Landsverk L-62 Anti II
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| name = Landsverk L-62 Anti II
| image = Landsverk anti-II (nachbearbeitet).jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Landsverk Anti-II at the AA-museum in Tuusula, Finland.
| origin = {{flag|Sweden}}
| type = Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
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| is_vehicle = "yes"
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| service =1942-1966
| used_by = {{flag|Finland}}
| wars = Continuation War (part of WW2)
| designer =Landsverk AB
| design_date =~1933 (for the original L-62)
~1941 (for the Anti II)
| manufacturer = AB Landsverk
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| number =6
| variants = The Landsverk L-62 Anti II is a specific variant of the Landsverk Anti I.
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| weight = {{convert|10740|kg|lbs|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|5.32|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (chassis)
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| width = {{convert|2.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|2.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| crew = 5: driver, gunner, commander, loader, loader
| passengers =
| armour = {{convert|6|-|20|mm|abbr=on}}
| primary_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
| engine_power = {{convert|160|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
| pw_ratio =14,8 hp/t
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| fuel_capacity ={{convert|250|L|gal|abbr=on}} of light bentol
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| speed = {{convert|40|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
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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.{{Cite web |title=Ilmatorjuntamuseo, tykit |accessdate=2009-08-20 |publisher=Anti-aircraft Museum, Tuusula, Finland |url=http://www.ilmatorjuntamuseo.fi/eng/page.php?page=tykit |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022055716/http://www.ilmatorjuntamuseo.fi/eng/page.php?page=tykit |archivedate=2010-10-22 }}
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.Richard P. Hallion (2012). [https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0912finland/ "The Winter War"]. Published 9/1/2012. Retrieved 3/20/2025. All vehicles survived the war and were used until 1966.{{cite web |title=Landsverk Anti II (40 ItPsv 41) |url=http://www.waffenlager.net/flak/landsverk.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803015503/http://www.waffenlager.net/flak/landsverk.html |archive-date=2018-08-03 |access-date=2018-08-02 |language=Finnish}} Several are part of museum exhibitions in modern times.
File:ItPsv 41 (Landsverk L-62 Anti II).png.]]
Image:L-62-Landsverk-Anti-II-backside.jpg, Finland]]
Footnotes
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Sources
{{cite web |url=http://www.waffenlager.net/flak/landsverk.html |title=Landsverk Anti II (40 ItPsv 41) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803015503/http://www.waffenlager.net/flak/landsverk.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-08-03 |access-date=2018-08-02 |language=Finnish}}
{{Weapons made in Sweden 1914–1945|style=wide}}
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Category:World War II self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
Category:Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944
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