8.8cm Flak 18,36/KwK36 ammunition

RB Kit # 72P12

All guns in the label of this set are icons of WW2. While the KwK36 (used on the Tiger I) was not derived from the Flak18/36 it shared the same ammunition, with the exception of the primer.

In this set you get 12 (hollow) cartridges and 9 separate projectiles. The technical quality of the parts is beyond compare. After trawling the internet and a couple dozen books, I think I was able to identify the rounds as

• Spgr.Patr. L/4.5
• Pzgr.Patr
• Hl.39 (HEAT) ?

Surprisingly, I only found measurements for the Pzgr.Patr. [1]. Its shell should be 570mm, while the complete round should measure 873mm. At 11.96 and 7.79mm the round scales out at 1/73, which is close enough for me. Caliber-wise, they are closer to 1/76, which still is not noticeable, even to the trained eye.
Obviously the shells would be the same for the other two types of rounds, and while I don't have any exact measurements, their relative sizes look very close to the original.

References

[1] Tigr boevoe primenenie germanskih tjaželyh tankov (cyrillic), Tornado.

Sample bought with author's pocket money.

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Article Last Updated: 08 November 2015