Strv m/39 TD

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Strv m/39 TD

Strv m/39 TD

Sweden

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

Light tank

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Description

The Stridsvagn m/39 TD is a gift rank I Swedish light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Starfighters" as a reward for watching War Thunder streams on Twitch.tv along with a unique skin for the vehicle. This vehicle shouldn't be confused as a tank destroyer (TD) by its designation, TD in this case stands for Twitch Drop.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull13 / 13 / 13

Turret50 / 13 / 13

Crew3 people

Visibility70 %

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	13 mm (58°) Upper glacis 13 mm (45°) Lower glacis 13 mm (30°) Upper plate 13 mm + 35 mm Driver's cupola	13 mm	13 mm (33°) Lower 9 + 15 mm (14°) Upper	4-13 mm
Turret	13 mm + 35 mm (14°) Turret front 13 mm + 35 mm (9°-72°) Gun mantlet	13 mm	13 mm	5- 8 mm
Cupola	13 mm	13 mm	13 mm	5 mm

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB51 / 6 km/h

RB and SB46 / 6 km/h

Number of gears4 forward

1 back

Weight8.9 t

Engine power

AB271 hp

RB and SB142 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB30.4 hp/t

RB and SB16.0 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	51	6	8.9	220	271	24.72	30.45
Realistic	46	6		126	142	14.16	15.96

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB172 → 221

RB195 → 250

SB225 → 289

Total cost of modifications4 460

2 675

Talisman cost300

Crew training600

Experts2 100

Aces45

Research Aces110 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

10 / 20 / 20 %

100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 300 Cost: 180 65 Suspension Research: 250 Cost: 150 55 Brake System Research: 250 Cost: 150 55 Filters Research: 370 Cost: 220 80 Transmission Research: 290 Cost: 175 65 Engine Research: 290 Cost: 175 65	Improved Parts Research: 300 Cost: 180 65 Improved FPE Research: 250 Cost: 150 55 Crew Replenishment Research: 370 Cost: 220 80	Horizontal Drive Research: 300 Cost: 180 65 Adjustment of Fire Research: 250 Cost: 150 55 Elevation Mechanism Research: 370 Cost: 220 80 Artillery Support Research: 290 Cost: 175 65 37mm_sw_m39_APHE_ammo_pack Research: 290 Cost: 175 65 37mm_sw_kan_APDS_ammo_pack Research: 290 Cost: 175 65

Armaments

Main armament

37 mm kan m/38 cannon

Ammunition100 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

4.1 → 3.1 s

Vertical guidance-14° / 20°

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	-15°/+25°	±180°	N/A	15.23	21.08	25.60	28.31	30.12	4.03	3.57	3.29	3.10
Realistic					9.52	11.20	13.60	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
slpprj m/38	APBC	59	55	41	28	19	13
slpgr m/39	APBC	55	51	37	26	17	12
3,7 cm slpprj m/49	APDS	105	103	97	89	82	75

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%
slpprj m/38	APBC	785	0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
slpgr m/39	APBC	800	0.74	1.2	9	15	47°	60°	65°
3,7 cm slpprj m/49	APDS	1,150	0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd 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

Ammo racks of the Strv m/38 (identical)

Machine guns

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

Ammunition3 500 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate649 shots/min

8 mm ksp m/39B
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	1,750 (250)	649	-10°/+25°	N/A
Coaxial	1,750 (250)	649	-10°/+25°	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Still effective in up-tiers, since it has access to a high-penetrating APDS shell with an amazing 105 mm penetration and high velocity
• Amazing -15 degrees gun depression means that it can adapt different terrains very well
• Fast reload, up to 3.1 seconds with an ACE crew.
• Decent turret armour, offering up to 35mm at the front and with sloping for increased protection.
• Fast top speed up to 45 km/h
• Is a small target

Cons:

• Only 3 crew members
• Armour is inadequate to resist high-penetrating shells, for example a Pz.II can penetrate it frontally
• Slow turret traverse speed with 11.2°/s
• Very average reverse speed of -7 km/h
• 5-8 mm roof armour can be penetrated by common aircraft such as ones with 12.7 mm M2, and He 112 A-0
• Purple stripes may be eye-catching, decreasing its concealment

History

Strv m/39 is a continued design from the Strv m/38. In 1939, KAF had started discussions about ordering 20 new Strv m/38's to improve the strenght of the armoured company and, seeing the international way of desinging tanls eguipped with cannons, they reguested that new desings of Strv m/38 should have improved the armour by making it thicker to combat this threat. AB Landsverk was agains it since the construction of the L-60-S (Strv m/38) would not be able to handle this reguest of the additional weight the new armor would add to it. And because of this made them a contract that there would be small chanches to the L-60-S, mainly modifications to the turret adding room for an additional machine gun to be placed. Additionally there would be a new control system for the tank. Strv m/38 had the old system using a steeeing wheel, the new tank would use lever steering which was more favourable. When the contract was signed for these new tanks 19 December 1939 the new and improved tank got the designation L-60-S/II and was supposed to be delivered in middle of October 1940, but trouble and delays for the 37mm Bofors cannons delayd it until the spring 1941 which at time tanks had improwed a lot and there was a demand for thicker armour. They wanted to increase the frontal armour of the L-60-S/II from 15 to 50 mm but this would only happen in case of combat that it would be added as add-on armour to the tanks. But during exercise the tanks would not have this additional armour on them to not wear out the wehicles. L-60-S/II would get the designation Strv m/39 by the army.

Strv m/39 was in use till 1957.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Strv m/39 TD from live.warthunder.com.

See also

• Strv m/39

External links

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• other literature.

AB Landsverk
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L-10	Strv m/31
L-60	Strv m/38 · Strv m/39 · Strv m/40L
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Strv 74	Strv 74
Unimog 404	U-SH 405
Medium Tanks
Lago	Lago I · Strv m/42 EH · Ikv 73 · Strv m/42 DT
Tank Destroyers
Ikv 72	Ikv 72 · Ikv 103
Pvkv m/43	Pvkv m/43 (1946) · Pvkv m/43 (1963)
Pvkv II/III	Pvkv II · Pvkv III
SPAA	Pvlvv fm/42 · L-62 ANTI II