Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II | |
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![]() Landsverk Anti-II at the AA-museum in Tuusula, Finland. | |
Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
Place of origin |
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Service history | |
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Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | AB Landsverk |
Variants | 40M Nimród (Hungarian version based on a license-built copy) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9.5 ton |
Length | 5.32 m (17 ft 5 in) |
Width | 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) |
Height | 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) |
Crew | 5 |
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Armor | 6–20 mm (0.24–0.79 in) |
Main armament | 40 mm Bofors L/50 anti-aircraft gun |
Engine |
L8V / 36 T Scania 1664 cc 155 hp (kW) |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
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]

Landsverk Anti II backside at AA-museum in Tuusula, Finland
Footnotes[]
- ↑ "Ilmatorjuntamuseo, tykit". Anti-aircraft Museum, Tuusula, Finland. http://www.ilmatorjuntamuseo.fi/eng/page.php?page=tykit. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
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