Back 10,5-cm-Flak 38 German Canon de 10,5 cm Flak 38 French 10,5 cm FlaK 38 ID 10,5 cm FlaK 38 Italian 10.5 cm FlaK 38 Japanese 10.5 cm 38호 대공포 Korean 10,5 cm FlaK 38/39 Latvian/Lettish 10,5 cm FlaK 39 Polish 10,5 cm FlaK 38/39 Russian Противавионски топ 105 mm Флак 38 (10.5 cm Flak 38) Serbian
| 10.5 cm Flak 38 | |
|---|---|
 A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun at a coastal battery, 1942 | |
| Type | Anti-aircraft gun |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1937–62 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany (1937-45), French Navy (1953-62) |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Rheinmetall |
| Designed | 1933 |
| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall |
| Produced | 1936–45 |
| No. built | Approx 4,200 |
| Specifications (Flak 39) | |
| Mass | 10,224 kg (22,540 lbs) |
| Length | 6.648 m (21 ft 10 in) |
| Barrel length | 5.547 m (18 ft 2 in) L/52.8 |
| Width | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Crew | 10[1] |
| Shell | 105 × 769 mm. R |
| Shell weight | 15.1 kg (33 lb 5 oz) |
| Caliber | 105 mm (4.13 in) |
| Barrels | One, 36 grooves with right-hand increasing twist from 1/48 to 1/36 |
| Breech | Horizontal semi-automatic sliding-block |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
| Elevation | -3° to +85° |
| Traverse | 360°[1] |
| Rate of fire | 15–18 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 881 m/s (2,890 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 17,600 m (19,247 yds) ground target 9,450 m (31,003 ft) effective ceiling |
| Maximum firing range | 11,400 m (37,401 ft) maximum ceiling[1] |
The 10.5 cm FlaK 38 was a German anti-aircraft gun used during World War II by the Luftwaffe. An improved version was introduced as the 10.5 cm FlaK 39.[2]