Germans made two stopgap designs that featured the FlaK 43 in the Ostwind and the Modelwagen.

Media

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See also

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

  • FlaK36 (37 mm): Original design
  • FlaK44 (37 mm): twin-mount variant
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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


Germany anti-aircraft guns
15 mm  MG 151
20 mm  FlaK38 · Rh202
30 mm  MK103/38
37 mm  FlaK36 · FlaK43 · FlaK44
  Foreign:
35 mm  Oerlikon KDA (Swiss)

Germany naval cannons
15 mm  MG 151
20 mm  2 cm/65 C/30 · 2 cm/65 C/38 · 2 cm/65 Flakzwilling 38 · 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38 · MG 151/20
30 mm  MK103/38
37 mm  FlaK-Lafette C/36 · 3.7 cm FlaK-Lafette LM/42 · SK C/30 · FlaK.36 · FlaK43
40 mm  40 mm/70 MEL58 · Bofors Flak 28 · Bofors L/70 model 1948
52 mm  52 mm/55 SK L/55
88 mm  8.8 cm/76 SK C/32 · S.K.C/35 · FlaK.18 · Flak.36 · 88 mm/45 AA SK L/45 · 88 mm/45 casemate SK L/45
100 mm  100 mm/55 MLE model 53
105 mm  SK C/32 · SK C/33 AA
120 mm  L45
128 mm  12.8 cm/45 SK C/34
150 mm  150 mm/45 SK L/45 · 15 cm/48 KC/36 · 15 cm/55 SK C/28 · 15 cm/60 SK C/25
203 mm  20.3 cm/60 SK C/34
283 mm  283 mm/45 SK L/45 · 283 mm/52 SK C/28 · 283 mm/54,5 SK C/34
305 mm  305 mm/50 SK L/50
380 mm  38 cm SK L/45
  Foreign:
23 mm  ZU-23 (USSR)
30 mm  AK-230 (USSR)
37 mm  V-11 (USSR)
76 mm  76 mm/62 OTO-Melara Compact (Italy)
100 mm  100 mm/56 B-34 (USSR)