![Lone Sentry: 88-mm German Antitank Gun Used in France, General Data (WWII Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 51, October 1944) Lone Sentry: 88-mm German Antitank Gun Used in France, General Data (WWII Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 51, October 1944)](https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt/pics/88mm-german-wwii-flak-pak-43-41-antitank.jpg)
Lone Sentry: 88-mm German Antitank Gun Used in France, General Data (WWII Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 51, October 1944)
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? -
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? -
![Lone Sentry: The New 88 and Its Carriages (German Panzers, 88mm Flak, Jagdpanther, Royal Tiger, Tiger II) (WWII Intelligence Bulletin) Lone Sentry: The New 88 and Its Carriages (German Panzers, 88mm Flak, Jagdpanther, Royal Tiger, Tiger II) (WWII Intelligence Bulletin)](https://lonesentry.com/new88mm/ximg1-german88mm.jpg)