Luftwaffe Field Division 88mm Flak 37 by Warlord Games

Luftwaffe Field Division 88mm Flak 37

Originally developed as the Flak 37 8.8 cm (or eighty-eight, as it was known to the Allied forces), it had a high muzzle velocity to enable it to reach the greater ranges of modern bombers at the time. This would make it an exceptionally deadly anti-tank weapon, as many Allied tank crews would learn to their own peril. The 88 could also be used as a conventional artillery piece—as one infantryman remarked, the 88 was "anti-everything."

The 88 can, in extreme cases, fire while still attached to its mobile cart and could be fully deployed on its cruciform firing platform to be ready to fire in about two and a half minutes.

Many 88s were equipped with a large shield, although there were many examples where this was omitted. As such a large and heavy weapon, it could only be towed by larger vehicles such as the Sd.Kfz. 7 half-track.
The 88 saw service during the Spanish Civil War and on all fronts where the Germans fought in World War II. Capable of penetrating armor plates up to 108 mm thick at ranges of up to 1,100 meters, the 88s gained prominence during their deployment in the Western Desert, where they were one of the few weapons capable of engaging the British Matilda II infantry fighting vehicles. A similar scenario unfolded on the Eastern Front, as the 88 was among the few weapons capable of combating the new Soviet KV heavy tanks.

The Flak 37 was the last production iteration of the 88, almost identical to the Flak 36 except for the updated instruments, which allowed for a higher degree of autonomy in fire control.

This Flak 37 kit comes with 8.8 cm shells and shell casings and can be built for both traversing and raising purposes - neither enemy armor nor aircraft are safe!

Includes:
- 8.8 cm Flak 37 (plastic)
- 7-man air force crew (metal)
- Action Statistics Map
- Full-color water slide sticker sheet
- Construction brochure

The models included are unassembled and unpainted. Paints and glue are not included.