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It's generally an artillery gun designed to fire shells straight forward into the sky to shoot down aircraft. The shells generally exploded next to enemy planes. German AA guns shot down over 37,000 Allied bombers.
Anti aircraft shells have flack or pieces of metal material when they explode this material flys out in many directions something similar to a fragmentation grenade
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoanti aircraft guns are guns that were used against planes to shoot at them either with real bullets or another thing called flak.
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What weapons did the Bismarck use?
The Battleship Bismarck was launched in 1939. It had 12 anti-aircaft guns, 8 15 inch SK/C guns, 2 super firing turrets, 12 L/55 guns, 16 L/83 guns, and a catapult.
Were did most of the fighting occur during the battle of Britain?
In the air with planes and anti-aircraft guns.
What gun is similar to the gatling gun in ww1?
50 cal anti-aircraft
What aircraft carriers used in World War 1?
US Navy: Battleships (14" & 16" guns), Aircraft Carriers (Fleet, Light, Escort), Cruisers (Large 12" guns, Heavy 8" guns, Light 6" guns), Destroyers (5" guns), Destroyer Escorts (3" & 4" guns), Submarines (SS and Gato class).
What were battles in the air between aircraft with attached machine guns in world war 1 called?
They were called dogfights.
What is a sentence with the word anti-aircraft?
The root word "anti" means against, so this term means anything that repels aircraft. The anti-aircraft guns drove the enemy planes away.
What guns shoot at airplanes?
They are known as anti-aircraft guns.
Why is anti aircraft called triple a?
Actually, it is not really called anti-aircraft. It is Anti-Aircraft Artillery, which is the name of artillery (guns) that are designed to destroy aircraft.
What weapons was used in the battal of Britain?
Machine guns in fighter and bomber aircraft, bombs in the Luftwaffe aircraft and anti-aircraft guns in Britain.
Where is Bofu?
Bofors 40MM anti-aircraft guns were produced by the Swedish Firm of BOFORS.
What machine were used in battle of Britain?
The Battle of Britain was an air battle, so mainly aircraft, radar and anti-aircraft guns.
What did the sailors do when pearl harbor was bombed?
They Immediately went to their fighter planes and anti aircraft guns.
What type of gun might a battleship have to use against enemy planes?
anti aircraft guns
What was the job of the anti aircraft guns?
To shoot down the enemies airplanes by using bullets or another thing called flak.
Did Japanese Navy anti aircraft use different colored dyes?
Certainly Japanese surface guns used dyes for each individual ship to spot its own fall of shot but I know of no instance where they were used in anti-aircraft shells.
What is the point of a vehicle carrying anti-aircraft guns if another vehicle has surface to air missiles?
Guns are good for close work, guided missiles are good for long range targets.
What guns were used in the Battle of Midway?
The only guns used at Midway were anti-aircraft guns and guns from torpedo bombers, dive bombers, and fighter planes. Midway, like the Battle of Coral Sea before it, were strictly "naval AIR battles."
