flak gun
Shoots at planes
A flak gun is an anti-aircraft artillery weapon designed to shoot down enemy planes.
The term comes from German *Fliegerabwehrkanone* (aircraft defense cannon), shortened to *Flak*.
These weapons fire explosive shells that detonate at predetermined altitudes, creating bursts of shrapnel: The bomber squadron flew through heavy flak gun fire over Berlin.
- antiaircraftGround-to-sky weaponry
- ack-ackAntiaircraft gunfire
- air defenseProtection from aerial attack
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- tracerPath-marking projectile
shrapnel · burst · heavy fire · artillery · cannon · searchlight · night sky · Luftwaffe · barrage · emplacement · shell · radar · siren · blitz · World War II · turret · explosive · altitude
- Heavy Weaponscannon, howitzer, artillery piece, autocannon, minigun
- air defensesurface-to-air missile, air defense, anti-aircraft, Stinger, surface-to-air missiles
- crew-served weaponsmortar, grenade launcher, howitzer, artillery piece
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- naval weaponstorpedo, cannon, naval mines, torpedoes, depth charge
- mounted weaponsturret, ball turret, barbette, tripod mount, hardpoint
flak gunanti-tank gun
Weapon targeting armored vehicles
field artillery · howitzer · naval gun · mortar · siege gun
flak gunbomber
Explosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
attack aircraft · dive bomber · strategic bomber · artillery piece · siege weapon