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3 unusual facts about self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon


Dieter Kesten

During the Battle of Kursk, Das Reich had been transferred south to oppose the Russian counterattack across the Mius River, and destroyed 391 tanks and (Samokhodnaya ustanovka (self propelled guns)) from 30 July to 21 August 1943.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon

This undoubtedly inspired their Morris C9/B (officially the "Carrier, SP, 4x4, 40 mm AA"), a Bofors 40 mm AA gun mounted on a chassis derived from the Morris "Quad" Field Artillery Tractor truck.

ZSU

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon (Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka, in Russian)


Luftvärnsrobotvagn 701

Luftvärnsrobotvagn 701 (abbreviated lvrbv 701) is a Swedish self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle armed with the locally produced short range RBS 70 surface-to-air missile system.

RX-75 Guntank

The real life Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun of the Japan Self-Defense Forces was unofficially nicknamed as Guntank after the fictional weapon by troopers.

ZSU-37

ZSU-37 was a Soviet-made, light, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by the end of 1943 and produced at Works No. 40 in Mytishchi.


see also

K30

K30 Biho, a South Korea twin 30mm self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon