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## About This Content
IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles series is more than just a combat flight-
simulator, it is also a combined arms environment that includes our newly
built anti-aircraft weapons system – the Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38! This mobile
anti-aircraft gun shoots a 20mm HE or AP round that can shoot down enemy
planes or attack enemy ground targets with rapid fire!
Our Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 can be used in both single-player and multiplayer
scenarios and includes several custom-made missions to demonstrate its ability
at knocking down enemy planes. Also, you can play as the driver, gunner or
commander and lead your team into deadly combat. Multiplayer supports multi-
crew gameplay so you and your buddies can all man one truck together and work
as a team! Most AAA systems in WWII were actually operated by a team of
soldiers or sailors, not just a single person as popular movies or even other
video games would have you believe.
Custom skins are also supported and we include summer and winter paint schemes
to match your environment and better hide from the enemy. We also include
support for our Tactical Code system so you can assign custom markings to your
half-track.
The Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 also includes a detailed damage model with Dynamic
Visual Damage support, so your half-track will bear the scars of battle and
take realistic looking damage.
## History
The Sd.Kfz. 10 or Sonderkraftfahrzeug (special motorized vehicle) was a German
half-track that saw action throughout World War II and on all fronts in Europe
and North Africa. Its main role was as a prime mover for small towed guns or
liquid agents and it could also carry eight troops. Different models could be
specialized for a wide range of duties.
It was powered by a Maybach 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline engine. It had a
semi-automatic Maybach Variorex-transmission with seven forward and three
reverse gears. It could attain 65 km/h (40 mph), while the cruising speed was
45 km/h (28 mph). Steering was performed by both the front wheels and
caterpillar treads. Shallow turns were done using the front wheels and sharper
turns were done using the treads with one braking like a tank would.
Sd.Kfz. 10 /5 carried the Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun in its rear bed and fired
a 20mm projectile. The Flak 38 was an improvement over the older Flak 30
design and it had a rate of fire of 220 rounds per minute and weighed 420
Kilograms. Its use was ubiquitous throughout the war in all German theaters of
operation and was the most produced artillery piece of the war by the Germans.
Later designs mounted four Flak 38 cannons together for an added punch. The
Flak 38 could also be towed by trucks or other vehicles when not mounted on
Sd.Kfz. 10 half-tracks. In the right hands, this gun was deadly to low flying
Allied fighters.
Dimensions:
Unladen weight ~4900 kg
Length: 4.8 m
Width: 2.4 m
Height: 2.4 m
Clearance: 310 mm
Powerplant and Performance:
Engine: Maybach HL42 TRKM, petrol
Maximum power: 100 HP at 2800 RPM
Maximum RPM: 3000 RPM
7 speed gearbox
Maximum road speed:
1st: 5.9 kph
2nd: 9.6 kph
3rd: 13.9 kph
4th: 21.4 kph
5th: 33.2 kph
6th: 51.4 kph.
7th: 69.6 kph.
Reverse 1st: 5.9 kph
Reverse 2nd: 9.6 kph
Reverse 3rd: 13.9 kph
Maximum offroad speed: 25 kph
Internal fuel tanks capacity: 90 l
Engine oil system capacity: 12 l
Engine coolant: 18 l. of water
Endurance range: 260 km
Maximum oil consumption: 1 l/h
Protection:
6 mm rolled armor plated frontal shield
Armament:
Model: Flak 38 Autocannon (rifled 20 mm)
Barrel length: 65
Elevation: +85°..-12°
Ammo: up to 280 rounds (14 clips, 20 rounds per clip)
Rate of fire: 450 rounds per minute
Turret drive: mechanical, 6 seconds per rotation
Ammunition:
2 cm Pzgr. L’spur armour piercing solid (AP): 148 g, 780 m/s, 33 mm at 500 m
2 cm Spgr.Patr. high explosive (HE): 115 g, 880 m/s, 6 g explosives
Gunsights:
Schwebekreis Visier 38 mechanical AA gunsight
ZF 3×8 telescopic gunsight for engaging ground targets
Reserve iron sights
IL-2 Sturmovik: Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 Anti-Aircraft Gun