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Sweden's Stridsvagn Strv.m/40 light tank

Sweden's Strv M/40

First tank to be built in large numbers by Sweden. The first production model was the Strv m/40L and was followed by the Strv m/40K which had more armor.

		L	K
Crew	3¹	3²	3²
Physical Characteristics
Weight	20,944 lb 9.35 tons¹ 9,500 kg¹ m/40K: 10,900 kg	9.5 tons²	10.9 tons²
Length w/gun	16' 1"¹ 4.9 m¹	16' 1"²
Length w/o gun
Height	6' 11"¹ 2.1 m¹	6' 10"²
Width	6' 11"¹ 2.1 m¹	6' 11"²
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament
Main	37 mm¹	37 mm²	37 mm²
Secondary
MG	2: MG¹ 8 mm MG coaxial (2)	2: 8 mm MG²	2: 8 mm MG²
Side arms
Quantity
Main
Secondary
MG
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)	24¹	24²
Hull Front, Upper
Hull Front, Lower
Hull Sides, Upper
Hull Sides, Lower
Hull Rear
Hull Top
Hull Bottom
Turret Front	24
Turret Sides
Turret Rear
Turret Top
Engine (Make / Model)	Scania-Vabis¹, water cooled	Scania-Vabis², water cooled²	Scania-Vabis², water cooled²
Cylinders	6¹	6²	6²
Net HP	142¹	142²	160²
Transmission
Fuel type	Gasoline¹
Octane
Capacity
Performance
Traverse
Max Speed	27.9 mph², 30 mph¹ 48 kph¹
Cross Country
Road radius	125 miles¹ 200 km¹
Turning Radius
Elevation Limits
Fording depth
Trench crossing	5' 6"
Vertical Obstacle	2'
Suspension (Type)
Wheels each side	4
Return rollers each side	2
Track length
Tires
Track width
Track centers/tread
Production

Sources:

The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972

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