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Landsverk 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
In service	1942-1966
Used by	Finland
Wars	Continuation War (part of WW2)
Production history
Designer	Landsverk AB
Designed	~1933 (for the original L-62) ~1941 (for the Anti II)
Manufacturer	AB Landsverk
No. built	6
Variants	The Landsverk L-62 Anti II is a specific variant of the Landsverk Anti I.
Specifications
Mass	10,740 kg (23,680 lb)
Length	5.32 m (17 ft 5 in) (chassis)
Width	2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
Height	2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
Crew	5: driver, gunner, commander, loader, loader

Armor	6–20 mm (0.24–0.79 in)
Main armament	40 mm Bofors ItK L/62 aa gun 4 cartridge compartments 160 cartridges per compartment
Secondary armament	Sidearms of the crew
Engine	L8V / 36 T Scania type 1664 7,755cc 160 hp (120 kW)
Power/weight	14,8 hp/t
Fuel capacity	250 L (66 US gal) of light bentol
Maximum speed	40 km/h (25 mph)

Landsverk L-62, also known as Landsverk Anti II or a combination of both, Landsverk L-62 Anti II, was a Swedish self-propelled anti-aircraft gun construction that was specifically designed for Finland by Landsverk between 1941 and 1942.

Construction

The vehicle was an improved Landsverk L-62 Anti I where the turret and chassis had been improved for better protection. The chassis was based on the Landsverk L-60 tank but was lengthened with one extra roadwheel per side. The turret was circular and open for a better view against planes. The gun was a 40 mm Bofors L/60 anti-air gun which was already in service with the Finnish military as the 40 ItK/38.

Operational history

In Finnish service the vehicle got the designation ItPsv 41, full name Ilmatorjuntapanssarivaunu 41, meaning Anti-aircraft Tank 41. Finland bought six tanks in 1942. 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.

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

Footnotes

"Ilmatorjuntamuseo, tykit". Anti-aircraft Museum, Tuusula, Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2009-08-20.

Sources

"Landsverk Anti II (40 ItPsv 41)" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-02.

Weapons and military equipment designed in Sweden 1914–1945

Firearms

Rifles	Automatgevär Model 1942
Submachine guns	Carl Gustaf Model 1945
Machine guns	Kulsprutegevär Browning Model 1921 Carl Gustaf Model 1942 Kulsprutegevär Carl Gustaf Model 1937 Svenska Automatvapen Model 1940

Artillery

Tank and anti-tank guns	Bofors 37 mm Gun Model 1934 Bofors 57 mm anti-tank gun
Mountain guns	Bofors 75 mm Model 1928 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 75 mm Model 1935 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/60 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 75 mm m/12 gun Bofors 15.2 cm M/12 gun Bofors 152 mm M/39 gun Bofors 283 mm M/12 gun

Armored
fighting
vehicles

Light tanks	Strv m/21-29 Landsverk L-10 (Strv m/31) Landsverk L-60 Landsverk L-120
Medium tanks	Landsverk Lago (Strv m/42)
Assault guns	Stormartillerivagn m/43
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns	Landsverk L-62
Armored cars	Pansarbil M/31 Landsverk Lynx Landsverk L-180/L-181/L-182 Landsverk L-185
Infantry fighting vehicles	Terrängbil m/42 KP
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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