This is a list of weapons used by the
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces.
History
Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vas ...
.
Armoured and other vehicles
Artillery
Air defence systems
Small arms
Anti-armour
Logistical vehicles
* MAN TG-MIL 8x8 hook lift
*
RMMV HX range of tactical trucks
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*
Scania PRT-range
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* Scania P124 6x6 hook lift
* Scania P124 8x8 protected, hook lift
*
Scania SBA111
*
Volvo FMX
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* Volvo FM12 6x6 hook lift
Former equipment
Armour
* (1921–1939) ''Stridsvagn m/21-29''
light tank
A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner armor and a less powerful main gun, tailored for better tactical mobility and ease of ...
(
Strv m/21-29) – 10
* (1933–1980s) ''Landsverk L-180''
armoured car (
L180) in versions: – 5 total
** ''L-180'' – 5
** ''L-181''
** ''L-182''
* (1934–????) ''Stridsvagn L-60'' light tank (
Strv L-60) in versions: – 180 total
** ''L-60A''
** ''L-60B''
** ''L-60C''
** ''L-60D''
* (1937–1940) ''Landsverk L-120'' light tank (
L120) – 1
* (1938–1953) ''Stridsvagn m/37''
tankette
A tankette is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car. It is mainly intended for light infantry support and scouting. (
Strv m/37) – 48
* (1938–1956) ''Pansarbil m/39'' armoured car (
Lynx
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) – 15
* (1941–1950s) ''Stridsvagn m/41''
medium tank
A medium tank is a classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light tanks and the armour and armament oriented heavy tanks. A medium tank's classification is ...
(
Strv m/41) – 138
* (1941–1950s) ''Stridsvagn m/42'' medium tank (
Strv m/42) in versions: – 342 total
** ''Stridsvagn m/42 TM'' (Lago II)
** ''Stridsvagn m/42 TH'' (Lago III)
** ''Stridsvagn m/42 EH'' (Lago IV)
** ''Stridsvagn m/42 TV''
* (1944-1973) Stormartillerivagn m/43 assault gun
Sav m/43 – 36
* (1953–2000) ''Stridsvagn 81'' main battle tank (
Centurion
A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...
) in versions: – 350 total
** ''Bärgningsbandvagn 81''
** ''Stridsvagn 81''
** ''Stridsvagn 101''
** ''Stridsvagn 101R''
** ''Stridsvagn 102''
** ''Stridsvagn 102R''
** ''Stridsvagn 104''
** ''Stridsvagn 105''
** ''Stridsvagn 106''
* (1958–1984) ''Stridsvagn 74'' main battle tank (
Strv 74) in versions: – 235 total
** ''Stridsvagn 74 H''
** ''Stridsvagn 74 V''
* (1961–1971) ''Pansarbandvagn 301'' armoured personnel carrier (
Pbv 301) in versions: – 185 total
** ''Pansarbandvagn 301''
** ''Stridsledningspansarbandvagn 3011''
** ''Eldledningspansarbandvagn 3012''
* (1966-2014) ''Pansarbandvagn 302'' Armoured personnel carrier (
Pbv 302
Pansarbandvagn 302 (pbv 302), meaning roughly ''armoured tracked carrier vehicle 302'',), are instead only called wagons (chassis description) to denote that they are tracked but more specialized and less universal. was a Swedish high-mobility inf ...
) in versions: - 647 total
** ''Pansarbandvagn 302''
** ''Stridsledningspansarbandvagn 3021''
** ''Eldledningspansarbandvagn 3022''
** ''Batteriplatspansarbandvagn 3023''
** ''Radiolänkpansarbandvagn 3024''
** ''Sjuktransportpansarbandvagn 3026''
** ''Stridsledningspansarbandvagn 3021B''
** ''Stridsledningspansarbandvagn 3021C''
** ''Eldledningspansarbandvagn 3022C''
** ''Batteriplatspansarbandvagn 3023C''
** ''Radiolänkpansarbandvagn 3024C''
** ''Pjäsrekognoseringspansarbandvagn 3025C''
* (1967–1997) ''Stridsvagn 103'' main battle tank (
Strv 103
The Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103), also known as the Alternative S and S-tank, is a Swedish post-World War II main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden. "Strv" is the Swedish military abbreviation of ''stridsvagn'', Swedish for chariot a ...
) in versions: – 290 total
** ''Stridsvagn 103A''
** ''Stridsvagn 103B''
** ''Stridsvagn 103C''
** ''Stridsvagn 103D''
* (1976–2002) ''Infanterikanonvagn 91''
tank destroyer
A tank destroyer, tank hunter, tank killer, or self-propelled anti-tank gun is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often wi ...
(
Ikv 91) – 212
* (1993-2011) ''Panserbandvagn 401'' amoured personnel carrier (
MT-LB
The MT-LB (russian: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный, translit=Mnogotselevoy tyagach legky bronirovanny, literally "multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored") is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphib ...
) - 1016
* (1995–2008) ''Pansarbandvagn 501'' infantry fighting vehicle (
BMP-1
The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, in service 1966–present. BMP stands for ''Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1'' (russian: link=no, Боевая Машина Пехоты 1; БМП-1), meaning "infantry fighting ...
) – 350
Small arms
* (1870–????) ''Kjellman'' machine gun (
Kjellman LMG)
* (1894–1925) ''Swedish Mauser''
bolt-action rifle
Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt (firearms), bolt via a cocking handle, bolt handle, which is most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon (as most users are r ...
(
gevär m/96
"Swedish Mausers" are a family of bolt-action rifles based on an improved variant of Mauser's earlier Model 1893, but using the 6.5×55mm cartridge, and incorporating unique design elements as requested by Sweden. These are the m/94 (Model 18 ...
) in versions:
** ''m/94 (model 1894)''
** ''m/96 (model 1896)''
** ''m/38 (model 1938)''
** ''m/41 (model 1941)''
* (1918–1940s) ''MP 18.1''
submachine gun
A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed, automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges. The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, to describe its design concept as an autom ...
(
MP 18
The MP 18, manufactured by Theodor Bergmann ''Abteilung Waffenbau'', was arguably the first submachine gun used in combat. It was introduced into service in 1918 by the German Army during World War I as the primary weapon of the '' Sturmtruppen'' ...
)
* (1935–1945) ''Maskinpistol 35'' submachine gun (
M39)
* (1939–????) ''Karabiner 98k'' bolt-action rifle (
Karbin M40)
* (1939–1980s) ''Hispano-Suiza-MP43/44'' submachine gun (
Suomi KP/-31
The Suomi KP/-31 ( or "Finland-submachine gun mod. 1931") is a submachine gun (SMG) of Finnish design that was mainly used during World War II. It is a descendant of the M-22 prototype and the KP/-26 production model, which was revealed to the p ...
)
* (????–1945) ''Schwarzlose MG M.07/12'' (
kulspruta m/14)
* (1940–1990s) ''Lahti L-35'' semi-automatic pistol (
Pistol m/40)
* (1940–????) ''Kg m/40''
light machine gun
A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the sam ...
(
KG/1940)
* (1942–1960s) ''Automatgevär m/42''
semi-automatic rifle
A semi-automatic rifle is an autoloading rifle that fires a single cartridge with each pull of the trigger, and uses part of the fired cartridge's energy to eject the case and load another cartridge into the chamber. For comparison, a bolt-act ...
(
Ag m/42
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* (1942-1980s) ''Kulspruta m/42'' machine gun (
Ksp m/42)
* (1942–1957) ''Raketgevär 46'' recoilless anti-tank weapon (
bazooka
Bazooka () is the common name for a Man-portable anti-tank systems, man-portable recoilless Anti-tank warfare, anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World War II. Also referred to as the ...
)
* (1945–2003) ''Carl Gustav Kulsprutepistol M/45'' submachine gun (
Kpist m/45)
* (1968–1986) ''Miniman'' anti-tank weapon (
Pansarskott m/68)
* (1945–2007) ''
Carl Gustav M/45
The Kulsprutepistol m/45 (Kpist m/45), also known as the Carl Gustaf M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a 9×19mm Swedish submachine gun (SMG) designed by Gunnar Johansson, adopted in 1945 (hence the m/45 designation), and manufactured at the Carl ...
'' submachine gun
** ''kpist m/45''
** ''kpist m/45B''
** ''kpist m/45C''
Fire support/artillery
* (1927–1945) ''10.5 cm kanon modell 1927'' heavy
field gun
A field gun is a field artillery piece. Originally the term referred to smaller guns that could accompany a field army on the march, that when in combat could be moved about the battlefield in response to changing circumstances ( field artille ...
(
cannon model 1927)
* (1934–????) ''Bofors 75 mm Model 1934''
mountain gun
Mountain guns are artillery pieces designed for use in mountain warfare and areas where usual wheeled transport is not possible. They are generally capable of being taken apart to make smaller loads for transport by horses, humans, mules, tractor ...
(
Bofors 75 mm)
* (1935–????) ''10.5 cm kanon m/34'' heavy field gun (
kanon m/34)
* (1940–????) ''10.5 cm Haubits m/40''
howitzer
A howitzer () is a long- ranged weapon, falling between a cannon (also known as an artillery gun in the United States), which fires shells at flat trajectories, and a mortar, which fires at high angles of ascent and descent. Howitzers, like ot ...
(
Haubits m/40
The 10,5 cm Haubits m/40 is a Swedish 105 mm howitzer, which was manufactured by Bofors during World War II.
The howitzer was license manufactured both in Finland and in Switzerland. Today, the gun is mainly used as a training gun by th ...
) – 540+ total
* (1940–????) ''Bofors 37 mm''
anti-tank gun
An anti-tank gun is a form of artillery designed to destroy tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, normally from a static defensive position. The development of specialized anti-tank munitions and anti-tank guns was prompted by the appearance ...
(
Bofors 37 mm
The Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun was an anti-tank gun designed by Swedish manufacturer Bofors in the early 1930s originally for Swedish use. It was exported to several countries during the 1930s of which several bought licences to produce it ...
)
* (1941–1966) ''Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II''
self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (
L-62) – 6 total
* (1967–2003) ''Bandkanon 1''
self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within the terminology are the self-propelled gun, self-propelled howitzer, self-propelled mo ...
(
Bkan 1) in versions: – 26 total
** ''Bandkanon 1 A''
** ''Bandkanon 1 C''
* (1978–2011) ''15.5 cm Haubits 77'' heavy
gun-howitzer
Gun-howitzer (also referred to as gun howitzer) is a type of artillery weapon that is intended to fulfill both the role of ordinary cannon or field gun, and that of a howitzer. It is thus able to convey both direct and indirect fire. Modern gun-h ...
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Haubits FH77
Fälthaubits 77 (Swedish "Field Howitzer 77") or FH77 is a Swedish 155 mm howitzer, developed and manufactured by Bofors. It is also colloquially known as the Bofors gun in India. There were several versions, the original (sometimes referred ...
) - 220 total
** ''15.5 cm Haubits 77 A''
** ''15.5 cm Haubits 77 B''
References
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Swedish Army
The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces.
History
Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vas ...
Military equipment of Sweden