Landsverk L-62 Anti


Landsverk L-62 Anti, later simply Landsverk Anti, was a Swedish self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, developed by AB Landsverk during the 1930s for export. A production license was bought by Hungary in 1940, as the modified 40M Nimród, and six vehicles of the improved Anti II variant was exported to Finland in 1942.

Construction

The chassis was based on the Landsverk L-60 tank but was lengthened and reworked with one extra roadwheel per side. The turret was circular and open for a better view against planes. The gun was a Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60.
The initial design, later dubbed Anti I, was sold to Hungary for license production as the 40M Nimród. The Hungarians improved the design by reworking the turret. Forward protection was increased and the rear turret was extended backwards to make room for a second loader.
Landsverk would in turn introduce a new design with improved protection, dubbed the Anti II, which went on to be bought by Finland in 1941, delivered in 1942.

Finland

In Finnish service the vehicle got the designation 10-tonnin ilmatorjuntapanssarivaunu mallia Anti,, later redesignated as 10-tonnin ilmatorjuntapanssarivaunu 40 mm,. Six vehicles where bought unarmed from Landsverk, instead being fitted with 40 ItK/38 license-produced guns by Valtion Kivääritehdas, the Finnish state rifle factory.
During the battles in the summer of 1944, the Finnish tanks downed eleven Soviet aircraft and thus prevented attacks against the tank brigade. All vehicles survived the war and were used until 1966. Several are part of museum exhibitions in modern times.

Variants

;Main variants
  • L-62 Anti I – initial variant, one prototype built
  • L-62 Anti II – improved variant, 6 built for Finland
  • 40M Nimród – license produced modification for Hungary
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