Emphasis on crew saftey and survivabilty and even has wipers on the lights and optics. Yep, this is truely a Swedish-designed vehichle. The Volvo of tanks.
@@davidnoone3254 I'm not sure from what part of the world you're coming from buddy, but russia make propaganda and not just against sweden. It's been on tv and I've gotten the broschure from the defense forces too. The military don't joke around when it comes to these serious matters. They know their sources. The propaganda is intended to cause internal turmoil in the country by making various claims, like that the country is overrun and that rape happens all the time. If the country get into some kind of turmoil, the russians can just swoop in and pretend to be restoring order while taking over. But fear not, we will remain vigilant.
Translations for those who dont speak swedish: Stridsvagn (Strv)= Battletank (bttltnk) 12:22 Telefon = Telephone. Klant = Cluts. 14:59 Stäng Luckan = Close the hatch. 20:27 Trampa inte här = Dont step here. 20:27 Gasturbinen får ej startas innan luckan stängts = You may not start the Gasturbine before closing the hatch. 22:22 Spärra luckan i uppfällt läge = Lock the hatch in the upright position. 23:54 Telefon = Telephone. 23:54 Risk för klämskada = Risk of crushing injury. 23:59 Explosiv Vara = Explosive device.
It was perfectly suited for its intended role...fighting off Soviet armor in the dense forests of Scandinavia, on narrow roads. Sure, some may term it more a tank DESTROYER than a true "tank", but it's largely a matter of interpretation. Picking off invading Soviet tanks was all the Swedes needed any sort of tank for, and this one was better suited for the job than the Centurions, which the Swedish army also bought.
@Murat Gadjiev It's called DETERRENCE, Murat...of course, unless the Soviet Naval Infantry landed on the Swedish Baltic coast, and not necessarily having invaded Finland first (which would have otherwise given the Swedes ample warning), ferried MBTs on some sort of "Ro-Ro" ferrying craft out of Kronstadt, out the Gulf of Finland and across the Baltic enough to threaten something of value. Sure, the Naval Infantry would be using PT-76s, likely upgunned to the D5T 85mm weapon, and also landed some VVS (Airborne) and landed likewise some ASU-85 tank destroyers, but those AFVs would be easily picked off by Swedish infantry wielding "Carl Gustav" ATGMs. No matter the route that Soviet armor would have taken, the roads would have been narrow, with most if not all the surrounding terrain heavily forested and unsuitable to armored operations. So the Strv 103 could easily wipe out approaching Soviet armor as they'd be confined to these narrow roads.
"There's a guy skiing on roller skates- I kid you not he's skiing on- anyways" "As we continue to go around the side, we do things." Truly some great outtakes today
The auto-loader design also facilitates bring rounds for the 105mm gun via an APC...i.e., by carrying them in the APC, and then backing up close to the back of the tank, a fair level of protection from artillery fire during reloading can be achieved. Kind of important when an empty tank is being refueled and resupplied under combat conditions.
lets cover our tank in our fuel tanks, put our ammo exposed nicely on the near and make maintenance impossible because the gun is like quadmounted. the hydraulic system is the tanks only good thing and its safe to say in tank training they teach you about how to use terrain to do exactly what the hydraulic system does.
bonga rust the crew is near impossible to take out, the fuel does a great job at defusing HEAT rounds. The; engine, fuel, heavily sloped armour, and extra interior armor surrounding the crew makes it impossible to take them out from the front. Putting the ammo away from the crew keeps them from getting killed, in fact all modern tanks do this to an extent. They all store ammo in a large, easy to hit compartment just behind the gunner/commander in the turret with just a relatively thin piece of steel to protect the entire crew if the ammo gets hit. Did you watch the video? He went through all of this
*meanwhile in an alternate universe* Nicholas Moran:- There's nothing on the top slope here. Not even an anti-slip painting. A very bad call there. Moving o-ahh! *slips off the tank*
Thank you so much for making this video. 13 years ago as a high school freshman, I found a book about thanks that had information about this tank. I fell in love with this derpy-looking design as soon as I saw it. I could never learn what it was called. Thank you again.
That is impossible since Strv 81 were a normal Cent Mk. III (152mm of both turret front and mantlet). IRL they were often fitted with Robot 52 SS11 ATGMs.
One benefit the 103 had with its long Bofors main gun was that it could open fire long before the T55, T64 and T72 could because of its range and accuracy. This is why this tank was one of the first to use a laser range finder and ballistic calculator for precision hits. The fast auto loader made it possible to hit each target twice to inflict maximum damage before changing target. It was a complex machine for its time, built for one thing, stopping a numerical superior Soviet tank force at the border.
Ugh. It's a shame - but also a blessing - that this tank wasn't used more. I only wish other militaries would've tried to adopt it. It really seems like an underrated and novel design.
The huge Achilles heel of this design is that the gun cannot aim independent of the hull. If the hull is stuck in at a certain heading then so is the gun. Same thing when driving. You can’t shoot anything while driving unless it is right in your direction of travel
Probably more or less with any tank. If the hull is stuck, you can only shoot at what is not needed to shoot at anymore. What you miss is that when this old tank was introduced, no tank could shoot and hit while moving. They all had to stop to aim. And 103 stopped, aimed, shot, and hit faster than any other tank - with its rigid gun.
I don't know about the rest of you former tankers in here, but I felt really happy when he made mention of the tankers coming out of the woodwork to stay warm behind the Abrams. I remember doing that many many times.
I think it could too. Considering the fact that most modern MBTs have so little solid armor but still provide a lot of survivability, if you could use ERA on this thing like in the modern tanks and upgrade its gun, it's still a solid contender.
Presumably the track will stretch with use (like a giant motorcycle drive chain) meaning ease of tensioning is probably a more important part of the reliability and maintenance of the vehicle than many of the more exciting things
For Gods sake, who is responsible for the appalling music through all these videos. There are hundreds of comments etc over the past few months complaining about the music and their still doing it!!! Why not listen to your viewers?
I was at war against this tank in P7 Revingehed back in 1978/1979. I belonged to Infantry Company 8 at I16 in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden. I was a team leader (Seargent) for eight men equipped with two Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless anti-tank guns. We had two weeks of training against the very impressive Stridsvagn S.
junsengjs It will Catch fire due to the compression when Shells hit the tanks,but it just burns on the outside of the tank so it doesnt matter:p watch the Old declassified live fire test against it:)
Good to see the Swedes living the StuG life. That is a really sweet tank. Have to watch the next two videos, but this looks like the tank to crew. Low low profile, super steep slope, reasonable armor, crew behind the engine.
6V53T is a V motor (DD older engines used the V to indicate that, as the same series could be L or V engines). If the Strv-103 had an L6 Series 53, it would be properly labeled a 6-53, and not a 6V53, though the V53s are not much wider than the straight 53s.
I have actually had to stand behind a tanks jet exhaust to dry my gear and get warm on cold mornings. It one of the perks of being an infantry unit with armour around you. My only issue with this video is what it's labeled as. This video is called inside the hatch of the chieftain which we never got to see.
The mine clearing thing, we are a neutral country so this is/was aimed at defending our country from invaders... Hopefully we already knew where we set the mines... :-)
Counter-offence though is usually an essential part of capable defence and it may well mean dealing with enemy minefields, even when operating within ones own peacetime borders.
Interesting video. The statement that the tank has to be running to operate its main gun is however false. The tank could hide dug in with its engine off and still aim and fire thanks to its hydraulics. The huge advantage is that not only was it hidden visually, also the heat signature virually disappeared, making it extremly hard to locate.
marinus18 now that you've mentioned it, it still has to have the diesel engine on to get the hydraulics working. I might have mixed up the jet engine with the diesel. Sorry sorry
@@MrMarinus18 Couldn't you operate the hydraulics electrically? I know that's not an option with this vehicle, and it would need a separate battery, but the question still stands.
A tank can be anything that fills the role of one. Does the lack of a turret make the Mk.IV any less of a tank? Does the lack of tracks make the Tsar tank any less of a tank? Does the lack of a cannon make the Panzer I any less of a tank?
Whether something is considered a "tank" or a "tank destroyer/SPG" is entirely a question of role, and in their doctrine the Swedes definitely classified the Strv 103 as a main battle tank. The purpose of this thing was to engage Soviet T-64s and T-72s from defensive positions, since Sweden was not then and is currently not ruled by the burning desire to spread the fear of the Carolingeans into all of Europe--it comes and goes, give them another century or two and it'll be back. Anyway, this thing as designed would be a devastating defensive fighter, since as established during the Second World War the winner of a tank engagement is usually he who shoots first--and this thing is so incredibly hard to spot that combined with its role it would be almost guaranteed to do so.
@@InchonDM Yes, we always fired the first round. And the second, third - and mostly fourth and fifth too. And all was a hit and "total destruction" against T-54 -55 -62 -64 at any distance. On T-72 and T-80 you had to wait until you saw the scared eyes of the commander, if firing at the front. The extremely elaborate gun-sight of the 103 had a "battle tub", a square U that indicated, when filled with an approaching Russian tank it was "good to shoot" and expect a kill. No need to use the laser or mess with any distance. But the purpose of the tank was not defensive. We assumed a Russian attack, sure, but the armored forces should attack the bridgeheads, being airborne or by the seaRepel them before they got too strong. As you perhaps mentions, the Swedish mentality is always to attack. We will always be fewer in numbers, and the only way to win is to chose the time and place for a battle - which you can do only when you attack.
Me encanta la línea e idea de este caza carro…achatado como stug..lo más original y curioso es su sistema de elevador del cañón…gracias por compartir experiencia y tu tiempo
I'd think think this tank would be pretty easy to get unstuck if not buried up to it's eyeballs. Lift up the tracks as high as possible. Stuff logs, etc, under the tracks. Lower the tracks, raising the chassis. Put more logs under the chassis. Raise tracks and and more logs. Lower tracks. Repeat as needed.
Osäker. Men det kan vara på grund av att han är en välrennomerad stridsvagnsofficer. Majors grad om jag inte missminner mig. Nån tyckte väl att han därmed gjort sig förtjänt av pansarnäven. Vet inte själv vad jag tycker om det då jag är(var) artillerist.
I actually got my reload time down to 3.1 seconds or something on the test server. 4500 dpm. These stats could be entirely wrong if any math lurkers are here. This is just the numbers that spring to mind. It was either 4200 or 4500 dpm though.
Can anybody help me find out the diameter of the Strv 103's roadwheels? I am planning to make a 1/2 scale model of the tank. Or in that case can you guys help me find a blueprint or something related to the tank's measurement?
This is truly a tank designed for the most intense terrain possible. It has not one, but THREE shovels mounted on it.
Baron With a bulldozer thing mounted on the front, too
Baron XD
Well if you bog down in a big river or an älv in swedish when you have it in the amfibios configure.
In Sweden we always come prepared
Baron But no log... ;)
Emphasis on crew saftey and survivabilty and even has wipers on the lights and optics. Yep, this is truely a Swedish-designed vehichle. The Volvo of tanks.
And like old volvos the doors really hate you😁
As a dane i've always been fascinated with the Swedes being able to produce so many fantastic machines whether it be military products or "just" cars.
First time i have heard a dane being nice to the swedes. Hahahaha
@@Jensonbatson Yeah I clearly had a brainfart, forget what I wrote xd
@@traven822 Lego Stridsvagn 103C please.
@@Jan_372 Rip us Danes, the Polish beat us to it with their COBI Stridsvagn 103...
@@thundering_fox ye. But as far as I know there are some folks selling custom Lego sets (even with custom parts) of WW2 tanks.
It's a bullpup tank!
Funny 'cause it's true :D
Shlami Mk4 this comment makes me angry
StuG Life they hated Jesus because he told them the truth
@@biko9824 no they hated jesus because he was threatining the order
Its a ramp tank
Love how unique this tank is
Sweden have a similar tank, so not that unique
Tbonyandsteak its a swedish tank
Tbonyandsteak This is a Swedish tank man
the Chieftain'?
lol
You have to admire the Swedes of yesteryear, Stridsvagn, Draken, Viggen...they truly believed in themselves, and went their own way.
numberstation that is the only one good option for true neutral country.
Weapons are useless if countries let themselves be invaded without a fight. Swedennis now a rape capital with no demographic future.
@@davidnoone3254 we will fight
@@davidnoone3254 Don't believe the russian propaganda.
@@davidnoone3254 I'm not sure from what part of the world you're coming from buddy, but russia make propaganda and not just against sweden.
It's been on tv and I've gotten the broschure from the defense forces too. The military don't joke around when it comes to these serious matters. They know their sources.
The propaganda is intended to cause internal turmoil in the country by making various claims, like that the country is overrun and that rape happens all the time.
If the country get into some kind of turmoil, the russians can just swoop in and pretend to be restoring order while taking over. But fear not, we will remain vigilant.
Translations for those who dont speak swedish:
Stridsvagn (Strv)= Battletank (bttltnk)
12:22 Telefon = Telephone.
Klant = Cluts.
14:59 Stäng Luckan = Close the hatch.
20:27 Trampa inte här = Dont step here.
20:27 Gasturbinen får ej startas innan luckan stängts = You may not start the Gasturbine before closing the hatch.
22:22 Spärra luckan i uppfällt läge = Lock the hatch in the upright position.
23:54 Telefon = Telephone.
23:54 Risk för klämskada = Risk of crushing injury.
23:59 Explosiv Vara = Explosive device.
The literal translation for Stridsvagn is battletank, but nordic countries just use "tank" as the translation for it.
iiñ jbi
@@TehIdiotOne Kampvogn/tank or sometimes "panservogn" although the later is a more diffuse term (danish)
Actually, it's more like Battleweagon.
@@TehIdiotOne that may be true, but thats just cause swedish sounds cringy compared to for example english, and am sayin that myself as a fellow swede
The Strv103 - I don't care what problems it had - it's my all time favorite tank!
T. Gorbach agreed
It was perfectly suited for its intended role...fighting off Soviet armor in the dense forests of Scandinavia, on narrow roads. Sure, some may term it more a tank DESTROYER than a true "tank", but it's largely a matter of interpretation. Picking off invading Soviet tanks was all the Swedes needed any sort of tank for, and this one was better suited for the job than the Centurions, which the Swedish army also bought.
@Murat Gadjiev It's called DETERRENCE, Murat...of course, unless the Soviet Naval Infantry landed on the Swedish Baltic coast, and not necessarily having invaded Finland first (which would have otherwise given the Swedes ample warning), ferried MBTs on some sort of "Ro-Ro" ferrying craft out of Kronstadt, out the Gulf of Finland and across the Baltic enough to threaten something of value. Sure, the Naval Infantry would be using PT-76s, likely upgunned to the D5T 85mm weapon, and also landed some VVS (Airborne) and landed likewise some ASU-85 tank destroyers, but those AFVs would be easily picked off by Swedish infantry wielding "Carl Gustav" ATGMs. No matter the route that Soviet armor would have taken, the roads would have been narrow, with most if not all the surrounding terrain heavily forested and unsuitable to armored operations. So the Strv 103 could easily wipe out approaching Soviet armor as they'd be confined to these narrow roads.
i just don't like them fuel tanks tho..
@Murat Gadjiev Back then, and still today, the only said threat to Sweden is Russia. If they ever will attack, idunno. But that's the case either way
"Now you can see how small this tank is, I'm taller than the hull"
Chieftain you're a bloody Wun Wun to most men, this isn't much of a statement.
craig Stram it’s a giant from Game of Thrones
"There's a guy skiing on roller skates- I kid you not he's skiing on- anyways"
"As we continue to go around the side, we do things."
Truly some great outtakes today
The auto-loader design also facilitates bring rounds for the 105mm gun via an APC...i.e., by carrying them in the APC, and then backing up close to the back of the tank, a fair level of protection from artillery fire during reloading can be achieved. Kind of important when an empty tank is being refueled and resupplied under combat conditions.
As an American, I applaud the Swedes for breaking boundaries in military technology never believed possible.
I love how when the hatch flopped open he paused to count his fingers. thats how you know a real tanker XD
The Germans: “we are the masters of tank design”
The Swedish: “hold my beer”
lets cover our tank in our fuel tanks, put our ammo exposed nicely on the near and make maintenance impossible because the gun is like quadmounted. the hydraulic system is the tanks only good thing and its safe to say in tank training they teach you about how to use terrain to do exactly what the hydraulic system does.
*HOLD MY AQUAVIT*
Aaron Bye hold my cheese 🧀
bonga rust the crew is near impossible to take out, the fuel does a great job at defusing HEAT rounds. The; engine, fuel, heavily sloped armour, and extra interior armor surrounding the crew makes it impossible to take them out from the front. Putting the ammo away from the crew keeps them from getting killed, in fact all modern tanks do this to an extent. They all store ammo in a large, easy to hit compartment just behind the gunner/commander in the turret with just a relatively thin piece of steel to protect the entire crew if the ammo gets hit. Did you watch the video? He went through all of this
@@pakratmiz4487 And if you're on the move and an enemy tank appears you have to first stop, then aim, and then you're blown up.
*meanwhile in an alternate universe*
Nicholas Moran:- There's nothing on the top slope here. Not even an anti-slip painting. A very bad call there. Moving o-ahh!
*slips off the tank*
My favorite comment so far
This guy is awesome at giving detail; if you're falling asleep during track tension, you shouldn't be watching this topic, pick something else.
I fall asleep to this stuff tbh lol
Thank you so much for making this video. 13 years ago as a high school freshman, I found a book about thanks that had information about this tank. I fell in love with this derpy-looking design as soon as I saw it. I could never learn what it was called. Thank you again.
We already got the Strv S1 now I can smell the Strv S2 premium tank coming soon in the near future, remember this comment when that happens
its wargaming if you think they WONT put more sweid premium you don't know wargaming
TheOneWhoShallNotBeNamed They have to pay the loan for their employees...
TheOneWhoShallNotBeNamed Apparently there is already strv 81 (centurion mk. iii) planned
+Panzerzwerg Yeah, the Strv 81 will basically be a premium Centurion Mk. 1, but with a better turret
That is impossible since Strv 81 were a normal Cent Mk. III (152mm of both turret front and mantlet). IRL they were often fitted with Robot 52 SS11 ATGMs.
When will they stop with the annoying infinite-loop music though?
Kriechbaum Yes, it's irritating isn't it. He'd get more likes if it wasn't there.
Yes, it's amazingly irritating.
👍👏👏
Every so often i think im getitng a text because some part sounds like the sonar sound on my phone
If I had to listen to that shitty music for a long time I think I would throw up all over. Best to stop that garbage music!!
Klant = someone that screws everything up.
which makes sense in this case ;)
Indeed, a butter-fingered clumsy is a fair translation.
Translated into American???
@@jamesgoodwin2450 klant = clumsy person or clutz. Used mostly as an adjective.
"Du tappade vasen din klant!"
"You dropped the vase you clutz!"
Tarik360 I think you are missing my point,Americans speak English
@@jamesgoodwin2450 staring to get the feeling of this being a /r/wooosh moment...
"a person who is an oxygen thief" I'm dying.
thinking it is because it is hard to use.
dying from lack of oxygen?
@@h.p.6223 yes?
mouth breather
One benefit the 103 had with its long Bofors main gun was that it could open fire long before the T55, T64 and T72 could because of its range and accuracy. This is why this tank was one of the first to use a laser range finder and ballistic calculator for precision hits.
The fast auto loader made it possible to hit each target twice to inflict maximum damage before changing target.
It was a complex machine for its time, built for one thing, stopping a numerical superior Soviet tank force at the border.
The Sweeds keep it simple. I always like what they make. They keep an eye on quality control as well. Everything's always solidly built.
FASCINATING tank. Long been one of my favorites. Thank you for this.
Part 2 better include some driving
and some elevation and depresion
Ugh. It's a shame - but also a blessing - that this tank wasn't used more. I only wish other militaries would've tried to adopt it. It really seems like an underrated and novel design.
It's designed for defensive combat in somewhat rough terrain.
All of the problems that you have mentioned regarding not being able to move the gun were overcome by simply driving in reverse
And its not as if it wasnt designed with going in reverse in mind... Rear facing driving port and all
so giving up ground
I think he was traumatised by dealing with track tension in his army career
Fascinating vehicle.
I've been waiting for this day since this tank was added into world of tanks!
Like how the machine port covers disappear during the cut
no they just fall out when he opens it
The huge Achilles heel of this design is that the gun cannot aim independent of the hull. If the hull is stuck in at a certain heading then so is the gun. Same thing when driving. You can’t shoot anything while driving unless it is right in your direction of travel
yes, just flank it
Probably more or less with any tank. If the hull is stuck, you can only shoot at what is not needed to shoot at anymore. What you miss is that when this old tank was introduced, no tank could shoot and hit while moving. They all had to stop to aim. And 103 stopped, aimed, shot, and hit faster than any other tank - with its rigid gun.
Great video! Just a side note, The Detroit Diesel 6V53T is not a straight 6, that would be just a 6-53T. The V in 6V-53 indicates its a V6, 2 stroke.
I don't know about the rest of you former tankers in here, but I felt really happy when he made mention of the tankers coming out of the woodwork to stay warm behind the Abrams. I remember doing that many many times.
no we are russian tankers, not pussies
With modifications this tank design could make a comeback
I think it could too. Considering the fact that most modern MBTs have so little solid armor but still provide a lot of survivability, if you could use ERA on this thing like in the modern tanks and upgrade its gun, it's still a solid contender.
Presumably the track will stretch with use (like a giant motorcycle drive chain) meaning ease of tensioning is probably a more important part of the reliability and maintenance of the vehicle than many of the more exciting things
Leave up to the Swedes to work out of the box and make something cleaver!
It's the land of Ikea, all of their work is out of boxes.
Vikingdescendent
Leave It To Cleaver
Halinspark lol
This is one beautiful tank
For Gods sake, who is responsible for the appalling music through all these videos. There are hundreds of comments etc over the past few months complaining about the music and their still doing it!!! Why not listen to your viewers?
Wargaming sucks, not listen
I was at war against this tank in P7 Revingehed back in 1978/1979. I belonged to Infantry Company 8 at I16 in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden. I was a team leader (Seargent) for eight men equipped with two Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless anti-tank guns. We had two weeks of training against the very impressive Stridsvagn S.
and?
To add to the fuel-tank-as-armor thing, diesel doesn't burn that easily so fire isn't that big of a risk.
junsengjs It will Catch fire due to the compression when Shells hit the tanks,but it just burns on the outside of the tank so it doesnt matter:p watch the Old declassified live fire test against it:)
@@oljefri what compression
Nick has the best bloopers by far, absolutely hilarious
this is such a good design it makes me wonder why they dont make more vehicles like this
Maybe the fact no one made more vehicles like this means the design is truly lacking.
Good to see the Swedes living the StuG life. That is a really sweet tank. Have to watch the next two videos, but this looks like the tank to crew. Low low profile, super steep slope, reasonable armor, crew behind the engine.
Love this tank
Very informative and eloquent video. Thanks for sharing!
I work on the Detroit Diesel 6V53T engine you cannot kill them unless you don’t do maintenance to them
6V53T is a V motor (DD older engines used the V to indicate that, as the same series could be L or V engines). If the Strv-103 had an L6 Series 53, it would be properly labeled a 6-53, and not a 6V53, though the V53s are not much wider than the straight 53s.
Still the best tank in the world. And probably the best tank there ever will be.
I have actually had to stand behind a tanks jet exhaust to dry my gear and get warm on cold mornings. It one of the perks of being an infantry unit with armour around you. My only issue with this video is what it's labeled as. This video is called inside the hatch of the chieftain which we never got to see.
The mine clearing thing, we are a neutral country so this is/was aimed at defending our country from invaders... Hopefully we already knew where we set the mines... :-)
Counter-offence though is usually an essential part of capable defence and it may well mean dealing with enemy minefields, even when operating within ones own peacetime borders.
How’s that going so far with the “Refugee” invasion?
@@robbie_rohm88 You're a moron, Robert.
automatic captions: "simply removing the tourist, mouth the gun directly under the hole" :'D 0:34
Interesting video. The statement that the tank has to be running to operate its main gun is however false. The tank could hide dug in with its engine off and still aim and fire thanks to its hydraulics. The huge advantage is that not only was it hidden visually, also the heat signature virually disappeared, making it extremly hard to locate.
Nya Tider It has to be running to aim the gun from side to side. The hydraulics only allow it to aim up or down without the engine running.
Hayato Kojima I read somewhere t hat it has a secondary jet engine,
How? Hydraulics only work with the engine on.
marinus18 now that you've mentioned it, it still has to have the diesel engine on to get the hydraulics working. I might have mixed up the jet engine with the diesel. Sorry sorry
@@MrMarinus18 Couldn't you operate the hydraulics electrically? I know that's not an option with this vehicle, and it would need a separate battery, but the question still stands.
Detroit 6V53T, great 2-stroke scavenging diesel. So easy to tune!
Albeit not a simple straight 6. The 6V53 was a V6
A gerilla warfare and defense tank for Swedish geography, suitable for it's purpose and time.
Same idea as the airforce. It was also built for guerilla warfare.
@@carpetclimber4027 still is.
@@zoom5024 Hahaaahaahhahahahahahahhaa
@@DrLoverLover ?
I love the low profile.
BEST. LOOKING. TANK. EVER.
Besides the Abrams, this is my favorite tank.
One single universal tool?
Has a certain Ingvar Kamprad had a hand in the design? 🧐🤪
At 14:22 he says - "this one is a bit heavier" and he doesn't do anything to stop the flap from nearly breaking his hand or fingers! 😂
We should try and get him into increasingly smaller vehicles, like Dingos and stuff.
We need to get a Bob semple tank (perhaps a reproduction one idk) and try and get him in it
Now if you raised both axles you could get a really short footprint to ease neutral steering!
25:35 "There's a guys skiing on roller skates" - Nicholas Moran, 2017
the best part and what I'm most proud of as a swede is tank looks like is pooping we you fire it.
Chieftain! When are you gonna do a Tiger II 'Inside the Hatch' episode? Love your videos too by the way!
finsfan90 there is only 3 left in the world
I just saw this tank two days ago in the army museum in stockholm and wondered how it only had 3 crew members
When part 2 coming out?
I love the räfflad armor on the sides of the gun
So...does this really constitute a tank, or is it more of an SPG?
This is mbt, main battle tank.
Yes.
A tank can be anything that fills the role of one. Does the lack of a turret make the Mk.IV any less of a tank? Does the lack of tracks make the Tsar tank any less of a tank? Does the lack of a cannon make the Panzer I any less of a tank?
Whether something is considered a "tank" or a "tank destroyer/SPG" is entirely a question of role, and in their doctrine the Swedes definitely classified the Strv 103 as a main battle tank. The purpose of this thing was to engage Soviet T-64s and T-72s from defensive positions, since Sweden was not then and is currently not ruled by the burning desire to spread the fear of the Carolingeans into all of Europe--it comes and goes, give them another century or two and it'll be back. Anyway, this thing as designed would be a devastating defensive fighter, since as established during the Second World War the winner of a tank engagement is usually he who shoots first--and this thing is so incredibly hard to spot that combined with its role it would be almost guaranteed to do so.
@@InchonDM Yes, we always fired the first round. And the second, third - and mostly fourth and fifth too. And all was a hit and "total destruction" against T-54 -55 -62 -64 at any distance. On T-72 and T-80 you had to wait until you saw the scared eyes of the commander, if firing at the front. The extremely elaborate gun-sight of the 103 had a "battle tub", a square U that indicated, when filled with an approaching Russian tank it was "good to shoot" and expect a kill. No need to use the laser or mess with any distance.
But the purpose of the tank was not defensive. We assumed a Russian attack, sure, but the armored forces should attack the bridgeheads, being airborne or by the seaRepel them before they got too strong.
As you perhaps mentions, the Swedish mentality is always to attack. We will always be fewer in numbers, and the only way to win is to chose the time and place for a battle - which you can do only when you attack.
Counting the digits make me laugh out loud. Brilliant sarcasm. 👏🏻😂🤣
This is great! thanks cheif
00:30am literally falling asleep as he says this is the bit that makes people fall asleep a 8:41
I guess you all can stop complaining about the music, they ain’t hearing you.
Me encanta la línea e idea de este caza carro…achatado como stug..lo más original y curioso es su sistema de elevador del cañón…gracias por compartir experiencia y tu tiempo
I get turned ON when looking at a tank, is something wrong with me ?
No, it is perfectly normal.
Btw: You can see prototype #2 at Beredskapsmuseet museum in south Sweden. Unfortunately its pretty much as empty as the Maus at Kubinka.
cant wait for part 2 :)
Best tank.. easy to maintenance and reload amunition
I would like to see the swimming screen... who agrees?
I'd think think this tank would be pretty easy to get unstuck if not buried up to it's eyeballs. Lift up the tracks as high as possible. Stuff logs, etc, under the tracks. Lower the tracks, raising the chassis. Put more logs under the chassis. Raise tracks and and more logs. Lower tracks. Repeat as needed.
Bad repetitive music, great talk
6V53T is a v6 engine. Detroit designated that with the "V". 6 cylinder, V block, 53 cubic inches per cylinder, T for Turbocharged.
"how do we make a good tank?"
"Eh just make it conform to the most basic definition of tank and slap an auto loader on it"
Looks like a blast to fight. SNEAKY great possibilities
unwatchable due to nauseating background music
I enjoy all the effort you do for us :D
Greeting from Croatia !!!
Can we see T 72 tank ????
Not any time soon. My British counterpart over on WGEU has covered one.
TheChieftainWoT The Challenger's videos aren't nearly as good as yours, though. Your reviews are much more detailed and interesting IMO.
Much better than Tank Chats.
Sweden intensifies
armor nut all my life.... this is my absolute most favorite tank.
Ahhh yes ............the swedish door stop
a pretty elegant solution.
Varför har han pansarnäven på bröstet?
Osäker. Men det kan vara på grund av att han är en välrennomerad stridsvagnsofficer. Majors grad om jag inte missminner mig. Nån tyckte väl att han därmed gjort sig förtjänt av pansarnäven. Vet inte själv vad jag tycker om det då jag är(var) artillerist.
@@ZeroneAngel Bättre Måltavla för dig att träffa =P
The subtitles are absolutely hilarious...
So the one we have isn't op. It needs a 3 second reload!!
I actually got my reload time down to 3.1 seconds or something on the test server. 4500 dpm. These stats could be entirely wrong if any math lurkers are here. This is just the numbers that spring to mind. It was either 4200 or 4500 dpm though.
@13:23 Chieftain you cheeky bastard. LMAO.
Nice to learn from the time when Sweden wasn't caliphate yet
maapata Dafuq?
Eric Kulp Dafuq?
Alright so where are your sources for your islamophobic claims? Btw only 4.9 % of swedish population are muslim :)
maapata Agreed/ a Swede...
maapata Agreed/ a Swede...
25:31 is so worth the whole video
I'm getting sick of this same song
Can anybody help me find out the diameter of the Strv 103's roadwheels? I am planning to make a 1/2 scale model of the tank. Or in that case can you guys help me find a blueprint or something related to the tank's measurement?