NEW AMERICAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN IN GERMANY
Rec. 9 p.m. BERLIN, Mar. 23. The United States Army disclosed that a 90-millimetre anti-aircraft gun, which through the use of radar c~n automatically track targets and fire 2o rounds per minute, has arrived in the United States zone of Germany, says the Associated Press Frankfurt correspondent. The new gun requires a crew of five technicians and is electrically operated by remote control. It is described as the “ most modem and effective defensive w r eapon against aircraft.” A modified design of the new gun has been mounted on tanks.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490324.2.88
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 27038, 24 March 1949, Page 7
Word Count
96NEW AMERICAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN IN GERMANY Otago Daily Times, Issue 27038, 24 March 1949, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in