Ford Model AA - Danish truck armed with an 20mm Madsen cannon

Til_Dovre_Faller · January 26, 2025, 2:44pm

FORD MODEL AA

TYPE: Self Propelled Anti Air Vehicle

ARMAMENT

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1x 20mm Madsen Anti Air Machine Cannon M/38
-Ammunition stowage: 450 rounds of ammunition were carried on the truck, various types
-Mass: 55 kilograms
-Length: 2.5 m
-Barrel length: 1.2m L/60
-Cartridge: 20 x 120 mm
-Cartridge weight: .29 kg AP.32 kgHE
-Caliber: 20 mm
-Barrels: air-cooled
-Action: recoil-operated
-Rate of fire: 400 rpm (cyclic) 250 rpm (practical)
-Muzzle velocity: 900 m/s
-Effective firing range: 500m
-Maximum firing range: 2,123 m
-Feed system: 10, 15 or 60 round magazines

AMMUNITION (there are more, but these are the ones i could see)

Pansergranatpatron 20mm M.K.M1938

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 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.

This Ford Model AA was subordinate to the 2nd & 7th Artillery Divisions of the Danish Armed Forces. I am not sure of its further history as there is little documentation from the wartime. It were armed with a 20mm Madsen M/38 autocannon on the flatbed, three vehicles of this model were armed with cannons. It carried ca 450 rounds of ammunition wich were carried on the truck besides the spare wheels and it was various types, as seen in the image below we can see armor piercing rounds. The vehicle needs at least 2 crewmembers to operate, being a shooter and driver, but i beileve it ideally needs a Shooter, Loader/ammunition bringer and driver/commander.

Upper image it’s the 3rd vehicle from the front, the image below its the vehicle on the far left side.

IN GAME
This would be a great and unique vehicle in an anti aircraft role of either a subtree or an independent Danish/Norwegian techtree. Its fast, with a powerful cannon with 450 round of various ammunition witht he ability to fight armor and aircrafts.

On the left side