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Strv 101

Strv 101

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

Medium tank

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

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Description

The Stridsvagn 101 was the Swedish designation for the Centurion Mk 10. In 1959-1960, Sweden acquired another 110 of Centurion tanks from the United Kingdom, this time the improved Mk 10 to reinforce the existing fleet of Strv 81s. The Strv 101 were a fitting choice since the older 84 mm cannon were getting obsolete in usage and the older version Strv 81 would be getting upgrades to meet the standards of the new Strv 101 which meant they would get a 105 mm L7 among other things, but these wouldn't happen till 1964-1966. The Strv 101 would only get a upgrade once and would serve in the Swedish army until 1995 when they were phased out for the Strv 121. It had a long service alongside the Strv 103 as the backbone for the armoured forces of Sweden, playing a vital role in Swedish defence. Their fate is either dismantled or ended up in museum at the end of their almost 50 year service.

Introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury", the Strv 101 has increased firepower over earlier Strv 81. As one of the first tanks to be equipped with the 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A1 tank gun, it equips players with devastating firepower that will undoubtedly destroy any opponent's tanks. Ammunition options are limited to armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) or high explosive squash head (HESH) rounds. Nonetheless, with a staggering 350 mm of armour penetration for the primary anti-tank ammunition, the Centurion Mk 10 is capable of dealing with any foe on the battlefield. However, the mobility of all Centurions is below average, owing to the tank's enormous weight combined with a low horsepower engine. The playstyles are quite similar to the Strv 81, with nearly identical armour arrangement.

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull76 / 51 / 32

Turret152 / 89 / 89

Crew4 people

Visibility119 %

The Strv 101 has the same armour layout as the Centurion Mk 10. Weakpoints are the same, that includes the lower frontal plate and some areas on the turret. The armour can bounce and stop some shells, but shouldn't be relied upon, particularly against HEATFS and APDS shells. The tank also comes with 6 mm thick sideskirts which can occasionally prematurely detonate incoming HEAT shells. The armour plate above the engine is very thin, and can be penetrated by most aircraft cannons and some machine guns.

Armour type:

Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull)
Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	51 + 76.2 mm (57°) Upper front plate 76.2 mm (45°) Lower front plate	50.8 mm (12°)	32 mm (7°) Upper 19 mm (62°) Lower	7 - 29 mm
Turret	50 - 152 mm 152 mm Mantlet	89 mm	89 mm	29 - 50.8 mm
Cupola	152 mm	90 - 152 mm	90 mm	29 mm

Notes:

Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
Sideskirts are 6 mm thick.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB39 / 14 km/h

RB and SB35 / 13 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

2 back

Weight51.8 t

Engine power

AB1 240 hp

RB and SB650 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB23.9 hp/t

RB and SB12.5 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Game Mode	Forward	Reverse	Weight (tons)	Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	39	14	51.8	1,007	1,240	19.44	23.94
Realistic	35	13	51.8	575	650	11.1	12.55

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 177 → 5 651

RB4 653 → 6 295

SB6 597 → 8 925

Total cost of modifications88 000

147 400

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training86 000

Experts300 000

Aces1 200

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

130 / 200 / 230 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Mobility

Protection

Firepower

Tracks Research: 6 100 Cost: 9 800 250
Suspension Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 165	Brake System Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 165
Filters Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 185
Transmission Research: 9 900 Cost: 16 000 400	Engine Research: 9 900 Cost: 16 000 400

Improved Parts

Research:

4 000

Cost:

9 800

250

Improved FPE

Research:

2 700

Cost:

6 600

165

Crew Replenishment

Research:

4 600

Cost:

7 400

185

Horizontal Drive Research: 6 100 Cost: 9 800 250
Adjustment of Fire Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 165	105mm_usa_HESH_ammo_pack Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 165
Elevation Mechanism Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 185	105mm_us_M416_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 185	Smoke grenade Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 185
Artillery Support Research: 9 900 Cost: 16 000 400

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm kan Strv 101 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition70 rounds

First-order14 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

Main article: kan Strv 101 (105 mm)

105 mm kan Strv 101					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	70	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	19.0	26.4	32.0	35.4	37.7	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic	70	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	11.9	14.0	17.0	18.8	20.0	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
slpprj m/61	APDS	350	347	333	317	302	287
slsgr m/61A	HE	23	23	23	23	23	23
slspgr m/61	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	0%	50%	100%
slpprj m/61	APDS	1,478	4	-	-	-	75°	78°	80°
slsgr m/61A	HE	650	15.5	0	0.1	1.83	79°	80°	81°
slspgr m/61	HESH	720	11.4	0.1	4	3.15	73°	77°	80°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
rökgr m/61	330	18.7	20	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
70	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm ksp m/39B machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition3 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate649 shots/min

Main article: ksp m/39B (8 mm)

8 mm ksp m/39B
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,000 (250)	649	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

High-penetrating gun with access to APDS and HESH shots
Good gun depression and elevation angles (-10/+20), giving it great terrain adaptation
Upper glacis and gun mantlet can resist most full-calibre AP shells (e.g. T-44-100)
Good mobility options with neutral steering and sufficient reverse speed
Reasonably fast reload speed
Smoke grenades can cover up the player when there is danger

Cons:

Lower glacis is still a prominent weak spot
Mediocre top speed and acceleration
No access to HEATFS, unlike other nations' L7 guns
Engine armour is weak from the top, can be damaged by aircraft guns
Small internal compartment (only 4 crew members) with ammunition scattered all over
Very slow vertical targeting speed
Armour becomes weak in an uptier against early APFSDS and HEATFS (e.g. T-69 IIG, T-55AM)

History

The Strv 101 was the designation given to the 110 British Centurion Mk 10s (105 mm gun) equipped with Swedish communication equipment that were bought in 1958. They were bought after the order for the 240 Centurion Mk 3s that were designated Strv 81. The Swedish Army would then upgrade them to the Strv 101R specification in the 1980s which included Renovation and Modifications. The Strv 106 designation, Strv 101Rs upgraded with new suspensions and fire control system, was proposed but never built.

Media

Skins

Skins and camouflages for the Strv 101 from live.warthunder.com.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

topic on the official game forum;
other literature.

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Strv m/42	Lago I · Strv m/42 EH · Ikv 73 · Strv m/42 DT · Pvkv IV
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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]. The Strv 101 is a Centurion Mk.10 purchased from the United Kingdom with Swedish instrumentation and radios.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the Swedish designation for the [[Centurion Mk 10]]. In 1959-1960, Sweden acquired another 110 of [[Centurion (Family)|Centurion]] tanks from the United Kingdom, this time the improved Mk 10 to reinforce the existing fleet of [[Strv 81]]s. The {{PAGENAME}} were a fitting choice since the older 84 mm cannon were getting obsolete in usage and the older version [[Strv 81]] would be getting upgrades to meet the standards of the new {{PAGENAME}} which meant they would get a [[L7 (105 mm) (Family)|105 mm L7]] among other things, but these wouldn't happen till 1964-1966. The {{PAGENAME}} would only get a upgrade once and would serve in the Swedish army until 1995 when they were phased out for the [[Strv 121]]. It had a long service alongside the [[Strv 103 (Family)|Strv 103]] as the backbone for the armoured forces of Sweden, playing a vital role in Swedish defence. Their fate is either dismantled or ended up in museum at the end of their almost 50 year service.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]], the Strv 101 has increased firepower over earlier Strv 81. As one of the first tanks to be equipped with the 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A1 tank gun, it equips players with devastating firepower that will undoubtedly destroy any opponent's tanks. Ammunition options are limited to armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) or high explosive squash head (HESH) rounds. Nonetheless, with a staggering 350 mm of armour penetration for the primary anti-tank ammunition, the Centurion Mk 10 is capable of dealing with any foe on the battlefield. However, the mobility of all Centurions is below average, owing to the tank's enormous weight combined with a low horsepower engine. The playstyles are quite similar to the Strv 81, with nearly identical armour arrangement.
 == General info ==
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 <!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
-{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,007|rbMinHp=575|AoAweight=|abForwardSpeed=39}}
+{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,007|rbMinHp=575}}
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:kan Strv 101 (105 mm)/Ammunition|slpprj m/61, slsgr m/61A, slspgr m/61, rökgr m/61}}
-! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
-|-
-! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
-|-
-| slpprj m/61 || APDS || 303 || 302 || 296 || 277 || 257 || 252
-|-
-| slsgr m/61A || HE || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23
-|-
-| slspgr m/61 || HESH || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127
-|-
-|}
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="10" | Shell details
-|-
-! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
-! colspan="3" | Ricochet
-|-
-! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
-|-
-| slpprj m/61 || APDS || 1,478 || 4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 75° || 78° || 80°
-|-
-| slsgr m/61A || HE || 650 || 15.5 || 0 || 0.1 || 1,830 || 79° || 80° || 81°
-|-
-| slspgr m/61 || HESH || 720 || 11.4 || 0.1 || 4 || 3,150 || 73° || 77° || 80°
-|-
-|}
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-! colspan="7" | Smoke shell characteristics
-|-
-! Ammunition
-! Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
-! Screen radius<br>(m)
-! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
-! Screen hold time<br>(s)
-! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
-|-
-| rökgr m/61 || 320 || 18.7 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
-|-
-|}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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 * High-penetrating gun with access to APDS and HESH shots
 * Good gun depression and elevation angles (-10/+20), giving it great terrain adaptation
-* Upper glacis and gun mantlet can resist most full-calibre AP shells (eg. [[T-44-100]])
+* Upper glacis and gun mantlet can resist most full-calibre AP shells (e.g. [[T-44-100]])
 * Good mobility options with neutral steering and sufficient reverse speed
 * Reasonably fast reload speed
@@ Line 174: / Line 126: @@
 * Lower glacis is still a prominent weak spot
 * Mediocre top speed and acceleration
-* No access to HEAT-FS, unlike other nations' L7 guns
+* No access to HEATFS, unlike other nations' L7 guns
-* Engine armour is weak from the top, can be damaged aircraft guns
+* Engine armour is weak from the top, can be damaged by aircraft guns
 * Small internal compartment (only 4 crew members) with ammunition scattered all over
 * Very slow vertical targeting speed
-* Armour becomes weak in an uptier against early APFSDS and HEATFS (eg. [[T-69 II G|T-69 IIG]], [[T-55AM-1|T-55AM]])
+* Armour becomes weak in an uptier against early APFSDS and HEATFS (e.g. [[T-69 II G|T-69 IIG]], [[T-55AM-1|T-55AM]])
 == History ==
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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
+;Skins
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=sw_strv_101 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
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 ;Related development
 * [[Centurion (Family)]]
 ** [[Centurion Mk 10]]
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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Difference between revisions of "Strv 101"

Latest revision as of 22:42, 19 April 2024

Contents

Description

General info

Survivability and armour

Mobility

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition

Ammo racks

Machine guns

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

History

Media

See also

External links