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The M42 performed best when its guns were not pointed skyward, but rather toward the ground. Here's What You Need to Know: You wouldn’t want to get in the way of not one, but two, 40mm anti-aircraft guns. The M42 was originally fielded during the Korean War as a more-effective anti-aircraft replacement for older, Second World War-era vehicles. Using components from the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank, notably the chassis, a powerful open-top turret was mounted to the hull. But, rather than sporting the M41’s 76mm main gun, the M42 opted for two powerful 40mm main guns. In addition t...

Thankfully Berlin lost the war, but the word flak lives on with a new and different meaning. Today the word “flak” essentially means “strong criticism,” as in “I took a lot of flak”—and while the word is commonly used today, few likely know of its origins, which actually date back to World War II and refer to a weapon designed by the Nazis. The concept of “taking flak” referred to anti-aircraft fire, but originally it was specific to one gun—the German FLAK 36 88mm multi-purpose gun. The versatile 88mm cannon was Nazi Germany’s main heavy anti-aircraft gun, also known ...