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8-barrel 20mm AA gun???
orangelion03
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Posted: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 01:32 PM UTC
Found a photo of this beast. It is identified as a SMK-18 UI, but I am unable to find anything else on this beast other than the photo. Does anyone know anything more?? Fascinating piece of AAA. The base looks a lot like a German Behelfslafette.

Must have made a hell of a racket...

captnenglish
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Posted: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 02:43 PM UTC
Don't have any info on it, but that is a wicked cool gun.
sdk10159
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Posted: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 03:56 PM UTC

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Found a photo of this beast. It is identified as a SMK-18 UI, but I am unable to find anything else on this beast other than the photo. Does anyone know anything more?? Fascinating piece of AAA. The base looks a lot like a German Behelfslafette.

Must have made a hell of a racket...



I don't have much more to add, but what I know is this. It is an experimental Flak gun, one of a series of 4. It's proper name is 20mm AA gun SMK-18U1 (Salvenmaschinenkanone Typ 4)
preusse
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Posted: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 04:38 PM UTC
check nuts and bolts of Germany the got a two Volume book of german experimental flak guns. This Show more photos of this gun.
easyco69
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 01:03 AM UTC
Found a model http://suthhobby.blogspot.ca/2012/08/sdkfz11-w-flak-smk-18-type-2.html
Frenchy
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 04:38 AM UTC
Here's another view of the Typ 4 :



What about the other Typ ?

Typ 1 :





Typ 2 :



Typ 3 :



H.P.
orangelion03
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 02:15 PM UTC
Thanks for the informative responses and great photos! Both types!! For some reason, I thought it was a Soviet design. They Type 1 looks like a pipe organ or calliope.
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