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The Swedish Stridsvagn m/41 Tank is a licensed copy of the tank used successfully in WW2 by the Germans which they called the Panzer 38(t). It was built in Sweden.
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n 1941 a document in the Swedish Military archives showed that on 30th April 1941 the Swedish Army had 48 Strv m/37 tanks, 16 Strv m/38 tanks and 20 Strv m/39 tanks. It recorded that it had on order a further 100 Strv m/40 tanks that were due to be delivered by the end of the year. It also noted that 116 licensed Czech TNH m/41 tanks were being built in Sweden and that it was expected that they should start to be delivered to the Army by the summer of 1942.
In March 1940, a Swedish order of 90 tanks of the type TNH from BMM (Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik, a Czech company formerly known as CKD (Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Dan ěk) was cancelled by the German Army. They seized the tanks, named them the Panzer 38(t) S and put them into the front line in the invasion of France and then Russia.
The Swedish company Scania-Vabis was instructed to build 116 tanks. They were delivered between December 1942 and August 1943, three years later than originally planned. The tanks were given the Swedish Army name Stridsvagn m/41.
The Stridsvagn m/41 tank was armed with a Swedish 37 mm Bofors gun and two 8 mm machine guns m/39. (Many foreign tanks of that period were armed with 75mm cannons.) It was powered by a Scania-Vabis type 1664 in-line 6-cylinder water cooled overhead valve engine that produced 142hp. It was the same engine used in the Strv m/40 L tank.
The exterior design of the Swedish built Strv m/41 version of the Czech built Panzer 38(t) differed in a number of ways. The frontal armour on the hull and turret was slightly thicker. The angle of the front glacis plate is different. The rear part of the Swedish tank's turret roof was straightened out to give more space. It does not slope downwards. It is more box like.
The Government perceived the battle tested cheaper Czech designed tank as a better option than Swedish designed Strv m/40 built by Landsverk, even though from from an international perspective it was hopelessly out of date. The new batch of Strv m/41 tanks were strengthened with the addition of thicker frontal armour plating. It was fitted with a more powerful Scania-Vabis L-603 engine that could produce 160hp.
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The museum was inaugurated June 17, 2011 and is open year round. Run by a private foundation – Foundation Södermanland Military History collections. The vehicles belong to the Swedish Government – the Swedish National Museums of Military History. The vehicles were previously located to the Tank Museum in Axvall and Military Vehicle Museum in Malmköping. The collection includes about 350 vehicles, of which about 75 are on display in the museum. Some parts of the exhibition changes each year.
Beside the museum there is an original soldiers croft from late 19th century with an accompanying exhibition, The Soldier and the Croft. An exhibition about the history of the local Regiment (Södermanland regiment) tell the story from 14thcentury until 2005 when the regiment was closed. The figure museum is a private collection which previously existed as a museum in Hjortnäs in Dalarna.
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The Swedish Stridsvagn m/41 Tank is a licensed copy of the tank used successfully in WW2 by the Germans which they called the Panzer 38(t). It was built in Sweden.
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n 1941 a document in the Swedish Military archives showed that on 30th April 1941 the Swedish Army had 48 Strv m/37 tanks, 16 Strv m/38 tanks and 20 Strv m/39 tanks. It recorded that it had on order a further 100 Strv m/40 tanks that were due to be delivered by the end of the year. It also noted that 116 licensed Czech TNH m/41 tanks were being built in Sweden and that it was expected that they should start to be delivered to the Army by the summer of 1942.
In March 1940, a Swedish order of 90 tanks of the type TNH from BMM (Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik, a Czech company formerly known as CKD (Ceskomoravska-Kolben-Dan ěk) was cancelled by the German Army. They seized the tanks, named them the Panzer 38(t) S and put them into the front line in the invasion of France and then Russia.
The Swedish company Scania-Vabis was instructed to build 116 tanks. They were delivered between December 1942 and August 1943, three years later than originally planned. The tanks were given the Swedish Army name Stridsvagn m/41.
The Stridsvagn m/41 tank was armed with a Swedish 37 mm Bofors gun and two 8 mm machine guns m/39. (Many foreign tanks of that period were armed with 75mm cannons.) It was powered by a Scania-Vabis type 1664 in-line 6-cylinder water cooled overhead valve engine that produced 142hp. It was the same engine used in the Strv m/40 L tank.
The exterior design of the Swedish built Strv m/41 version of the Czech built Panzer 38(t) differed in a number of ways. The frontal armour on the hull and turret was slightly thicker. The angle of the front glacis plate is different. The rear part of the Swedish tank's turret roof was straightened out to give more space. It does not slope downwards. It is more box like.
The Government perceived the battle tested cheaper Czech designed tank as a better option than Swedish designed Strv m/40 built by Landsverk, even though from from an international perspective it was hopelessly out of date. The new batch of Strv m/41 tanks were strengthened with the addition of thicker frontal armour plating. It was fitted with a more powerful Scania-Vabis L-603 engine that could produce 160hp.
About Arsenalen:
The Swedish Tank Museum – Showing the military vehicle development, as well as the military history of Sweden, from the early 20th century until today. The museum also includes a very special exhibition of tin figures, as well as a soldier’s croft dating back to the 17th century, where an accompanying exhibition tells you about a bygone era.
The museum was inaugurated June 17, 2011 and is open year round. Run by a private foundation – Foundation Södermanland Military History collections. The vehicles belong to the Swedish Government – the Swedish National Museums of Military History. The vehicles were previously located to the Tank Museum in Axvall and Military Vehicle Museum in Malmköping. The collection includes about 350 vehicles, of which about 75 are on display in the museum. Some parts of the exhibition changes each year.
Beside the museum there is an original soldiers croft from late 19th century with an accompanying exhibition, The Soldier and the Croft. An exhibition about the history of the local Regiment (Södermanland regiment) tell the story from 14thcentury until 2005 when the regiment was closed. The figure museum is a private collection which previously existed as a museum in Hjortnäs in Dalarna.
https://www.arsenalen.se/en
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![Stridsvagn 103 (S-Tank) The Tank With The Swing [4K]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rYcDo9Iy4E4/mqdefault.jpg "Stridsvagn 103 (S-Tank) The Tank With The Swing [4K]
[4K UHD] If you want to take a tank to the dance, ask Stridsvagn 103 (S-Tank) as your partner! This tank can do the rockinnswingin thing!
S-Tank is a Swedish Cold War era main battle tank.
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Stridsvagn 103
Swedish cold war main battle tank
The Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103), also known as the S-Tank, is a Swedish post-WWII main battle tank. It is known for its unconventional design: it is turretless with a fixed gun traversed by engaging the tracks and elevated by adjusting the hull suspension. While turretless armoured fighting vehicles are usually classified as assault guns or tank destroyers, despite its unique gun layingprocess, the Strv 103 is considered a tank because its designated combat role matched those of other tanks within contemporary Swedish doctrine. It is the only mass-produced tank since World War II to dispense with a turret.
The Strv 103 was designed and manufactured in Sweden. It was developed in the 1950s and was the first main battle tank to use a turbine engine. The result was a very low-profile design with an emphasis on survivability and heightened crew protection level. Strv 103s formed a major portion of the Swedish armoured forces from the 1960s to the 1990s
Mass 103 B: 39.7 t (43.8 short tons; 39.1 long tons)
103 C: 42.5 t (46.8 short tons; 41.8 long tons)
Length 9 m (29 ft 6 in) (incl. gun)
Width 103 B: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
103 C: 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in)
Height To cupola: 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
To vehicle roof: 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Crew 3 (Commander, gunner/driver, rear driver)
Armor LOS: ~192–337mm
Actual: 40–70mm
Main armament
Bofors L74 10.5 cm L/62 rifled gun with Autoloader and 50 rounds
Secondary armament
two fixed 7.62 mm KSP 58 machine guns
one anti-aircraft 7.62 mm KSP 58 machine gun
Engine 103 A: Rolls-Royce K60 diesel, 240 hp (179 kW) and Boeing GT502 gas turbine, 300 hp (223 kW)
103 B: Rolls-Royce K60 diesel, 240 hp (179 kW) and Caterpillar 553 gas turbine, 490 hp (365 kW)
103 C: Detroit diesel 6V53T, 290 hp (216 kW) and Caterpillar 553 gas turbine, 490 hp (365 kW)
Power/weight 18.3 hp/tonne (C version)
Transmission 2 forward and 2 reverse speeds
Suspension Gas-hydraulic hydropneumatic suspension
Operational range 390 km (240 mi)
Speed 60 km/h (37 mph) maximum road speed forwards or reverse
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The museum was inaugurated June 17, 2011 and is open year round. Run by a private foundation – Foundation Södermanland Military History collections. The vehicles belong to the Swedish Government – the Swedish National Museums of Military History. The vehicles were previously located to the Tank Museum in Axvall and Military Vehicle Museum in Malmköping. The collection includes about 350 vehicles, of which about 75 are on display in the museum. Some parts of the exhibition changes each year.
Beside the museum there is an original soldiers croft from late 19th century with an accompanying exhibition, The Soldier and the Croft. An exhibition about the history of the local Regiment (Södermanland regiment) tell the story from 14thcentury until 2005 when the regiment was closed. The figure museum is a private collection which previously existed as a museum in Hjortnäs in Dalarna.
https://arsenalen.se/en/about-us/
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![SPG Artillery K9 Thunder Moukari 155 SPG Howitzers Firing In Forest [4K]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sXhc14j3ZO4/mqdefault.jpg "SPG Artillery K9 Thunder Moukari 155 SPG Howitzers Firing In Forest [4K]
[4K] Finnish army K9 Thunder (Moukari) SPG 155 mm mobile artillery fire mission.
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K9 Thunder Moukari
In July 2016, the Finnish Ministry of Defence announced that an undisclosed number of used K9s have been selected to be acquired from the Republic of Korea. The acquisition is claimed to be biggest of the decade for the Land Forces, whose both mobile and towed artillery face mass outdating in the 2020s. In February 2017, the Ministry of Defence announced that Finland will acquire 48 used K9s over a period of seven years starting in 2018, with conscript training on the equipment commencing in 2019. In November 2022 Finland announced to buy 48 more K9s. After delivery of all weapons Finland will have 96 K9 SPGs.
The K9 Thunder is a South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer developed by Samsung Techwin for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and now manufactured by Hanwha Land Systems. It was developed to supplement and then replace the K55 self-propelled howitzers in South Korean service.
K9 is an indigenous system of an all-welded steel armour construction which is rated to withstand 14.5 mm armour piercing rounds, 152 mm shell fragments, and anti-personnel mines. The main armament consists of a 155 mm/52 caliber ordnance with a maximum firing range of 40 km; the K307 BB-HE projectile propelled by the K676 top charge has a muzzle velocity of 928 m/s (3,040 ft/s). State-of-the-art mobility subsystems include a 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) engine with potential for growth and hydropneumatic suspension unit, a requirement for Koreas rugged mountainous terrain.
Mass 47 tonnes
Length 12 m
Width 3.4 m
Height 2.73 m
Crew 5 (Commander, Driver, Gunner, 2 Loaders)
Maximum firing range 30,000 m (HE)
38,000 m (DP-ICM base-bleed)
41,600 m (K307 Drag reduction. Extended range full-bore base-bleed) 52-56,000 m.
Main armament 52 cal (155mm howitzer)
Secondary armament 12.7 mm (.50 caliber) K6 HMG
Engine MTU Friedrichshafen MT 881 Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine 1000 hp
Power/weight 21 hp/ton
Transmission S&T Dynamics X1100-5A3
Suspension hydropneumatic
Operational range 480 km
Speed 67 km/h
K9 Thunder on Korean tasavallassa Samsung Aerospace Industriesin ja Korean tasavallan asevoimien vuosina 1989-1998 kehittämä ja 1999 sarjatuotantoon otettu raskas panssarihaupitsi, jonka valmistaja on nykyään nimeltään Hanwha Land Systems. Se on kehitetty aluksi täydentämään amerikkalaiseen M109-panssarihaupitsiin pohjautuvaa korealaista K55-panssarihaupitsia, ja myöhemmin korvaamaan sen kokonaan. K9-panssarihaupitsit muodostavat laajemman tykistöasejärjestelmän samaan alustaan pohjautuvien panssaroitujen K10-latausvaunujen kanssa, jotka kykenevät kuljettamaan lisäammuksia yli kahden K9-panssarihaupitsin ammustäytön verran.
Heinäkuussa 2016 Suomen puolustusministeriö kertoi hankkivansa tuntemattoman määrän K9 Thunder -panssarihaupitseja Maavoimille. Hankinnan väitetään olevan suurin 2020-luvulle tehtävistä vanhan kaluston korvaamisista. Marraskuun lopulla Rovajärvellä pidetyssä Maavoimien vaikuttamisharjoituksessa (MVH16) oli testissä K9 Thunder. Testin tuloksiin ollaan tyytyväisiä. Myöhemmin määräksi tarkentui 48 yksikön telahaupitsin tilaus. Marraskuussa 2022 Suomi ilmoitti ostavansa 48 yksikköä lisää. Toimitusten päätyttyä Suomella on 96 K9-panssarihaupitsia.
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![T-34/85 Walkaround - Soviet WW2 Main Tank With 85 mm Gun - Arsenalen [2.7K]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t5nemSS2YAA/mqdefault.jpg "T-34/85 Walkaround - Soviet WW2 Main Tank With 85 mm Gun - Arsenalen [2.7K]
[2.7K] Soviet medium tank T-34/85 walkaround at Arsenalen, Sweden.
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T-34/85
Finnish use: Seven tanks were taken to Finnish use during Continuation War. First T-34/76 was taken to Finnish use in October of 1941. The last of these tanks remained in Finnish use until year 1961. The tanks were both captured in combat and brought from Germany.
Finnish estimates and experiences:
Early Finnish estimate of T-34 tank: Armour quite adequate, diesel-engine works reliably even in winter, speed quite adequate - apparently the tank has a good off-road mobility. Our troops have succeeded destroying these tanks with satchel charges thrown to rear deck. Tank crew has poor visibility outside, tank tracks can be broken with satchel charges, antitank-mines or with 37-mm antitank-guns. 45-mm antitank-gun can penetrate lower side hull armour between road-wheels or if the tank is tilted suitably (turning sloped side hull armour into vertical position) it can penetrate also higher side armour.
Finnish tank crews found T-34/76 to obviously be a massive improvement over earlier tanks like T-26E and captured Soviet T-26. Not only was its 76-mm tank gun much more effective and armour protection useful against Soviet antitank-weapons, but thanks to wide tracks, powerful diesel engine and showed good mobility in typical Finnish terrain and also deep snow. Unlike with light tanks even individual tree or two were no real obstacle, since T-34 was found capable knocking down trees less than 80-cm thick. Since the number of captured T-34 tanks taken to Finnish use remained always very limited, it seems likely that most capable crews were handpicked for them. As mentioned the first three T-34 tanks taken to Finnish use were issued to Heavy Tank Company of Tank Battalion and when the Battalion was expanded to Brigade, they went to 3rd Tank Company (1st Battalion) of Tank Brigade. When additional T-34 tanks were received in summer of 1944 also they ended up to this tank company.
Weight: 32.0 tons
Length: 6.10 meters (about 7.5 meters with gun)
Width: 3.00 meters
Height: 2.60 meters
Max. Speed: 55 km/h on road
25 km/h off road
Engine: 500hp V-2 12-cylinder diesel engine
Weapons:
85 mm ZiS-S-53 (L/51.5) tank gun (56 rounds)
2 x 7.62 mm DT machinegun, coaxial and hull (1.827 rounds)
Crew: 5 men
Production: 1940 - 1944, total number manufactured about 34,780 tanks.
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The museum was inaugurated June 17, 2011 and is open year round. Run by a private foundation – Foundation Södermanland Military History collections. The vehicles belong to the Swedish Government – the Swedish National Museums of Military History. The vehicles were previously located to the Tank Museum in Axvall and Military Vehicle Museum in Malmköping. The collection includes about 350 vehicles, of which about 75 are on display in the museum. Some parts of the exhibition changes each year.
Beside the museum there is an original soldiers croft from late 19th century with an accompanying exhibition, The Soldier and the Croft. An exhibition about the history of the local Regiment (Södermanland regiment) tell the story from 14thcentury until 2005 when the regiment was closed. The figure museum is a private collection which previously existed as a museum in Hjortnäs in Dalarna.
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