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The Swedish army during the Cold War possessed more or less 24,000 ground vehicles, including 2,354 tanks, 1,257 armored fighting vehicles, and up to 20,000 utility vehicles. Vehicle Origin
The most significant Swedish tank development during the war was the Stridsvagn m/42 (Strv m/42) a medium tank it fielded with a 75 mm L/34 gun, the first of its size in a Swedish tank. It entered service with the Swedish army in November 1941. Modern in design, it was also well protected and mobile. A total of 282 were produced. Stridsvagn ...
The Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103), also known as the Alternative S and S-tank, [4] is a Swedish Cold War-era main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden. [5] " Strv" is the Swedish military abbreviation of stridsvagn , Swedish for tank (literally combat wagon , it also is the Swedish word for chariot ), while the 103 comes from being the ...
Main battle tank: Strv 122A: 110 [a] A Swedish improved variant of the Leopard 2A5, of which most were built in Sweden. All 110 are to be upgraded to Strv 123A. Note: 120 purchased initially, 10 supplied to Ukraine. [7] Sweden Germany. Main battle tank: Strv 122B: Stridsvagn 123 Sweden Germany. Main battle tank: Strv 123A (modernised Strv 122 ...
Main battle tank: 110 [a] A Swedish improved variant of the Leopard 2A5, of which most were built in Sweden. All 110 are to be upgraded to Strv 123A. Note: 120 purchased initially, 10 supplied to Ukraine. [4] Stridsvagn 122B Sweden Germany: Main battle tank: Stridsvagn 123A Sweden Germany: Main battle tank: 0 (+110 on order) Modernisation ...
Tank development both evolved considerably from World War II and played a key role during the Cold War (1947–1991). The period pitted the nations of the Eastern Bloc (organized under the Warsaw Pact in 1955) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) (since 1949) against each other.
During the Cold War, in 1983, the Swedish Army required vehicles with high mobility, air defence and anti-tank capability, high survivability and protection. In 1985, the "stridsfordon 90" project group, made up of representatives from the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten), the FMV and Swedish industry (including Hägglunds and Bofors), finalized the design for a "unity vehicle" that ...
It was used as the basis for the Hungarian Toldi tanks which used different guns and were further developed, improved and up-armoured. The Toldi tanks saw extensive use on the Eastern Front, being used by the Hungarians against the Soviets during World War II. Therefore it can be said that Hungary was the main operator of the L-60, despite not ...