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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (shortened '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''') was a Swedish light tank developed by AB Landsverk on the basis of the L-60. It was the first variant of the L-60 adopted by the Swedish army. Production name was L-60 S-I, which meant it was the first series used by Sweden. The {{PAGENAME}} was later phased out when the later series were produced from 1939.
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It was introduced along with the initial Swedish ground forces tree in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]. Strv m/38 is a light tank with a good mobility and comes with an APDS round which is uncommon for early vehicles; this significantly increases its firepower and makes it more capable of engaging with heavier armoured vehicles.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
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!Front (Slope angle)
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!Rear
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!Roof
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|Hull
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|13 mm (58'''°''') ''Upper Glacis''
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13 mm (45'''°''') ''Lower Glacis''
  
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* Rolled homogeneous armour
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13 mm (30'''°'''-31'''°''') ''Upper Hull Front''
  
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13 mm (19'''°'''-26'''°''') ''Driver's Station''
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|13 mm
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|9 mm ''Upper''
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13 mm ''Lower''
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| Hull || 13 mm (58°) ''Upper glacis'' <br> 13 mm (46°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 13 mm (31°) ''Upper plate'' <br> 13 mm (19-26°) ''Driver bulge'' || 13 mm (15°) || 9 mm (23°) ''Top'' <br> 13 mm (33°) ''Bottom'' || 13 mm (32°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 9 mm (8°) ''Front'' <br> 4-5 mm ''Middle'' <br> 5 mm (4°) ''Rear''
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|9mm ''Front''
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5 mm ''Middle to Rear''
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| Turret || 13 mm (14°) ''Turret front'' <br> 15 mm (6°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 13 mm (14°) || 13 mm (20°) || 5 mm
 
 
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| Cupola || colspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 13 mm (16°) || 5 mm
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|Turret
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|5 mm
 
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'''Notes:'''
 
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* Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 15 mm thick.
 
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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{{Specs-Economy}}
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|kan m/38 (37 mm)}}
 
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| rowspan="2" | 100 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 15.20 ||21.08||23.79||28.31||30.12|| rowspan="2" | 4.03 || rowspan="2" |3.57|| rowspan="2" |3.29|| rowspan="2" |3.10
 
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| 9.50 ||11.20|| 12.64 ||15.04||16.00
 
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==== Ammunition ====
 
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| 3,7 cm slpprj m/49 || APDS || 105 || 103 || 97 || 89 || 82 || 75
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| slpprj m/38 || APBC || 59 || 55 || 41 || 28 || 19 || 13
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| 3,7 cm slpprj m/49 || APDS || 1,150 || 0.71 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 75° || 78° || 80°
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| slpprj m/38 || APBC || 785 || 0.74 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
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* Shells are modeled by sets of 3, 4, or 5. They disappear from the rack only after you've fired all shells in the set.
 
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* Hull lower sides only: 41&nbsp;''(+59)'' shells.
 
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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The Strv m/38 is armed with a 8 mm ksp m36 machine gun, useful for hitting lightly armoured AA vehicles.
 
The Strv m/38 is armed with a 8 mm ksp m36 machine gun, useful for hitting lightly armoured AA vehicles.
  
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! colspan="5" | [[ksp m/36 (8 mm)|8 mm ksp m/36]]
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The Strv m/38 is a fast and maneuverable light tank with excellent firepower. As its light tank designation implies, the armor cannot be relied upon to stop enemy fire, being too weak to stop even .50cal rounds. It has access to APDS, allowing it to punch through tough opponents, although it is almost impossible to find enemies that cannot be stopped by your APBC shells.  
  
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The Strv m/38 provides the player with a fast, manoeuvrable light tank boasting effective firepower for its BR. As a light tank, the armour cannot be relied upon to stop enemy fire, being too weak to stop even .50 cal MG fire. However, it has access to APDS, which allows it to punch through all opponents at its BR and even most tanks a rank above. Because of the excellent APDS shell, it is advised to keep it as your primary shell, but keep a few APBC shells to finish lighter opponents, as the APDS has poor post-penetration damage.
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Even with weak armour, the Strv m/38 can be reliably depended upon even in uptiers with its speed, and as well as its penetration power (with the APDS shell), matching the likes of the German [[Pz.III]] series. The only drawback to this shell is the poor post-penetration damage, which calls for a playstyle relying on well-placed shots on enemy vehicles. This is why it's advised to aim for the turret or engine using the APDS shell, when unsure if your APBC shell will actually penetrate at all.
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Has access to a high-penetrating APDS shell with an amazing 105 mm of penetration
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* Has access to APDS, not common in reserve tanks
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* Effective in up-tiers with the APDS against heavy targets like the [[B1 bis]] and the [[Valentine I]]
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* APDS round has 105 mm of penetration at point-blank range, enough to penetrate any enemy tank you meet
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* Good -10° of gun depression means that it can adapt to different terrains well
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* Has a small size compared to other Reserve tanks
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* Has a small size compared to other reserve tanks
 
 
* Effective mobility - max speed of 51 km/h
 
* Effective mobility - max speed of 51 km/h
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* APDS round has no explosive filler, multiple shots will be needed to finish off an enemy
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* APDS round has no explosive filler, so multiple shots will be needed to finish off an enemy
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* Has a slow reverse speed (-6 km/h) that may put the player at risk
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* Has a slow reverse speed
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* 5 mm roof armour can be penetrated by common aircraft, such as the ones with 12.7 mm and 20 mm guns
 
  
 
== History ==
 
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The '''Landsverk L-60''' was a Swedish tank developed in 1934, and included several advanced design features such as torsion bar suspension, periscopes rather than view slits and all-welded construction. The '''Strv m/38''' was the earliest variant of the L-60 accepted into Swedish service, with 15 ordered in 1937 and delivered in 1939. Unlike other exported variants of the L-60, the m/38 did not see combat use due to Swedish neutrality during the Second World War.
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The Landsverk L-60 was a Swedish tank developed in 1934, and included several advanced design features such as torsion bar suspension, periscopes rather than view slits and all-welded construction. The Strv m/38 was the earliest variant of the L-60 accepted into Swedish service, with 15 ordered in 1937 and delivered in 1939. Unlike other exported variants of the L-60, the m/38 did not see combat use due to Swedish neutrality during the Second World War.
 
  
 
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Description

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The Stridsvagn m/38 is a rank I Swedish light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 13 mm (58°) Upper Glacis

13 mm (45°) Lower Glacis

13 mm (30°-31°) Upper Hull Front

13 mm (19°-26°) Driver's Station

13 mm 9 mm Upper

13 mm Lower

9mm Front

5 mm Middle to Rear

Turret 13 mm Turret front

15 mm Gun mantlet

13 mm 13 mm 5 mm
Cupola 13 mm 13 mm 13 mm 5 mm

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 52 7 8.8 220 271 25 30.8
Realistic 47 6 126 142 14.32 16.14

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: kan m/38 (37 mm)
37 mm kan m/38 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 100 -10°/+20° ±180° N/A 15.20 21.08 23.79 28.31 30.12 4.03 3.57 3.29 3.10
Realistic 9.50 11.20 12.64 15.04 16.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
3,7 cm slpprj m/49 APDS 105 103 97 89 82 75
slpgr m/39 APBC 55 51 37 26 17 12
slpprj m/38 APBC 59 55 41 28 19 13
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
3,7 cm slpprj m/49 APDS 1,150 0.71 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
slpgr m/39 APBC 800 0.74 1.2 9.0 15 47° 60° 65°
slpprj m/38 APBC 785 0.74 N/A N/A N/A 47° 60° 65°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
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rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		7th
rack empty 		8th
rack empty 		9th
rack empty 		10th
rack empty 		11th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
100 81 (+19) 71 (+29) 61 (+39) 51 (+49) 41 (+59) 34 (+66) 28 (+72) 21 (+79) 14 (+86) 8 (+92) 1 (+99) no

Machine guns

Main article: ksp m/36 (8 mm)

The Strv m/38 is armed with a 8 mm ksp m36 machine gun, useful for hitting lightly armoured AA vehicles.

8 mm ksp m/36
Mount Capacity
(Belt capacity) 		Rate of fire
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
Coaxial 2,250 (250) 648 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

The Strv m/38 is a fast and maneuverable light tank with excellent firepower. As its light tank designation implies, the armor cannot be relied upon to stop enemy fire, being too weak to stop even .50cal rounds. It has access to APDS, allowing it to punch through tough opponents, although it is almost impossible to find enemies that cannot be stopped by your APBC shells.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support slpgr m/39 3,7 cm slpprj m/49

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Has access to APDS, not common in reserve tanks
  • APDS round has 105 mm of penetration at point-blank range, enough to penetrate any enemy tank you meet
  • Quick reload rate of 4.1 s
  • Has a small size compared to other Reserve tanks
  • Effective mobility - max speed of 51 km/h

Cons:

  • APDS round has no explosive filler, so multiple shots will be needed to finish off an enemy
  • Has a slow reverse speed

History

The Landsverk L-60 was a Swedish tank developed in 1934, and included several advanced design features such as torsion bar suspension, periscopes rather than view slits and all-welded construction. The Strv m/38 was the earliest variant of the L-60 accepted into Swedish service, with 15 ordered in 1937 and delivered in 1939. Unlike other exported variants of the L-60, the m/38 did not see combat use due to Swedish neutrality during the Second World War.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the tank;
  • other literature.


Sweden light tanks
L-60  Strv m/38 · Strv m/39 · Strv m/39 TD · Strv m/40L
Strv m/41  Strv m/41 S-I · Strv m/41 S-II
Ikv 91  Ikv 91 · Ikv 91-105
CV 90  Strf 9040B · Strf 9040C · Strf 9040 BILL
  CV 90105 · CV 90120
Wheeled  Pbil m/40 · U-SH 405
Other  Strv m/31 · Strv 74 · Pbv 501
Finland  Vickers Mk.E · ▄T-26E · BT-42 · ▄PT-76 · CV9030FIN · CT-CV 105HP

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