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german 88-mm flak crucible plattform
stefanuccio
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Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 08:48 AM UTC
hallo all
Is it accurate to display the german 88-mm flak 37 still mounted on its trailer with its crucible plattform fully open?
I herd that this weapon could be fired even without dismountig it from its trailer is it true?
thank for helping me !
ciao stefano
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Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 09:31 AM UTC
Yep.

Seen footage on you tube from old German newsreels of it doing it plus a quick Google pulled this one to the surface. You should try using Google, it's good at finding things

http://www.lonesentry.com/tacticalstudy/tsimage2smx.jpg

Alan
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Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 11:11 AM UTC
hallo alan
thanks very much for your pic and suggestions i am going to try google
the thruth is i broke the seat of the fuse gunner in the tamiya 88-mmflak and i had to glue it back in a deployed position so the side of the plattform is not closing anymore so i have to dispalied on the trailer and with the crucible plattform open do you have any other suggestion about display this model?
It look incredible fro the photo was this a common practice?
thanks for your help!
ciao stefano
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Posted: Friday, August 28, 2009 - 03:27 AM UTC

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hallo all
Is it accurate to display the german 88-mm flak 37 still mounted on its trailer with its crucible plattform fully open?
I herd that this weapon could be fired even without dismountig it from its trailer is it true?
thank for helping me !
ciao stefano


Yes, the cruciform platform legs could be opened out and the gun fired from its wheels in the antittank role, though presumably not in the antiaircraft role.
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