15,5 cm bandkanon 1
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15,5 cm bandkanon 1, meaning "15.5 cm tracked cannon 1", was a Swedish self-propelled artillery vehicle in use with the Swedish Army from 1967 to 2003, developed by Aktiebolaget Bofors. Its product na
Bkan 1C at the military history museum in Boden.
Closeup of the autoloader
A Bandkanon being used as a stationary battery.
Stridsvagn 103
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The Stridsvagn 103, also known as the Alternative S and S-tank, is a Swedish Cold War–era main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden. "Strv" is the Swedish military abbreviation of stridsva
15,5 cm bandkanon 1
…Each shell had a weight of 47 kg and a tactical range of 28 km. Its chassis was based on a lengthened Stridsvagn 103 with one extra road wheel. The first variant, the Bkan 1A, used the same engine as the first Strv 103's and was thus somewhat underpowered since that…
A Stridsvagn 103 B during a demonstration at the Swedish Army's Revingehed training ground, April 2022
Tank mobility trials in 1966
An early production vehicle in 1967
The Strv 103 in a "hull down" position presents a very low profile compared to conventional, turreted tank designs.