TYPE: Self Propelled Anti Air Vehicle
ARMAMENT
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1x 8x58mmR Krag M/1929 Madsen Machinegun
-Elevation: not sure, close to 90 degrees
-Traverse: 360 degrees
-Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
-Effective range: 2.000 Meter
-Ammunition stowage: Uncertain, would safely assume between 500 or more rounds in the sachels
-Rate of fire: 450 rounds per minute
-Production period: 1903 - 1955
-Weight: 9 kg
-Length: 951 mm
-Type: Magazine-fed light machine gun
-Country of origin: Denmark -
8x58mmR Krag
Case type: Rimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter: 8.20 mm
Land diameter: 7.89 mm
Neck diameter: 8,98mm
Shoulder diameter: 11.95 mm
Base diameter: 12.75 mm
Rim diameter: 14.65 mm
Rim thickness: 1.80 mm
Case length: 58.00 mm
Overall length: 78.00 mm
Case capacity: 4.55 cm3
Maximum pressure: (26,107–44,382 psi
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
237 gr (15 g) Round Nose 750 m/s 3,185 ft⋅lbf (4,318 J)
196 gr (13 g) Spitzer 770 m/s 2,786 ft⋅lbf (3,777 J)
TECHNICAL DATA
Vehicle model: Ford AA
Engine: Ford 4 cylinder, 201 CID (3.3 L) L-head I4 HP: 40 hp
Length: Variable by body style
Width: 1.71 m
Height: Variable
Fuel type: Gasoline
Top speed: 70 km/h
HISTORY
The Danish Infantry Regiment in the period 1939-1941 had a Staff Company consisting of; Communications Division, Air Defense Division, Reconnaissance Division, Engineer Division, Medical Division, Ammunition Column and Training. This Air Defense Division consisted of the Air Defense Division, 4 air defense machine gun groups, each with 1 platoon leader, 1 deputy commander, 2 motor vehicle drivers, 1 group leader and 4 privates, 1 anti-aircraft gunner, 1 helper, 2 supply men, 1 machine gun of the type Madsen M/1929, with accessories. The platoon is estimated to consist of approx. 24 men. The anti-aircraft platoon is equipped with 2 anti-aircraft vehicles, each with 2 anti-aircraft machine guns. These were accompanied by the following equipment: machine gun tripod M/1929 including air target pivot and anti-aircraft stand M/1931.
The anti-aircraft vehicles carried 2x boxes of 720x armor-piercing cartridges, 1x box of 720x M/1908 cartridges, 3x boxes of 1,000x tracer cartridges, and 12 magazine bags with 48 magazines, each with 30 special cartridges (so-called armor-piercing cartridges). The regiment’s anti-aircraft platoon may be equipped with the M.1924 recoilless rifle instead of the machine gun as well, but i haven’t managed to find proper information or pictures of this, but a recoilless Madsen is quite something.
The Ford model AA is a vehicle designed and produced by Ford Motor Company. When the aging Ford Model T and TT was becoming old and obsolete, work in developing a new vehicle started, and the Ford Model A and AA was ready for production in 1927 and stayed in production until 1932. These trucks were widely used by Denmark in their army, and was also at several occasions used for armored truck prototypes.
IN GAME
Well, it shoots the 8x58mmR Krag cartrigde, wich is not bad at all with decent enough velocities and damage. The biggest issue with this weapon is that it has limitied magazine capasity, with only 30 shots magazines, but then it is quick to reload and resume shooting and is very well suited for close range air defense at Tier 1, also with 48 ready magazine it will have plenty of ammunition, and the wide variety of carried ammunition also opens for opportuneties, with both armor piecting rounds for lightly armored vehicles and planes and other ammunition such as tracer rounds and softer rounds. The vehicle is a higly mobile vehicle wich can allow it to reach decent positions for anti air defence, and capture sones. It can be compared to the GAZ-AAA wich we have in-game, just a little worse performing and twice as mobile.
ALBUM
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SOURCES
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https://www.chakoten.dk/wp-content/uploads/Dansk-fodfolk-1932-1941-Fodfolksregimentet.pdf
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