HUNGARIAN 40M "NIMROD" SELF PROPELLED ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN - 1943

Description

The 40M Nimród was a World War II Hungarian anti-aircraft tank based on a license built copy of the Swedish Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II tank. Originally, it was intended to be used as an anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon, but it proved to be ineffective against Soviet T-34 tanks. Therefore, it was primarily utilized against lightly armored vehicles and for air defense. A total of 135 Nimrods were built. The vehicles’ only armament was a 36M 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun also mad license. e in Hungary under (Scale : 1/35e)