The following intelligence report on German six-gun antiaircraft batteries was originally published in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 16, Jan. 14, 1943. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

GERMAN SIX-GUN HEAVY ANTIAIRCRAFT BATTERIES There is evidence indicating that at least some German heavy antiaircraft batteries have been organized on a six-gun basis instead of the usual four guns. There are indications that in North Africa this change had been effected to a large extent some time ago. In one instance the equipment of a heavy antiaircraft battery in North Africa is reported to have included six 88-mm guns and two 20-mm guns. There were also 62 vehicles, among which were 9 motorcycles, 20 medium trucks, 8 tractors, and 11 trailers.

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