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Stridsvagn 103 A

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Controls:

Action 1: AP cannon ( Main Seat )
Action 2: Machine guns ( Main Seat )
Action 3: HE cannon ( Main Seat )

W A S D: Driving ( Main Seat )

ALT Mouse aim: Cannon aiming (2nd gear and above) ( Main Seat )
ALT WASD: Driving ( Main Seat )

A+D Commander cupola rotation ( Commanders seat )

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History:

In the mid-1950s, the standard Swedish MBT was the British-built Centurion (Stridsvagn 81 to 104). But there were already proponents pushing for its replacement with a domestic tank. The consortium Landsverk, Volvo and Bofors proposed the KRV tank design, using a 155 mm smoothbore into an oscillating turret. It was eventually rejected as it was deemed to be too expensive, and the government turned once more to foreign designs. In the meantime, Sven Berge (of the Swedish Arms Administration) proposed the "Alternative-S" model based on the lowest possible silhouette, which would be far cheaper than the KRV and even some foreign designs. This design eliminated the turret, and the problems of gun elevation and depression found in vehicles without turrets were solved in an unorthodox way.

Berge came up with the idea of a fully automated suspension able to provide vertical motion to the gun, assisted by an automatic transmission. After the plans were submitted, Bofors was asked to build a prototype of the suspension and drive train, which was then successfully tested. In 1958 came an order for two first production prototypes which were completed in 1961. In the meantime, the army ordered an initial pre-production batch of ten tanks.

After a few modifications, the "Alternativ S" was put into service as the Stridsvagn 103 (the number stands for being the 3rd tank armed with a 10 cm main gun in service). The full batch production was placed in 1965 and the first deliveries spanned from 1967 to 1971, with 290 machines.

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Tags: S tank Stridsvagn Stridsvagn 103 Strv Strv 103 Sweden Swedish Replica 103

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