25084 - German 88mm Flak Gun Commander and Ammunition Handler Clash of Empires finally fled the South to

finally fled the South to freedom

Moving forward the Para with the Sten prepares to throw a grenade at the enemy while his mate carries the Lee Enfield rifle

Germany had plans for the invasion of England (Operation Sealion) but needed air superiority in order to achieve their goals

Our figure shows Grimminger presenting the flag

25084 - German 88mm Flak Gun Commander and Ammunition Handler Clash of Empires finally fled the South toGerman Flak Crewman and Officer The full crew for a Flak 36 37 was eleven men: 2 gunners, 1 loader, 1 fuze setter, 5 ammunition handlers, 1 commander and a driver. A trained crew could deploy a gun in 2 12 minutes and fire at a ground target up to nine miles away a distance that exceeded almost every Allied tanks main armament range. Although originally designed as an anti aircraft gun it proved to be a superb anti tank gun as well. The standard anti