Difference between revisions of "Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II"

Latest revision as of 19:44, 2 July 2010

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2007)

Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II
300px Landsverk Anti-II at the AA-museum in Tuusula, Finland.
Place of origin	Sweden
Specifications
Weight	9.5 tonnes
Length	5.32 m
Width	2.30 m
Height	2.30 m
Crew	5
Armor	6-20 mm
Main armament	40 mm Bofors/60 AA-gun
Engine	L8V / 36 T Scania 1664 cc 155 hp (kW)
Speed	40 km/h

Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 anti II, also known as Landsverk anti-II or L-62 or locally ItPsv 41, was a Swedish self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was developed specifically for Finland between 1941 and 1942. The vehicle was developed from the Toldi L-60 m/38 tank. The chassis was lengthened and an 40 mm Bofors AA-gun added. The gun was called 40 ItK/38 in Finnish service.^[1]

The tank was exported to Hungary, where it was further developed into an AA-tank called 40M Nimrod. 135 Nimrods were built, and Finland bought six tanks in 1942. All tanks survived the war and were used until 1966.

Operational history

During the battles in the summer of 1944, the Finnish tanks downed eleven Soviet aircraft and thus prevented attacks against the tank brigade.^{[citation needed]}

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Ilmatorjuntamuseo, tykit". Anti-aircraft Museum, Tuusula, Finland. Retrieved 2009-08-20.