Stridsvagn m/31 (Landsverk L-10) was a Swedish World War II era light tank built by AB Landsverk. It was armed with a 37 mm Bofors gun and a coaxial 6.5mm Ksp m/14-29 machine gun, and was equipped with 8–24 mm armor. The tank had advanced design features such as an all-welded construction and used periscopes for visibility rather than view slits. Only three were built and, despite being highly advanced when World War II broke out, they were dug in as static bunkers.[2]
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Stridsvagn m/31 | |
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Type | light tank |
Place of origin | Sweden |
Service history | |
In service | 1935-1940 |
Used by | Sweden |
Production history | |
Designer | AB Landsverk |
Designed | 1932 |
Produced | 1932 |
No. built | 3 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 11.5 short tons (10.4 t; 10.3 long tons) |
Length | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
Width | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Height | 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Crew | 4 |
Main armament | 1× 37 mm Bofors |
Secondary armament | 1× 6.5mm Ksp m/14-29 |
Engine | Maybach DSO 8 150 hp (110 kW) |
Operational range | 125 miles (201 km)[1] |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
A prototype of a wheeled version of this tank was also built. It had interchangeable wheels and tracks, which could be changed in 15 minutes.[3]
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