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Strv L-100
Landsverk L-100 (L-100) was a prototype design by AB Landsverk AB Landsverk (full name: Aktiebolaget Landsverk, ) was a Swedish heavy industry company, manufacturing a wide variety of tracked and wheeled military vehicles, such as tractor units, off-road vehicles and armored car (military), armoured vehicle ... in 1933–34. It was designed as an ultra-light tank weighing just 4.5 tonnes. It was armed with a single machine gun, Its max speed was 55km/h. It never entered service with the Swedish army. Landsverk L-101 was an ultra-light weight tank destroyer armed with a 20 mm Cannon. This design never got beyond the drawing board. References 1. Tanks of the World 1915-1945 by Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis 1972/2002 p 160. 2. Swedish Armohttp://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/swe/Swedish.htm External links Landsverk vehicles Tanks of Sweden World War II tanks {{mil-vehicle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsverk 100
Landsverk L-100 was a Swedish prototype tank in development during World War II. It had a crew of two, and its armament consisted of a 20 mm gun or one 6.5 mm machine gun. Top speed was around 55 km/h, and the vehicle weighed almost 5 tons. The Landsverk L-100 was never adopted by the Swedish Army The Swedish Army () is the army, land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. Beginning with its service in 1521, the Swedish Army has been active for more than 500 years. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1 .... References *http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/swe/Swedish.htm Landsverk vehicles World War II light tanks Light tanks of Sweden {{Mil-vehicle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AB Landsverk
AB Landsverk (full name: Aktiebolaget Landsverk, ) was a Swedish heavy industry company, manufacturing a wide variety of tracked and wheeled military vehicles, such as tractor units, off-road vehicles and armored car (military), armoured vehicles, etc, most notably the world's first welded tank constructions, among others, but also a wide variety of civilian heavy equipment, such as railroad cars, harbour crane (machine), cranes and agricultural machinery. It was founded in 1872 as ''Firman Petterson & Ohlsen''. It was located in Landskrona, Sweden. Early days In late 1920, the company found itself on the verge of bankruptcy. Through a German company, the ''Gutehoffnungshütte Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbereich Oberhausen'' (GHH), invested heavily and gained control of 50 % of the shares. In 1923, the company manufactured a small number of tracked agricultural tractors based on an American design. The Germans increased their ownership to 61% in 1925 and three years la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanks Of Sweden
This article deals with the history and development of tanks employed by the military of Sweden, from the interwar period, and World War II, the Cold War and modern era. History Following World War I, the Swedish government purchased parts for the German tank prototype LK II and then assembled in Sweden as the ''Stridsvagn m/21'' (Strv m/21 for short), which was essentially an improved version of the LK II prototype. Ten of these tanks were built, their armament a single machine gun. In 1929, five were rebuilt to create the Strv m/21-29 variant which was armed with a 37mm gun or two machine guns and was powered by a Scania-Vabis engine. The Stridsvagn m/31 (Landsverk L-10) tank was the next design and built by AB Landsverk. It was armed with a 37 mm Bofors gun and a light machine gun, and was equipped with 8–24 mm armor. Only three were built and, despite being highly advanced for the time when World War II broke out, they were dug in as static bunkers. Sweden order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
