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Flakvierling
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:36 am
by Tom Houlihan
Just out of curiosity, since every notation I've ever seen was "Flakvierling," is there any way that "Vierlingsflak" would be a proper word for a 4-barrelled flak gun?
I found this form in a manuscript, and I was wondering...
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:12 am
by Mobile Infantry
Yes, you are right. It´s just another word for a AA-gun with four barrels a.k.a quad.
A pic says more than (four-)thousand words
http://kalaniosullivan.com/KunsanAB/Oth ... quad50.jpg
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:32 pm
by Tom Houlihan
Danke, M.I.! I'd never seen that notation before, so I wanted to check. I didn't want something published in error.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:07 pm
by ReinhardH
Hello Tom,
An internet search for the word "vierling" yielded the following link:
http://www.bwb.org/02DB022000000001/Cur ... en&lang=DE
...note that the title underneath the pic reads, "Vierlings-Flugabwehrkanone"....... appears the term "Vierlings-Flak" was still in use by the Bundeswehr at the time this pic was taken
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:10 pm
by Tom Houlihan
Thanks, Reinhard. I guess I'll leave it alone, then. Learn something new every day!
Vierlings-MG
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:05 pm
by Rudi S.
Tom,
Vierlings-MG was the designation of the weapon. However, it was commonly called Vierlingsflak as it was used mostly for shooting at airplanes (Flak = Flieger-Abwehr-Kanone).
Greetings,
Rudi S.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:27 pm
by Tom Houlihan
Danke, Rudi! That explanation adds a different perspective. Comprehension and understanding! I'm making progress!
My glossary is pushing 400 pages. By the time it's done, and everyone here buys a copy, we won't need the translation section much! I hope...
