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SPAA
An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft warfare, anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used include machine guns, autocannons, larger guns, or surface-to-air missiles, and some mount both guns and longer-ranged missiles (e.g. the Pantsir missile system). Platforms used include both trucks and heavier combat vehicles such as armoured personnel carriers and tanks, which add protection from aircraft, artillery, and small arms fire for front line deployment. Anti-aircraft guns are usually mounted in a quickly-traversing gun turret, turret with a high rate of elevation, for tracking fast-moving aircraft. They are often in dual or quadruple mounts, allowing a high rate of fire. In addition, most anti-aircraft guns can be used in a direct-fire role against surface targets to great effect. Today, surface-to-air missiles (generally mounte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsverk L-62 Anti
AB Landsverk (full name: Aktiebolaget Landsverk, ) was a Swedish heavy industry company, manufacturing a wide variety of tracked and wheeled military vehicles, such as tractor units, off-road vehicles and armored car (military), armoured vehicles, etc, most notably the world's first welded tank constructions, among others, but also a wide variety of civilian heavy equipment, such as railroad cars, harbour crane (machine), cranes and agricultural machinery. It was founded in 1872 as ''Firman Petterson & Ohlsen''. It was located in Landskrona, Sweden. Early days In late 1920, the company found itself on the verge of bankruptcy. Through a German company, the ''Gutehoffnungshütte Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbereich Oberhausen'' (GHH), invested heavily and gained control of 50 % of the shares. In 1923, the company manufactured a small number of tracked agricultural tractors based on an American design. The Germans increased their ownership to 61% in 1925 and three years la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
