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Mertzweiller with an 8.8 cm (88 mm) German Flak Gun on the French coast in 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories
What design features made the German 88mm Pak 43 so much better than the allied heavy anti-tank guns (like the US 90mm)? Why wasn't it copied or equaled during the war? -
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