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The Landsverk L-60 was a Swedish tank developed in 1934. It was developed by AB Landsverk as a light tank which included several advanced design features such as torsion bar suspension, periscopes rather than view slits and all-welded construction.[1]

Strv L-60
Stridsvagn m/40K at the Hässlehoms Museum, Sweden
TypeLight tank
Place of originSweden
Service history
In service1935 – 2002
Used bySweden
Kingdom of Hungary
Ireland
Dominican Republic
WarsWorld War II
Dominican Civil War
Production history
DesignerOtto Merker
Designed1934
ManufacturerAB Landsverk
VariantsL-60
L-60 Ö
L-60 S
Toldi
Specifications (Original Landsverk L-60 specifications)
Mass8.5 t (8.4 long tons; 9.4 short tons) (laden)
Length4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Width2.075 m (6 ft 9.7 in)
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Crew3

Armor5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in)
Main
armament
Madsen 20 mm cannon
Secondary
armament
7.92 mm Madsen machine gun
EngineBussing-Nag V8 cylinder 7.9 litres
150-160 bhp at 2500-2700 rpm
SuspensionTorsion-bar suspension
Operational
range
270 km (170 mi)
Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)

The L-60 was progressively improved with several turrets, engines and guns offered by Landsverk. The L-60 entered the international market in 1935 and was eventually adopted by the Swedish army in 4 main variants: Stridsvagn m/38, Stridsvagn m/39, Stridsvagn m/40L and Stridsvagn m/40K.


Variants


Stridsvagn m40K
Stridsvagn m40K

Foreign service



Hungarian service


The L-60 was licensed by the Hungarian Weiss Company for the Hungarian army. With development and changes to armament and construction it first entered service in the Hungarian army as the 38M Toldi.


Irish Service


The first Irish Landsverk L-60 was delivered in 1935 and joined Ireland's only other tank a Vickers Mk. D in the 2nd Armoured Squadron. The second Landsverk L-60 arrived in 1936.[3] The L-60s were still in use up until the late 1960s. One L-60 is preserved in running order and the other is in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin.


Dominican service


Twenty were sold to the Dominican Republic army in 1956, having been refurbished and designated L/60L. In the Dominican Civil War in April 1965, these tanks saw use against invading American forces during “Operation Power Pack”. Three of the Dominican L/60Ls were destroyed: one by a US Army M40 recoilless rifle team of the 82nd Airborne Division, and the other two respectively by a M50 Ontos and a M48 Patton of a US Marine Corps armor detachment of the 6th MEU. This 29 April 1965 battle was one of the very few tank-vs-tank battles to ever happen in the Americas. After “Power Pack” ended, the United States assisted the Dominican Republic in rebuilding its army and twelve of the original twenty L/60Ls were again refurbished and restored to service. These dozen continued in frontline use until 2002.[4] Today one is preserved in excellent, drivable condition as a historical icon by the Dominican Republic army. [citation needed]

Stridsvagn m/40 at Beredskapsmuseet outside Helsingborg
Stridsvagn m/40 at Beredskapsmuseet outside Helsingborg

Planned Romanian acquisition


In spring of 1936, an offer by the General Technical Inspectorate of the Romanian Army was sent to Swedish engineer Herbert Wiessner, for the purchase of Landsverk tanks. The offer was not materialized.[5]


References


  1. "STRV m/38-39".
  2. "Landsverk Stridsvagn L-60". Landsverk. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. Tracol, Xavier (October 2010). "Le Blindorama : L'Irlande, 1919 - 1938". Batailles & Blindés (in French). No. 39. Caraktère. pp. 4–5. ISSN 1765-0828.
  4. Sebastien Roblin (22 June 2016). "In 1965, U.S. and Dominican Tanks Fought Brief, Violent Skirmishes". War is boring.
  5. Moșneagu et al. 2012, p. 55.

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Ландсверк Л-60 (швед. Landsverk L-60) или Стридсвагн Л-60 (швед. Stridsvagn L-60 (Landsverk 60), stridsvagn — танк) — шведский лёгкий танк. Разработан компанией «Ландсверк» (швед. «Landsverk») в 1934 году. Модификация L-60 S в 1939 году принята на вооружение шведской армии под обозначением Стридсвагн м/38 (швед. Stridsvagn m/38, сокращённо — Strv m/38). Четыре танка L-60 продано в Австрию, Венгрию и Ирландию. Кроме того, Венгрия приобрела лицензию на производство танка L-60, послужившего базовой моделью для венгерского танка 38M «Толди» (венг. 38M Toldi).



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