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    The following are notes on the emergency drill to be employed by British troops. I. To Operi the breech (by band) recock the firing'mechanism by turning the safety lever to SAFE (8iCher) and brii.ging i.t bad Tum L.B.M. Clockwise.; the bJeech will then be held in the open' position by the extractors.

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    The following are notes on the emergency drill to be employed by British troops. I. To Operi the breech (by band) recock the firing'mechanism by turning the safety lever to SAFE (8iCher) and brii.ging i.t bad Tum L.B.M. Clockwise.; the bJeech will then be held in the open' position by the extractors.

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    NOT TO BE PUBLISHED. MUST NOT INTO ENEMY HANDS ENEMY WEAPONS PART HE GERMAN LIGHT ANTLAMRCRAFRT AND ANTI-TANK GUNS 1942 Crown C Tur Wak Orcice, Diceribir, 1989, he Chisnap tne B pleat casi at Sar , DISTRIBUTION, . Infantry and R.A. we ae All arms, lese-inféntry and RAL © ws Infantry ind RA, O.C.T.Us, All O.C.T.Us, less Infantry aod RA. os ‘All infantry and R.A. training establishiaents and achools.. + “All training establishments and schools, less infantry and R. Fs 5 < . CONTENTS 2 em. (79 in.) AA/A.Tk. gun (2¢m, Flak 30). * ae IL~2 em, (79 in.) A.A/ATE. gun (2om, Flak 38)... TL —2 cm, (-79.in.) four-barreled A.A/A.Tk gun (2 om. Fiakvierling 8) TV.—28 em, (1510 in.) AT, gun model 41 (Pz. Bal) wl oe ane V3 om, (1-45 in.) ATK. gun (9-7 ora. Pak) wy oe VI—4:7em, (185 in.) seitpropelled ATi, gun (4.7 em. Pak (t)'S0) VIL—S om. (1/97 in.) ATK, gun (Sem. Pak 98) os any as ‘Appendix A—Groviad range table for Zem. Flak 30 7 ws see owe _Appendix B—High angle trajéctory chart for 2cm. Flak 30.0 1. aw : en wo BP ith in tl 8 ‘The following are notes on the emergency drill to be employed by British troops — 1. To open the breech (by handy _ Recock the firing mechanism by turning the safety lever to SAFE (sicher) and bringing it bad Tum LBM. clockwise; the breech will then be held in the open postion by the extractors ii, To Toad ‘Load smartly as with any fixed ammunition, The round will reloase the extractors and th breech will close automatically, iii, To fire . . Press the push button in the middle of the elevating handwheel, If this fails, pull the lover forward or lift the plunger. “ sl tens iv. Semt-automatic action ‘pxhitts im the plonger in the centre of the font end of spring case and turn itso thst the wor "EIN" shows upwards, ‘The gun is always recocked automatically during recoil. When ths plonger is set in the abow position, the ‘breech is opmned automatically during ron out, “The. brech, is ready to cla v, To open the trails : ‘Push to the right the cradle clamp which fixes the gun in the fully elevated position, ‘The trails being fully open, the weight of the gun is'taken off the roed springs and a catch o each side locks the trails in the open position. vi Sights Range is indicated by two rows of graduations in hundreds of metres on an aluminium éram. “PZ.” for AP, shell black)—greduation black up to 2400 ma. Spt jor Ae. cea paieted gress Sratuauna rehab Woo 1 tne telescope is missing, an ‘emergency open sight, held by a lanyard on the right of the sight bracket, ean be Atte. ae i ‘Minimum eetachment required :— { detachment commander, ayes. 1 koader, 1 ammunition number, ‘Tee Germans use one more ammunition number. Practical rate of fire :—10-15 r:p.m. fot short periods. APPENDIX, A, GROUND RANGE TABLE FOR 2 cm. FLAK 30 FIRING AP. SHELL ‘Muzzle velocity =. 2,625 ft, /aec. Jump =8/16" in elevation, 1/16" in bearing (to ieft). : . u x Seeigesey rte dag of ls MAIESTY's STATIONERY OFFICE i Ba ld ED Sas G77H), 6.966 35000 aE KK, Gea? 1 ENEMY WEAPONS PART I.—GERMAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND ANTI-TANK GUNS 1-2 GM. (79 in.) A.AJATE, GUN (2 CM. FLAK 30). (See Figs. 1-5) 1, General The 2 cm, Flak 90 was introduced into the German Navy in 1990 and into the German Air Force in 1935, Tt bas been the main armament of light A.A. unite throughout the war, and has also been tised against A.P.Vs., MT, MG, posts, ete. ‘The, gun i fd by a fat Dox-trageaine ind ib revo-aperateg, Tt hae a detachable base and is provided with automatic and single shot mechanism. The trigger mechanism is pedal-actuated, Sights used are either the Flakvisier 35 or the Linealvisier 21. ‘The gun may be mounted on road or railway vehicles. It.is normally transported on a single- axle trailer whith can be M.T., horse- or man-drawn. The gun and its mounting may also be split into loads for transport aver rough couatry, ‘The weapon is normally fired with its mounting on the ground and with the trailer removed. It can, however, be fired from the trailer at both ground and aerial targets in an emergency, rough triverse being obtained by moving the trailer, so ag TAREE Ie for use nguiot ground targets is at Appendix A, and a high angle trajectory chart i . nee 2. Data i, General Moszle velocity (H.E.) : 2,950 fs. (AP): 2695 te, . {A.P.40): 9,270 is. Maxitoum hoviacotal tebge 820 yards, Maxicaum vertical range: 12,100 ft. Gychie rate of fire : 280 xp. Practical ste of fre 120 span, Weigh ington 34 owt. Weight ia draught : 15 ewt, Weight of barrel: 40 ib Weight of piece : 141 1b. Length of Barrel : $1-2 jas. (66 eats, ‘Length of rifing + 45:6 ins. (57-97 cals.) Recoil of bavrel: 1-38-1-77 ins. Elevation : 12 degrees to +90 degrees, ‘Traverse : 960 degrees (approx. 40 degrees on wheel). Cooling ; Frequent barzel change. fi, Operational Umitations with Flakvister 38 ‘Target speed : 16 m.ph, to 270 mph. Range (A.A. fire) : 980 f. to 6,560 ft. Range (land and.sea targets) »0 to 2,950 yards, . Maximum target angle of dive : 60 degrees, ‘Maxinmnin angle of climb » 20 degrees. Elevation : 12 degrees to -+90 degrees, Lateral spotting comections : 43 degrees. ‘Vertical spotting corrections: $f degrees. i, Limitations with Linealvisier 21 “Target speed : 24 m,p.b, to 335 m.p.h. Range (A.A. fre) : 880 it. to 6,400 fe Range (land aud sea targets) : 110 yards to 1,750 yards. ‘Target angle of dive or climb | No limits, * iv. Ammunition EE tao "Ball destroying) HE Inert densoytee & AD Tracer Shell ¢Sulpbus ing) AB, Inomaiory ‘Tresor ‘Bill (Phosphorus Sling) ALB. rooer Shell ‘ghar aa for inging ox 3ring farguie. Traoe gegen tore ee a Tote | tien | az some | edo AAR nw roto, | radia: faz. sous | er oe 1 ata pa. Woaeor | nasi. | az. so | oto aad Ds. risen | ‘sin Now | bee even, [oie | sone | tiger, wooo’. | ten “Angaloy bleak, Projeotde yolow. Tay have wits baa” 7 Anaulaa Wok Projectile yellow. senshis black, Projectile yellow Aegan, Anualue blaoky projgtila inci wich ‘yale ‘band, 0 stead | “Anetis en Mean steals wes eT anode In white sbore yellow snd. proipatile “lack wit low bar, "Bat of shall prayed Shek ed ens fr lo a ‘Noze.—Tropieal loading on the above rounda is ndleated by « 3 miro. red bead above the driving band. ¥. Penetration of homogencous armour (@) Firing 4.P. shell Range Thickness of armour (wards) ‘in mon, 0° Normal 100 ae ae ol 200 28 (1-14 i 44 (173 ins.) 300, 41 (1-81 ins.) 400 38 (1-50 ins.) (0) Firing A.P.40 shot eae, Thickness of armour Normal 100 57 (224 ins.) 200 52 (2.05 ins.) 300 48 (1-89 ins.) 400 43 (1-69 ins.) i. Moving parts (a) Ths barval slides in the body with the barrel extension. It is assembled tothe extension by an interrupted thread and is secured radially by a catch housed in the barrel extension, A combined muzzle brake and flash eliminator is screwed to the muzzle and retained by » catch. (b) The barrel extension is slotted on the right and left sides for ejection and feed respectively. At the rear itis open at the top for the passage of the accelerator 1ug on the breech block, and at the bottom to accommodate the locking piece and its catch. A lug is provided on the top to actuate the accelerator : a recess beneath receives the barrel tetura spring sleeve stud, A spring ejector is housed on the ieft side. S Fig, 12 ca, (79m) AAJATR, Gun (2 cx, FLax 90) (READY FOR TRANSPORT) (@) The breech block has a lug on the top for accelerator contact aud cocking action. It houses ‘the breech face, firing pin and lever, and extractor. ‘The front is recessed for the cartridge bese, and the rear end has a projection underneath, which forms a locking shoulder at the rear anda bent for ‘the sear at the frost, ii, Stationary parts {a) he body is formed to receive the barel extension, and has a pur of trunnion holes towards ‘the front, A magazine housing is provided on the left, and the right side ia slotted for ejection. ‘The locking cam and hammer lug shoulder is situated in a recess below the breech block way. ‘The batrel return spring, bufler spring, buffer, rod and sleeve are housed io a casing secured to the body at the rear. - The accelerator is pivoted on top and the rear is closed by the hinged body extension. The magasine catch, breech catch, and breech catch lever are housed at the back of the magazine opening. : (8) The body cover is hinged to the body at the front and secured by a catch at the rear. It houses the retum spring, sleeve and guide, The cocking handle slides in a groove on the right side. (6) The body extension is hinged near the rear end of the body and is sccured by a rotatable transverse pin, Traversing handles on each side form a pivot for « rotary trigger, which carries the scar and safety mechanism, providing automatic and single shot fire. The salety catch and breech block buffer are situated at the rear, aud the unlocking cam at the front. (@) The magarine is of the flat-box type and holds twenty ronnds in twa staggered rows. 4, Action of the mechaniam i. Preparation for firing Pull the cocking handle smartly to the rear and return the handle to the forward position. The ‘breech block will now be retained in the rear position by the breech catch. Fit a full magarine. This disengages the breech catch and allows the breech block to travel forward slightly until it is retained by the sear. i, Automatic tire (a) Forward travel of the breech block.—On operating the left trigger, the trigger stud withdraws Yhe sear from its bent on the breech block. The breech block return spring then reacts and drives ‘the breech block forward, the latter forcing a round aut of the magazine into the chamber and also ‘eburning the accelerator ‘to its forward position, . {0 Femard movement ofthe Brel end breuch ching — The sear bent on te breech back rleases {ho locking piece catch, and the extractor engages the sim of the cartridge in the chamber. The barrel return spring thea reacts and the breech block, barrel extension aod barrel travel forward together. ‘During this ‘the locking piece rides up the locking cam, and ‘engages the locking face on the breech block, 80 locking the breech. = a jorcard movement and firing —During the closing stages of the forward ee he Mme fotated by tad witha stop the ‘Bring pin forward and striking the cap. At this moment the forward movement is terminated by the barrel extension abutting on its stop ia the body. (a) Rearward travel of the barrel, Barrel axlension and breech block.—On recail taking place, the above are driven to the sear compressing the breech block return spring. After travelling approxim. ‘ately 1 in,, the rear end of the locking piece rides up 8 cam on the body extension, 20 rotating the barrel and barrel extension is then terminated by barrel buffer action; they are then retained by {¢) Extraction and ejection —The bieech block continues to travel to the rear, extracting and ejecting the expended case, Rearward travel of the breech block is then terminated by full com- Fic, 2-2 cat. (98 tr) A.AJA.TR. Gum (2 cu. Plax 30) Mouse 1. Sub Mounting, 2 Carage Body. ‘8. Cradle. * 12, Blevation Arm, 4. Elevation Hand Wheel. 5. Traversing Hand Wheel. &. Slipper. 15, Travelling Clasnp, 1 2 . Slipper. 2, Carriage Body. 7, Compensator, 13, Sight Bracket Arm, 3. Cradle, 9, Firing Pedal (Automatic), 14. Transmission (Carriage to Sight). 4. Elevation Hand Whetl. 10. Layer’s Seat. 15, Travelling Clamp. 5, Traversing Hand Wheel. 11. r 16. Compensator Lock, Fi, 9-2 cm, (7936) AAJATE, Gun 2 om. FLax 90) Mounmixa 10 resin of a rtur spring and abate onthe buf nthe body extonnon. ‘This comple the {Eycle of action and ifthe trigger is stil bel, tho gun will continue to fre until the magezine i empty. ) Empty magaring.—When the magasine is empty, a stud on the magazine platform depresses the space ea sad reste magne Fe area thee cattas bene the padtor tan breech block and retains the later in fie rear position. Cease fre before inagacine is empty.—On releasing the trigges, the sear rises and retains the rae pot the tar poten Pain than cones wit tne breech open. ‘ii, Single shot fire Onoperation of the right trigger, the trigger stud rotates the sear, withdrawing the sear from the breech block bent and releasing the breech block. ‘On further movement of the trigger, cam action withdraws the stud from the sear which rises again under the influence of its spring, ready to retain the breech block on its retura to the rear position. ‘On releasing the trigger, the latter returns wnder spring action, and the trigger stud re-engages tho oor, ready for sear release when tho trigger is again rotated. 5. Stripping and assembling for cleaning and inspection 1, To strip the gun Ensure that the breech is closed. To remove the barvei-Raise the barrel catch clear of the retaining groove. Turn the barrel to ‘the left until the stop face contacts the barrel catch, ‘Withdraw the barrel fram the body. the bottom of the gum, and lover out of position’ with e screwdriver ; the unit will now from the barrel extension, Depress the body cover catch stop, push forward the body cover ‘and raise the body cover until if rests on the body. Grasp the accelerator and pul the breech block to the rear until the locking piece is dépreseed Sere a eh Rot en aE Phe are ae Gace u and retained by its catch. Tur the body extension locking lever down to the unlocked position, swing the body extension downwards 90 degrees, and remove the breech block from the body. To remove the firing pin froni she breech block—Remove the firing pin lever axis pin and Sring pin lever, . Withdraw the fring pin, * ‘To-remove the breech face from the breach block —Place a screwdriver under the claw of the extractor, and lever the extractor ont of the breech block, Rotate the breech face and lift out. To remove the barrel extension.—Lift out the accelerator, Hold the breech-catch fully ont, and veithdrew the barrel extension from the body. Terence te bach beh rr spring gui gu ene Sopport She broth Wort rng guide, dopress the breech block return spiing guide catch, aad eaze out the guide, spring, and sleeve: i, Assemble in reverse order noting that: (@) When replacing the barrel exteaaion, it ancetnty to hold the broth eatch out to eee that the safety arm is Bush with the side of the extension and that the locking piece is comectiy positioned. b) When replacing the barrel return spring unit, it is necessary to slam it into engagement, coving to the all conpresion fe riage ns ther stripping is unnecessary for cleanidg, and in any case should on'y be undertaken by ‘qualified person, Note —To avoid risk of personal injury, special care should be taken to prevent the body cover from falling from the raised position, : 6. Preparation for firing . ‘Seo that the gun is normally lubricated and the bore of the barrel dry. i. Note: The gun fires when the breech closes . Set the safety catch lever to" F” (FIRE), Pull the cocking handle smartly to the rear until 2 ‘the breech block is retained by the breech catch ; return the cocking haridle to the forward position, ‘Insert a filled magazine into its recess in the left side of the body, ‘where it will be retained by the tnaguzine catch The breech catch is now seleased and the breech block is retained by the sear. ‘Set the safety catch lever to "S’" (SAFE), Single rounds can be fred by rotating the right trigger. For automatic fire rotate the left trigger,” During continuocs fre, the bare! mua be changed after @ magasines (120 rounds). It Pe it should be changed after 80—100 rounds, ii, To unload Set the safety catch lever to"'S."” . Pash the magazine catch lever to the right and remove the magazine, ‘Ensure that the chamber is empty. = i, Notes . 2 (a) Always set the gun to SAFE when, not actually firing, (The safety catch lover is at the sear ofthe body extension.) : (©) Tf, when cocking, the bartel extension is not pulled far enough back for the unlocking ramp to throw the locking piste into engngeaient with its catch, reaction of the barrel relat epeigg wil cause the locking pitve to jan the breech block, ‘This jam can be cleared by two men Pulling the barrel slightly t9 the rear and thea sllowing it to go forward. ‘Ibis ievperative to heep clear of the mule () If the breech is closed when the magazine is not astembled, pull the breech catch out of engagement by ade, plow releasing the soe : pull Special note—Do not on anyaccount push the breech block forward until the chamber is = Teta ctr to alae tn teach cata if angthor man ule tho ao oe al ae by sana of tht ccaking hain, tad then tetra tho ott banda the orerd pon, NY Ne Bn eeae BY 7. The carriage ” The carriage, which is of the trailer type, is highly mobile and can be easily attached to any vehicle ‘by a single shackle fixing, eoomchen eng otimastina= * * i, The chassis : This is knowa as ths Sonderauhdnger S1 (Trailer 5t) and bas. two rubber tyred wheels. A ‘three-point anchorage takes thie mounting. It consists of two anchors on the froat of the chassis snd shackle pin atlachment at the rene,” The truveling stiy is folded at the ace of the maa chassis structure. A magazine box holding ons smagazing ‘to the right hand ‘wing, and a tool-box to the left, 8, The mounting This ina complete unit an is detached trom the chassis aa explained in para, 9, it (a)' The sub-mounting rests on three adjustable feet, by which the mounting can be levelled. A spirit level and an adjustable layer's acat-aro fitted, “The traversing bandwheel is directly fb Ratt leet, “Travers i 39 21 minutes per tora of the handwheel, (2) Ths cradle is mounted on two journals forming the axis. The cradle is elevated and dlepreated by operating the handwhee! oa the right sie of the cradle,” Elevation is 4 degroos ‘7 minutes pet tara of the bandwhcel. ‘Tie compenstors are springiotded and connected to tbe ett and right ofthe cradle, Bufier housing, ‘slide, and gun anchorages are ftted in the ceatre of the cradle, Recoil is. ‘by bafier springs inside the cradle, (@) Mothod of firing. The gun is fired by fiot-pedals. This leaves both the layer’s hands free, 8. The sights ‘Tho sights used with the 2 cm, Flak 90 are the Flakvisier 35 and Linsalvisier 21, The successful sue of both sights depends on the accurate provision of range, Each German detachment includes a — eo 4 : qange-ter equipped with « potable 1 mite base finder, Although it may ase stereoscopic range-finder, ' ‘to use a forward area beecpedient tone a forward aon sight with captured equipasnt, short notee on the very efective -Flakvisler 38, (See Fig. 4)" . ‘his sight is'of the reflecting-mirror type with a data calculating mechanism. The reflector sight is stinated by a batery i eet of 26 layers seat "A wits feorbined dees) oor eens ‘the sight is on the main bracket to the left of the layer. . The base of the computor (A) consists of & rectangular block on which are two arvow indicators, This. block carries the bottom horizontal cproty dad wie povsncd etacesnapsag atch, By peeing this etch ned teing le econgaat wa a " eat ‘ible te horizontal dial (3) ia also tarned. This acdon gets the aight on the couse ofthe target, ‘Near the arrow poinfs are two knurled knobs (M) which, when preased and turned, rotate the ‘black arrows on the vertical dials (C) situated above the base of the course indicator. ‘These dials cor fbove the conte dal 9a al (D} coreSponing to range to tget. This operated by trang a ion range to target. This is the handwhee! (F) immodiately below the ball nd sirup lent 3 Immediately above the range dial is another dis! (6) with various coloured markings. These ‘markings correspond to those shown in the correction bax (H), and show the corrections to be mede to TE. at high angles of sight. ‘The top dial ig rotated by two knurled imnoba (K) a0d is set to ‘Newt to the correction box are two small rotatable scales used for corrections from observation of tracer-during firing. They are also used for ground shooting. Tastructions for use ‘The layer should be put roughly on target at the start, If this is not done, corrections will be altered when the gut’is elevated, Set all dials to zero. Set course of target. t range, Set a1 ‘dive. Note position of pointer in correction box. Set range to target to the mark corresponding to that shown in correction box, fi, Linealvisier 21. (See Fig. 5) ‘This ie a direct A.A. sight embodying speed, and sange adjostment Pecan ots arin ir vas gals oo Sa ae Range is et by lend ae the ange i nereged 7 nnn oer OF th Cartwheel ype foresight, than inreaing the range is Vie ring lofeeght (8) a rotatable, “te, enabling eure of the tages to be at A bar (2) showing speed from 11 to 150 metres ‘the foresight, Raa tlaeemee ‘ar can also be adjusted to the angle of dive or climb. ‘The bucksight (6) consists cf an apsreure ed between two layers of non splintering glass set at 45 degrees to the horizontal bar, ‘HOSES walectar eight o the Fakvaer 96 mst be emnoved before toa eal Wvisier can be assembled ‘No. §—Range-taker. ‘Two further mea, if available, act as ammunition aumbers, ‘The following are notes on the drill to be employed by British troops :-— “4, Detachment ‘Tap detachment will consiat of a detachment commander end ebx mea. The service of the sub-ecction is divided between thom a follows D.C. The detachment commander ie fa command of the sub-section, and is responsible for the tactical control of the sub-section, and the election and identification of targets Flakelster 35: Linealviter 21 2 Ratgiaotee Rilgcetier, S. Course-setter. Course setter. 4. Loader, : Loader. 5. Ammunition supply. Ammunition supply. 6. Ammunition supply. * ‘Ammunition supply. AL To come into action Detachment commander dismounts and places himeelf where he can ses when the gun is in the ‘required position. 18 ! | Detachment commander “HALT — ACTION.” ‘The detachment dismounts. 2 and 3 go to the engine draught comector, and disconnect the gun from the tractor, 3 orders or ai rive on.”, and the tractor moves on about five yards, sures hot Ub cupporcas ln Od Cia sagas ncnghe conch 1 age. pean 80 vecurgd by the sping lp, and 9 bear down on te engine draught coonestor not dhe nounting i reting on the ground, FERN rey tas Mlolies proved stohty tho nenating sewectl alieving the diaein be a 8 "I lowered to the ground. ‘The hooks of the carriage’ will now be free from the eyes in the chassis, and 2 and 3 wheel the carriage clear of the gun. 1 unlocks the tra stay by withdrawing the locking pin, and ston i by swinging tt upwards tl it is held by the clip provided. A unlocks the travelling clarap. To jevel ost on the front two levelling screws. | They raise the handles of 1, who orders "2 raise, 3 lower ” (or vice versa), ‘and, under 2 on the right, 3 on the left, tal of the levelling screws and, under ier Handles unt hat ani i eveled, 3 then gots to the rear leveling bu ee Ei ” “Detachment commander in a pouition in which he cam best see the wécking of his detactiment, and. can, observe the fire. 1 in the seat. . ‘ |, 2 with Flakvisier 35 on the lett of the mounting, facing the rangé knob; with Lineslvisier 21 on right of gon, facing range knob. "vith Hiakvisier $5 in tet reat of & behind the sight roechaoismn ; with Lineslviser 25 on the Son a nk of the funy facing the magasine open on of the gun, facing ine opening. 5 and 6 with the ammanition. om : “LOAD”, «1 sete the safety catch to“ F” (FIRE). 1 pulls the cocking handle smartly to the rear until the breech block is retained by the breech (a) TE when cocking, the cocking handle is not pulled fully to the rear, the breech block may 4 ihaat Mais way, ulna, Gl € ose he Bad saaty Wo the Se Bien release 5 ) Reloading in sction.—The gun remains cocked when the magazine empties; 4 therefore ) Refemotes the enpiy saghrios and ines weak ous vi. To fire 1 sets the safety catch 'to ““F”" (FIRE). ‘Automatic fire:- 1 operates the left pedal. Single shot: # operates the right pedal. v vi, To unload Detachment commander -— * “UNLOAD”. seta the safety lever to “S" (SAFE) and reports “Safe, 4 pushes the siagitine lover to the fer and Temowes ho tagulne 4 examines the chamber to see that the gun is clear. To close the breech, 4 depresses the breech catch by hand, 1 sets the aafety catch to."F and fires with either pedal, » W sets the safety catch to" S”* and reporta " Safe’, vii, To change barrels ‘Detachment commasider “ UNLOAD— CHANGE BARRELS", . The gun having been unloaded, 6. raises the barrel catch clear of the retaining grooves and it as soon a6, the barrel is: . 5 and 6 turn the barrel anti-clockwise until the stop face on the barrel comes against the barre) = a As a sae (HOA enero towards the barrel catch. Ee ee pon ge pet en eee Notes.— (@) The barrel should be changed after six magazines (120 rounds) have been fred. «a ea age rt vin, 2 Procedure on an aircraft target being indicated Detachment cotamander :— “PLANE,” and indicates the target to 1. ‘Ho orders speed isi kilometres per hour (1 kilometre==-62 miles). _ (0) With Flakvisier 85. 2 ets in speed, He seta in rango according to his estimetion of the range of the target and thereafter will alter range according to his observation of line of sight rounds. In the ‘Ebgence of line of sight rounds, he keeps the range up to date by estimation, 4 inserts @ magazine. . nf f switches on the graticule light end lays on the target sind reports “On”. 3 matches the course of the target. : 2 reports “Steady” when all data have been act, Detachment commander orders ‘* Engage'” whet he hes identified the target as hostile, 1 fires when he estimates the target range has fallen to 3,000 metres, He * coe ee ee cakac of ihe age. Detahtnen comand dams verti ‘or lateral corrections as necessary. ‘These are set by 3. (@) With Linealvisior 22. ‘The procedure is the seme as above, ‘that apeed is appliéd, not by 2, but by 1, usin ‘the speed mark on the sight ber ordered by TEs descend comtmander, He'vcops Cais apond ‘mark ordered, the back-sight and the target continuously aligned, Corrections to bring round ‘on to the line of sight are made by 8 observing the tracer and altering the alignment of the sight bar with: the aircraft. 22. Notes.— 1, The rules for alterution of range on observation of line of sight rounds are :— Observation ‘Range decreasing Pius Decrease om Bit Decrease tg Bai Minus Leave i increasing Plus Leave oe Bit Taerease a : ‘Minus Increase 7 2, With Flakvisier 95 the range drom is gracuated in hundreds of metres from 0 to 27. 9: he cra wd borin creping crus on the Flv 95 are eradunted in my every ‘tenth gradation being numbered. 1 degree equ ils (appro), 45 dogrees equal ~ 800 mals (exactly). : 4, With Linealvisier 21, 3 sets the foresight paralle! to the course of the target and matches the cfose-bar with the fuselage of the aircraft to give the direction af aim-of, 'S, With Linealvisier 21, 2 by setting range moves the foresight towards or away from the Dacksight, The rauge scale is graduated from 100 to 1,600 metces. x. Procedure for engaging ground targets : ‘The gun has litte penetration beyond 200 yards, but sustained fire may cause suficient damage to diablo the tank. ‘The of heavy tanks should not be attomped except im self deteme cor in combination with other fre, Ordinary motor transport is ‘up 01,500 yards, Detachment commender . TANK" and indicates tho Target to: 1. , ‘He orders ringe in metres (a suitable range is 400, correcting by two hundreds), _ . x8 (@) With Flakvisier 35, 2 ests the range ordered on the range drum. D.C. orders lead in degrees. 2 vets the lead ordered in mils (cer para. ix, Note 5}. 1 switches om the graticule light and lays on the target and reports " On”. DG orders” Engage” whoa he bas ientifed the tare os hove. 3 fires, (0) With Linealvisier 21. + 1. Using the oped sight, which is the more practica! for use against lind targets. 2 sets the index to" ERDE" end then.sets the range ordered by means of the range nob D.C. orders lead in longths of tanks, eg., “ Right one tank". aq} lays on the target and reports “On”, and fires when he hes received the order ‘+ paguge’” from the DC, : 2, Using the sight. : . 2 sets range as in 1. 3 sets the foresight parallel to the course of the target, and matches the cross-bar with the direction of travel of the target. ee ‘D.C. orders speed in metres per sécond. (See note below! 1 lays with the centre of the backsight, the speed-mark onfered on the cross-bar, and the target in line, and reports ‘ On”. ; 1 fires when he has received the order “ Engage” from the D.C. ‘NotegTie fr speed mark from the centre js marked 11 tmetres per second, which corresponds to 4 va.ph. xi, To cease tiring Detachment commander orders :— . “UNLOAD — CEASE FIRIN ‘The gun having been unloeded, 1 releaiee the traveling stay, depresses the gua and secuits stacy tae Shain Oy peas at ae Ring pak ed Sa an 2 aod 3 wheel the carriage into position, and raising the mounting by means of the handles, engage the hooks in the eyes of the chassis, 2 and 3 Bear down on the engine draught connector, end enable 1 to intert the pin ssouing the, frame to the chassis. 2 and 3 hook the gun into the tractor, 1-2 GM. (79 tn.) A.A/A-TK, GUN (2 GM. FLAK 38) (Ses Fig. 6-8) 1. General ‘This gun was introduced in 1940 to replace the 2 om, Flak ance dose not iar maeSay tr tat of tae suken weapon, apart Korma high eye tate ct Ere ot (ab-100 tee The lnete Boek ‘which prevents rebound of the breech block, is of particular interest, sey be mounted on railway or ead vehicles, Tt is transported on Trader $1. Gun aod mousing muy aloo be split into sux onda P part) or ten nds (Io pert) for tranepert vet Aiicult country. “The weapon is normally fred from its mounting with the trailer removed: It can, however, be fired from the trailer in an emergency, when a traverse of 20 degrees each way is possible. ‘A act may be fitted to catch cartridge cases ejected after fring, (See FUZ,6,) : $ 2. Data i. General ‘Muzzle velocity (HE,) : 2,950: /sec. (AP.) : 2,720 tt jeee. (A240) (estimated) : 9,250 it. sec. ‘Maximum borizontal range : 5,290 yards. ‘Maximum vertical range : 12,400 ft, Cyclic rate of fire: 420-480 r.p.xa, Practical rite of fre: 180-220 r.p.m. ‘Weight in action: 8 ewt, Weight in drought : 142 cwt, ‘Weight of barrel: 40 Ib. “Weight of piece: 123 1b. ‘Length of barrel (with fash eliminator) ; 56-6 ins, Rate of elevation (two speed) ; 4 degrees or 12 degrocs (per turn of lnndwhee!) Rate of traverse {two speed} : 10 degrees or 30 degrees {per turn of handwhec!) Cooling : Fiequent barrel change, i Ammunition ‘The gun fires the same types of ammunition aa the 2 cm, Flak 30, 3. The gun. (See Figs. 7-8} 4. System of operation ‘The mechanism is operated by short barrel recoil and the residual pressure of gas in the bervel. ‘The recoil enlocks the breech and imparts rearward acceleration to the broech block carrier, This seaward socaloration fs asised by the residual pressure of gas in the barrel after unlocking has ‘been completed, ao that the breech block travels back with sulicient force to perform the operations - of extraction, ejection and compression of the return spring. i, Method of storing energy 7 ‘The energy required for closing the breech and cairying a {sesh souitd to the chamber is provided by the return spring, assisted at first by the buffer spring, i 4, Method of supporting the base of the cartridge ‘The breech is locked at the moment of firing by a breech block of the “ Solothura"" type (Lé. of the eame general type as that in the M,G.34) baving a breech block carrier, on the front end of which Sout hoes Hac head yh len and locking eg, |The roll is conjunchon with ele cain surfaces, rotate the breech , caus Tocking engage interrupted anges” in a sleeve on the rear ond of the barrel. A locking catch in the breech block carrier prevents rotation of the breech block: head at the moment of fring fv. Method of preventing rebound of breech block carrier ‘An inertia block, which is arranged to slide in the rear end of the breech block carrier, prevents rebound of the breech block carrier, any tendency to rebound being counteracted by the impact of the inertia block at the end of the forwartt movement. The inertia block also brings about the engagement of the locking catch (see 4, ll. below), vi Cocking mechanism ‘The cocking mechanism i of the chain and handgrip type. ‘The gun can be cocked jn the cSebog nantes an enge to iis bore when Ge pou teat high vetoes, reaing Fie, 62cm, (791) AAJA. Te. Gun (2 em. FLAK 38} i ” vi Feed arrangements The cartridges are fed from a 20-rouad curved box magazine on the left of the gun, ‘The magazine’ is hinged in front and held at the rear by a i Pe magazine sung forward on recoval, "aes "t seme

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