'39-'45 series

About the 88mm Flak:
The German eighty-eight is probably the best known, even famous, artillery piece of World War II. It was not one gun, but a series of anti-aircraft guns officially called the 8.8 cm Flak 18, 36 or 37. Flak is a German short form of Fliegerabwehrkanone, meaning anti-aircraft gun, the original purpose of the eighty-eight.

The Flak 36, which included a two-piece barrel for easier replacement of worn liners, and included a new (and heavier) trailer that allowed it to be set up much more quickly, simply dropping the base while still mounted on the wheels. This made it much more useful to the troops during fast moving operations, the basic concept of the blitzkrieg.

The eighty-eight was used in two roles, one as a mobile heavy anti-aircraft battery, and also in a more static role for the defence of Germany. In this later role the guns were arranged into large batteries, directed by a single controller, and were moved only rarely. Changes for the Flak 36 improved mobility at the price of weight.

Features:

ALL NEW tooling

Cradle and Shield

Two kinds of gun cradles, each with full internal details
Exquisitely detailed traverse wheels
Handles on the gun crew seat can be assembled in either operational or transportation mode
Detailed fuse setter
Detachable gun shield (depending on which gun mount is used)
Slide molded one-piece shield with exquisite detail on both faces
Shield is molded to correct scale thickness
Armored viewing cover can be open/closed
Traversing pedestal and cruciform legs
Fully detailed gun mount (unsurpassed detail)
Full detail on all surfaces, including turntable and bottom plate
Fully functional and highly detailed cruciform legs
Right/left legs can be folded up for transportation
Stabilising jack assemblies can be height adjusted for uneven ground
Slide-molded securing spikes
Additional half-length securing spikes suitable for dioramas