S-Tank development

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I'll start off with the [Swedish language] video below (h/t Damian90 over at MilitaryPhotos.net):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWCpIJ5dBw&feature=player_embedded
 
Hey nice find Grey Havoc
Some great and interesting footage! Especially the nuclear blast test simulations on the S-Tank design!

Thanks again

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Turretless Swede: Strv S

A blog about World War II era archive documents, primarily dealing with armoured warfare.
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Sven Berge headed a project for a new tank. The first blueprints are dated 1956, and by 1957, three new potential designs were ready:
  • Strv A: 42.5 tons, well armoured, with a loading mechanism, comparable in size with the American M60, and rather slow.
  • Strv T: 32.5 tons, similar to the Leopard 1 in design. Effective power was about 25-30 hp/ton, armour was no greater than 75 mm.
  • Strv S: a completely new concept of a turretless tank. Its combat mass was estimated at 30 tons and it had extremely good protection due to its low silhouette.
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In 1968, the British army borrowed two brand new S-tanks from Sweden and subjected them to six months of various trials in Britain. This report is covers the result of those trials. Since it’s in English, I’m not going to summarize it further – read it yourself and draw your own conclusions. However, keep in mind that the S-tanks tested are very early models that are suffering from some teething problems.
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Product names:
  • Bofors VK 105 X 59: strv 103-S1 and S2 prototypes
  • Bofors VK 105 S 60: strv 103-0 preseries
  • Bofors VK 105 S 64-2A: strv 103A, B?, C?
Chassis derivatives:
  • Bofors VK 155 S 62: VK 155 L/50, aka 15,5 cm bkan 1
  • Bofors VEAK 40 X 62: VEAK 4062 SPAAG
 

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