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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the anti-aircraft artillery (aaa) category.
01 / Overview
10.5 cm FlaK 38
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1937–1945
Quantity
4,200
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) · INTERWAR PERIOD
7
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the anti-aircraft artillery (aaa) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Service Entry Year1937
- Combat Weight10,224 kg
- Crew10
- Carriage / Platformstatic mount
- In ServiceYes
◈Ordnance5MOD.5
- Calibre105 mm
- Barrel Length (calibres)52.8
- Ordnance Typeanti-aircraft gun
- Breech TypeHorizontal semi-automatic sliding-block
- Recoil SystemHydro-Pneumatic
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Maximum Range (standard)11.4 km
- Muzzle Velocity881 m/s
- Rate of Fire (sustained)15
- Elevation-3° to +85°
- Traverse360°
◇Ammunition3MOD.3
- Projectile Weight15.1 kg
- Ammunition Types105 × 769 mm. R
- Precision-Guided RoundNo
◆Fire Control3MOD.3
▤Mobility3MOD.3
⬢Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length6.648 m
- Width2.4 m
- Height2.9 m
▲Production2MOD.2
- Total Production4,200
- Production Start1,936 year
◎Self-Propelled Chassis1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1937Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1945Production ended
89
years in service
8
years in production
4,200
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) RANKING Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
36ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)7INTERWAR PERIOD · ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)228GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS9PERFORMANCE/PRICE · ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)
ⓘ Rankings are within theAnti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
Recoil system using a combination of liquid and compressed gas to absorb and return energy from firing.
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