88 mm Flak Gun

The 88 mm gun (eighty-eight) was a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from World War II. It was widely used by Germany throughout the war, and was one of the most recognized German weapons of the war. Development of the original models led to a wide variety of guns.

The versatile carriage allowed the eighty-eight to be fired in a limited anti-tank mode when still on wheels,  and to be completely emplaced in only two-and-a-half minutes.  Its successful use as an improvised anti-tank gun led to the development of a tank gun based upon it. These related guns served as the main armament of tanks such as the Tiger I: the 8.8 cm KwK 36, with the "KwK" abbreviation standing for KampfwagenKanone ("Battletank Cannon").

88mm Flak Gun in World War
The 88MM Flak Gun had already established it's self as a tank killer in the North African campaign. After the Race arrived in mid 1942, the Germans found it made a terrific mobile artillery gun against the race.