Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103), also known as the Alternative S and S-tank, is a Swedish Cold War-era main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden. "Strv" is...
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Centurion (tank) (redirect from Strv 101)
designated Strv 81), followed by a batch of 110 Centurion Mk 10 around 1960 (designated Strv 101). The Centurions, together with the Stridsvagn 103, formed...
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Stridsvagn 74 (redirect from Strv 74)
Stridsvagn 74 (strv 74) was a Swedish light tank in use with the Swedish Army from 1958 to 1984. It was a modification of the older stridsvagn m/42 medium...
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unique gun laying process[full citation needed][infringing link?] the Strv 103 is considered a tank because its designated combat role matched those of...
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Stridsvagn 122 (redirect from Strv 122)
tank was to be procured to replace the Strv 101, 102, 103 and 104 in service at the time. During the project "Strv Ny", three tank models were sent to Sweden...
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lengthened Stridsvagn 103 with one extra road wheel. The first variant, the Bkan 1A, used the same engine as the first Strv 103's and was thus somewhat...
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L74[further explanation needed] Swedish model built by Bofors for the Strv 103 using more sophisticated recoil assembly and a longer L/62 gun tube for...
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101 Strv 101R Strv 102 Strv 102R Strv 104 350 total 1953-1992 Strv 103 Sweden Main battle tank Strv 103A Strv 103B Strv 103C Strv 103D 290 1967-1997 1970s-1997...
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and transmission. Strv 103 1963 1967 Sweden 290 37–43 tons 540–780 hp 390 km World's first turbine engine equipped tank, the Strv 103 is an indigenous...
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tanks of the era, only being rivaled by the French AMX-30 and Swedish Strv 103. The main armament of the Leopard consisted of a German license-built version...
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autoloader-equipped Russian main battle tanks, the French Leclerc, and the Swedish Strv 103, the Type 90 achieves manpower savings by reducing the crew to three. Its...
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de Guerre, Blindés & Matériel N°84, p. 25 http://ointres.se/strv_103.htm History of the 103 Bingham p6 Stéphane Ferrard, 2014, "Du Char B à l'ARL 44, un...
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used in the FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles and Swedish tank Strv 103. Napier Deltic Soviet engine 5TDF was used in T-64 tank. Soviet engine...
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archives". tanks.mod16.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018. "Historien bakom Strv 103 "S"". www.ointres.se. Retrieved 20 February 2018. "The beginnings of project...
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Ammunition. Washington, DC: Headquarters Department of the Army. 1994. pp. 2–103. Jacobson, Michael R (March–April 1990). "Antiarmor: What you don't know...
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Swedish Army went as far as employing a casemate tank design, the Stridsvagn 103, or "S-Tank", as their main armored fighting vehicle from the 1960s until...
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of the turret bustle autoloader (With the exception of the turretless Strv 103). This design allows the tank crew to operate without a loader, which allows...
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final negotiations on the series agreement for the new tank, Stridsvagn S (Strv 103), which AB Bofors was to manufacture [...]. It is said to have caused concern...
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Light tank Strv m/38 Strv m/39 Strv m/40L Strv m/40K 16 20 100 80 1938-1957 1940-1957 1941-1957 1943-1960 Landsverk L-60 In Swedish service. Strv m/41 Czechoslovakia...
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Landsverk Name Year Variants Type Status Caliber (mm) Main armament/Notes Strv m/21-29 1929 - Tank Swedish service 6,5 Ksp m/14-29 machine gun × 1 L-5 1929...
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evolution concept. 61 from 103 Leopard 2A4+ of the Indonesian Army are upgraded to Revolution standard, known as "Leopard 2RI". Strv 122B+ Evolution: An upgrade...
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brake and a gun mount for the gun to rest on. In 1957, the withdrawal of Strv m/41 from frontline service made their two Scania-Vabis L603 engines available...
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Vehicle Tracked LVT(A)1,2,4,5 armoured Amtracs (3,119; USA) Landsverk L-60 (Strv m/38-40) light tanks (219; Sweden) Landsverk L-100 prototype light tank (Sweden)...
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(2017), p. 11. Tucker-Jones (2017), p. 67. eTucker-Jones (2017), p. 12. Strv_m_38-39 Ralph Zuljan (July 1, 2003). "AFV Development During World War II"...
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armoured brigades, but since the new upgraded Leopard 2 (Strv 122) was chosen, Leopard 2A4s (Strv 121) equipped the mechanized brigades as to simplify logistics...
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package". 24 February 2023. "FMV lämnar över sista eldenheten i Luftvärnssystem 103". www.fmv.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-04-04. Abott, Rich (2021-05-12)...
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quarter of 2004. Kulspruta 58 Strv: stripped variant mainly used for fixed mounting in tanks. Phased out along with Stridsvagn 103. Kulspruta 58 D: Reserved...
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a small vision slit. Also to his right, in all models except the Swedish Strv m/37, was a light Zbrojovka Brno ZB vz. 26 or vz. 30 machine gun that was...
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Success 07 V-135 16 November 2000 01:07 G 507 PanAmSat-1R Amsat-P3D STRV 1C STRV 1D ~6,600 kg GTO Success 08 V-138 20 December 2000 00:26 G 508 Astra...
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