Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II

Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II
Landsverk Anti-II at the AA-museum in Tuusula, Finland.
Type	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
Used by	Finland Kingdom of Hungary
Wars	World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	AB Landsverk
Variants	40M Nimród (Hungarian version based on a license-built copy)
Specifications
Weight	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

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)
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.

Landsverk Anti II backside at AA-museum in Tuusula, Finland

Footnotes

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

Weapons and military equipment designed in Sweden 1914–1945

Firearms

Rifles	Carl Gustaf Model 1942

Submachine guns	Carl Gustaf Model 1945

Machine guns	Svenska Automatvapen Model 1940 Carl Gustaf Model 1942

Artillery

Tank and Anti-tank guns	Bofors 37 mm Gun Model 1934

Mountain guns	Bofors 75 mm Model 1934

Field, Medium and Heavy guns	Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1924 Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1935 Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1937 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1927 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1931 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1934 Bofors 120 mm Howitzer Model 1914 Bofors 150 mm Howitzer Model 1931

Anti-aircraft guns	Bofors 20 mm Automatic Gun Model 40 Bofors 25 mm Automatic Gun Model 1932 Bofors 40 mm Gun Model 1936 Bofors 75 mm Gun Model 1929

Coastal guns	Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1927 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1934

Naval guns	Bofors 120 mm Gun Bofors 152 mm Gun Bofors 283 mm Gun

Armored
Fighting
Vehicles

Light tanks	Strv m/21-29 Landsverk L-10 Landsverk L-60 Landsverk L-120

Medium tanks	Landsverk Lago

Self-propelled guns	Stormartillerivagn m/43

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns	Landsverk L-62

Armoured cars	Pansarbil M/31 Landsverk Lynx Landsverk L-180/L-181/L-182 Landsverk L-185

Armoured personnel carrier	Tgbil m/42

Artillery tractors	Landsverk L-131 Landsverk L-132 Landsverk L-135

Prototypes	Landsverk L-5 Landsverk L-100 Landsverk L-101

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