What Should Be The Next Limited Edition? (1 Viewer)

[Njja]

He is one after our British friends made a few modest renovations.



Jolly Good Show!


Njja

 

[Rob]

They were certainly something, here are a couple of additional photos I found.

First one is Flak tower, second is roof top, third

shows tower with command tower just visible to right.

Njja

Excellant Pics,thanks for posting them.

Rob

 

[Phantom Warrior]

There is a tv program on either the History Channel or the Military Channel in the Battlefield series. They are rerun fairly often. Each program is 2 hours. The one on Battlefield Berlin spends some time on the 3 mutually supporting flak towers in Berlin. It is hard to believe they could build something that could withstand the heaviest Russian artillery. Of course, if the Russian guns could see the tower (but because of trajectory not hit the 88s on the roof) then the 88s could see the Russian guns. The towers were sited to have excellent unobstructed fields of view over long distances. I believe the Germans even knocked down buildings to achieve this. There was no sneaking up on the towers.

A tower would be a great piece - even just one wall and part of the roof. But even a 4 storey + roof version would be over 2 ft. high. And the cost with a few 88 guns, 20 mm antiaircrat guns and some soldiers would be huge. That is the type of shock and awe piece Figarti might do, but I really cannot see anyone else doing.

Terry

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Here is a photo of what it was like to work on the roof of the Berlin Zoo flaktower. The ammo came up in a lift like shells to the turret of a battle ship. You can just make out some barrage balloons in the distance.

Terry

 

[Capitolron]

Isn't it a shame we don't have another 88mm Gun Set from King & Country !

 

[fmethorst]

Here is another view of the Tiergarten (Zoo) bunker.

The main armament of these towers was the 12.8 cm Flak 40 (some in twin mountings)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.8_cm_FlaK_40

Not only did the guns themselves provide supporting fire througout the battle but each of the towers provided a base of operations.