"The Swedish STRV 103 (S-Tank)" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Oct 2020 8:51 p.m. PST |
"Development of the Stridsvagn 103 began in 1958, led by Bofors. A contract was awarded in 1959 for two prototypes, followed by a pre-production order from the Swedish army for 10 vehicles in mid 1960. The initial two prototypes were finished in 1961, and differed from production vehicles. They had no return rollers, no support for the main gun, and five machine guns. One machine gun was fitted on the commander's cupola, plus two pairs in boxes on either side of the hull, firing forwards. These prototypes were powered by a Boeing gas turbine and a Rolls-Royce petrol engine. The pre-production vehicles replaced the right-hand pair of machine guns with a single 12.7mm ranging machine gun. Two return rollers were added to each track, and the petrol engine was replaced with a Rolls-Royce K60 multi-fuel engine…"
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| Thresher01 | 05 Oct 2020 10:06 p.m. PST |
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| skipper John | 06 Oct 2020 7:17 a.m. PST |
Where's the turret? Can it be a tank without a turret? (Except in the press of course, where everything on tracks is a tank.) |
 Legion 4   | 06 Oct 2020 8:30 a.m. PST |
Yes I always thought it was more of an Assault Gun. Has a nice low profile. |
| Jcfrog | 06 Oct 2020 11:33 a.m. PST |
they tested it in the 90s I think against the new round and it did not stand a chance… then bought leo2.. |
| Jcfrog | 06 Oct 2020 11:34 a.m. PST |
They tested it in the 90s, I think, against the new rounds and it did not stand a chance… then bought leo2.. |
| Legion 4 | 06 Oct 2020 3:06 p.m. PST |
Yeah it's been around for a while. I think the Leo is a better choice. |
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