"Finished 15mm S-Tank ( Strv 103 )" Topic

Sorry to hear Keith, don't know how much you need to get back on track, but if you run a kickstarter I will definetly try and help as much as I can to get my little green men :)

Looks rather nice, doesn't it

Very nice

Really, really nice.
How many would I have to order to get Pbv 302s? ;)

This is a test piece for us, following a new procedure, hence we are taking our time. The Pbv302 is in a part-designed stage but we could push it forward quite quickly once we are happy with the mouldability and quality of this one, which could then open up all sorts of corridors..

Lovely to hear, hoping that it works out for you!
Would love to purchase more swedish steel.

Very nice.

Need info on pricing and availability, as well as an update on 15mm Swedish troopers to go with them.

Just waiting for it to arrive. I would think about £5.50 GBP-£6.00 each

Excellent! Now if I can just find some employment to buy some shinies…

Any news on the quality/mouldability of the print?

Me too, Lion.

Can we have an update on this, the PBV302, BV206 and Armies Army Swedish infantry? I've been waiting to throw money at this far too long.

I don't do Swedes, and am doing almost all my Moderns in 3mm, but I Want This!!

It is a fantastic looking model and an interesting subject. OK, so I may only buy one, and that isn't much to help cover the costs, but it is at least one sold.

It has been printed… then I got a bit busy. Hoping to get the ZSL-92 printed too and release both together.

Looking forward to see those too.

Geoff,

Look into my eyes. Into the eyes, not around the eyes.

Kanonenjagdpanzers…

And you're back in the room.

Gonna need some Pbv 302's first, no need to buy s-tanks if we´re not allowed infantry support? (Other than the fact that they are super cool!)

Thinking of ordering some post-war germans to use as swedes as well, since Armies Army seemed to have some kind of huge problems with his production and I´m getting tired waiting for my toys ;)

Given Russian actions of late, might be useful for ultra-modern, if the Swedes are still fielding these……

Sorry, it got replaced by the Leo 2 in mid-90's.

ASW operations in the swedish archipelago however gives a somewhat retro-vibe, and some things could definetly have sparked a flame:
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Got myself some Autosculpt vehicles in preparation of things to come, thanks to MaahisKuningas90s advice.

Given Russian actions of late, might be useful for ultra-modern, if the Swedes are still fielding these…

That would not go well for the Swedes. The good 125mm APFSDS rounds will dang near do a through-and-through on the S-tank. Apparently, the dart stops in the engine block on it's way out the back of the tank.

Yeah, the old s-tank didn't age well. As stabilizers got better and the russians managed to build a somewhat stable APFSDS in mid-70's to mid-80's the tank was doomed. The idea of the highly sloped armor was that incoming AP-rounds would deflect, wich worked fine in tests in the 60's.

When the wall came down and the Swedes got their hands on a East german T-72M1 it became apparant that was no longer the case. Fighting the cold(er) war instead means that the strv 103 would mainly have to fight T-55 and T-62 tanks.

Kanonenjagdpanzers

Chas keeps telling me this is done – I am waiting for a sample to paint up :-)

Frankly Geoff, I'm feeling kind of left hanging. On a ledge. In front of the T-55 hordes of the Polish Naval Infantry.

Wouldnt those T-55s be mainly facing Strv102/104s?

That would depend on where the T-55s would be deployed. The northernmost part of sweden was defended by a battalion of 103s (and mainly infantry units) while the rest of the 103s were deployed in Scania, the southernmost part of Sweden, anywhere in between would be defended by centurions. There were about as many 103s as centurions.

The poles had plans on landing on the danish island of Bornholm and Scania, securing the straights for the baltic fleet. And would have encountered 103s and an independent battalion of 102Rs.

…so January?

Yes, should be

Excellent!

Now, about those PBv302s, Geoff…

Oooh, happy to hear! Every tank company needs it's infantry support after all ;)

We need that 20mm goodness in 1/100

Waiting eagerly!

Geoff, any update?

Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam

Which models would Carthage be likely to be rolling out?

Doug

I inquired about this a week, or two ago.

Supposedly, Chas has it to create a mold, as well as the new/old Cold War British infantry, with SLRs, and helmets.

Can't wait for them, and the Pbv 302, and Swedish infantry as well.

-Really- looking forward to this. Still haven't bought any Soviets to fight, but think I'll wait till I know that the Swedes are a sure thing.

They have been really up against it recently. You may have noticed some new WW1 kit (if you are on the TSS or QRF newsletters you should have received details!) which now clears the deck for Chas to catch up with the other stuff.

Which is good, as I have just added the L2A1 to the Canadians, a range of 12 poses in kevlar helmet with AK47 and am looking at modern Israelis…

I've always liked the S-Tank, and that looks like a class model of it. Very nice work, 10/10.

Woho! Happy to hear! Cold war, here we come!

+10/10

BTW, how's this doing?

Love Swedish Cold War vehicles! That is a great looking S Tank

Back in 2012 I got the chance to have a look round the S-Tank in the Shrivenham collection here in the UK. This pic on my Blog shows the thinness of the armour over the engine. A fascinating vehicle which I got to go in. The space inside is cramped to say the least! LOL

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Kind regards to all
Vulture

Just out of curiosity – were these ever actually used in combat anywhere in the world?

No, I don't think so.

@49mountain: No, I don't believe so. But they were very effective, competitive with M60 tanks during the various exercises (and I think a Canadian Armour Trophy competition or three).

They just look really damn cool and are the iconic piece of equipment for the Swedes during the Cold War.

I am starting to get tempted to offer my mint condition field manual to the 103C just to get these bad boys released.

Should hopefully be soon (TM)!

A couple of Brittish evaluation reports of the S-tank from 1968 and 1973 can be read at tanks.mod16.org/tag/s-tank
Interesting stuff.