Sweden's Armored Cars, model: landswerk 181
The first Swedish tanks were designed by Joseph Vollmer (he designed the German A7V, K-Wage, and LKI/LKII tanks) and were completed in 1921 and was called the Stridsvagn m/21. Only 10 were built and they weighed 9,700 kg. There was a male type with a 37 mm gun and a female type with 2 6.5 mm MGs. They had a Daimler 55 hp engine that allowed them to get a road speed of 13 mph (21 kph). In 1929 they had a 85 hp engine installed and became known as the m/21-29.
Landsverk company was formed in the late 1920s and developed a number of tracked and tracked/wheeled vehicles. The first tracked tanks were the L-5 and then the L-10, which were purchased by the Swedish Army and designated as the M/31. There was also the L-30 and L-80 which were wheel/track, the L-60 (some sold to Eire and Hungary), and the L-100 and L-101.
The L-60 was developed further and became the Strv m/38 in the Swedish Army. It weighed 8,500 kg, had a crew of 3, and had a 37 mm gun and 8 mm MG as the armament. Next developed was the Strv m/39 that had 2 8 mm MGs and a 37 mm gun.
Later on came the 181 landswerk
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Crew
4, 51
Physical Characteristics
Weight
13,440 - 15,680 lb
7.7 tons1
7,825 kg1
Length w/gun
18', 18' 10"1
5.6 m1
Length w/o gun
Height
8', 6' 11"1
2.09 m1
Width
6' 6", 7' 2"1
2.18 m1
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament (mm)
Main
20 mm1
20 mm Madsen
Secondary
MG
2: MGs1
coaxial, hull
Side arms
Quantity
Main
Secondary
MG
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)
Hull Front, Upper
Hull Front, Lower
Hull Sides, Upper
Hull Sides, Lower
Hull Rear
Hull Top
Hull Bottom
Turret Front
Turret Sides
Turret Rear
Turret Top
Engine (Make / Model)
Scania-Vabis1
Cylinders
61
Net HP
801
Transmission
Fuel type
Gasoline1
Octane
Capacity
Performance
Traverse
Max Speed
50 mph1
80 kph1
Cross Country
Road radius
180 miles1
288 km1
Turning Radius
Elevation Limits
Fording depth
Trench crossing
Vertical Obstacle
Suspension (Type)
Wheels each side
Return rollers each side
Track length
Tires
6
Track width
Track centers/tread
Production
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