davebender
1st Lieutenant
"In Service" and "in mass production" aren't the same thing. Small numbers of modern 8.8cm Flak18 were in service as soon as the weapon was accepted by RLM.
Production Stats on German Tube-fired Weapons 1939-1945
1939. 183 x 8.8cm Flak produced.
15 weapons per month is not mass production.
1940. 1,130 x 8.8cm Flak produced.
This is mass production.
Production Stats on German Tube-fired Weapons 1939-1945
1939. 183 x 8.8cm Flak produced.
15 weapons per month is not mass production.
1940. 1,130 x 8.8cm Flak produced.
This is mass production.