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RE: Was U676 armed with a 3.7 cm/57 Flak M43?
Posted by: Rainer Kolbicz ()
Date: July 19, 2001 10:16PM

<HTML>Hi Nonny

No, U-boats were not armed with the 3.7cm/57 Flak M43. The 3.7cm AA guns installed on U-boats were 3.7cm/69 M42 (longer barrel, six instead of eight rounds per ammunition strip). This weapon was installed in Turmumbau IV in 1944.

Maily type IX U-boats were fitted with a 3.7cm AA gun and a Flakvierling, because they had enough space for the bigger weapon.
U-676 (a type VIIC) was probably fitted with two twin 2cm AA guns or a twin 2cm and a Flakvierling. I was not able to find more information about the arnament of this particular boat. Perhaps someone else know more?

Regards
Rainer</HTML>

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U 676 flak claims. Part 2. Andrey 07/17/2001 02:21PM
RE: U 676 flak claims. Part 2. Rainer Kolbicz 07/17/2001 04:18PM
20mm Flakvierling more than enough to down an Il 2 Nonny 07/18/2001 04:12PM
RE: Flakvierling just enough to perhaps down Il 2 Rainer Kolbicz 07/18/2001 08:48PM
RE: Flakvierling just enough to perhaps down Il 2 Andrey 07/19/2001 03:47PM
Was U676 armed with a 3.7 cm/57 Flak M43? Nonny 07/19/2001 05:04PM
RE: Was U676 armed with a 3.7 cm/57 Flak M43? Rainer Kolbicz 07/19/2001 10:16PM
RE: Flakvierling just enough to perhaps down Il 2 Rainer Kolbicz 07/19/2001 06:44PM


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