Pbil m/40

Pbil m/40

Pbil m/40

Sweden

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Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.0	2.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Light tank

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Description

The Pansarbil m/40 was an armoured car and was used by the Swedish Army. Originally designed for the Danish Army, several units were to be delivered until World War 2 broke out, in which the remaining units intended for the Danish Army instead entered service for the Swedish Army. Pbil m/40 are similar to the m/39 but were manufactured by Volvo instead of Landsverk due to limited capacity from the latter. A total order of 30 Pbil m/40 were ordered by the Swedish army where they would have a new Volvo engine, an improved turret and change of the ammunition storage. Pbil m/40 got the same nickname as the Landsverk version m/39 of the name "Lynx", they were well liked within the Army and would serve within the Swedish Armed forces between 1941 to 1958. Only one version remains in Sweden and are located in Strängnäs at the military museum Arsenalen.

The Pbil m/40 was introduced during Update "Direct Hit" as a reward for the 2021 Export Order event. It's an armoured car with a 20 mm autocannon similar to the Pvlvv fm/42. It has light armour but comes with an large 6-person crew that improves the survivability against solid AP shells, the Pbil m/40 are capable to go the same speed forward and backwards. Its agile maneuverability and speed grants it the ability to move around the map with ease and move to positions to flank and engage unaware enemies, due to the relatively low penetration of its rounds its wise to not engaging well armoured hostiles in a head-on engagement and makes flanking the most viable option to grant effectiveness of the gun. So the Pbil m/40 should be used to flank around the map, hit unaware enemies from the side or the back where it will have greatest possibility to knock out the hostile.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull12 / 10 / 12

Turret12 / 9 / 7

Crew6 people

Visibility73 %

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Wheel (tires)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	12 mm Upper glacis 9 mm Lower glacis	5-10 mm Top 8 mm Bottom	12 mm Upper glacis 5-12 mm Lower glacis	5-10 mm
Turret	12 mm Turret front 12 mm Gun mantlet	9 mm	7 mm	5-12 mm
Cupola	9 mm	9 mm	9 mm	5 mm

Notes:

• Wheels are 10 mm thick and torsion bars are 1 mm thick.

Mobility

Reverse gearbox

Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed

Speedforward / back

AB78 / 78 km/h

RB and SB70 / 70 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

5 back

Weight8.1 t

Engine power

AB258 hp

RB and SB135 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB31.9 hp/t

RB and SB16.7 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	78	78	8.1	209	258	25.8	31.85
Realistic	70	70		119	135	14.69	16.67

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB438

RB243

SB166

Crew training450

Experts3 000

Aces45

Research Aces220 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 20 / 20 / 20 %

2 × 100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tires Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive 20mm_sw_kan_HE_ammo_pack Adjustment of Fire 20mm_sw_kan_AP_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism Artillery Support

Armaments

Main armament

20 mm Pvlvkan m/40 cannon

Ammunition252 rounds

Belt capacity36 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

1.3 → 1.0 s

Fire rate360 shots/min

Vertical guidance-10° / 25°

20 mm Pvlvkan m/40						Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	252 (36)	360	-10°/+25°	±180°	N/A	13.3	18.4	22.4	24.8	26.4	1.30	1.15	1.06	1.00
Realistic						8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

Ammunition

• Default: AP-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T
• slsgr m/42: HEFI-T
• slpgr m/42: AP-T

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
Default AP-T	AP-T	42	40	30	22	16	11
slsgr m/42	HEFI-T	5	4	3	2	2	2
slpgr m/42	AP-T	42	40	30	21	15	10

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%
Default AP-T	AP-T	815	0.15	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
slsgr m/42	HEFI-T	845	0.14	0.1	0.1	10.2	79°	80°	81°
slpgr m/42	AP-T	845	0.14	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Pbil m/40

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
7	7 (+0)	6 (+1)	5 (+2)	4 (+3)	3 (+4)	2 (+5)	1 (+6)	No

Notes:

• Ammunition is modeled as 7 magazines of 36 rounds each.

Machine guns

8 mm ksp m/36 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition2 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate649 shots/min

8 mm ksp m/36
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	2,000 (250)	649	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

The fast speed allows the Pbil m/40 to get into positions where the enemy team would not suspect you. Take advantage of your 20 mm cannon's high rate of fire and sizable magazine to quickly dispose of unaware tanks, although take care to aim for vital components, due to its relatively low damage. If you are engaging someone in CQC, you should try to take out their gunner or barrel before trying to finish your enemy off, although you should be able to penetrate most enemy tanks frontally. You can also utilise its speed to reach capture points early before attacking the enemy, which will also help your team as you are essentially scouting for them when they catch up to you. As always, use speed as your primary defence, and attempt to avoid direct confrontation, entering engagements on your own terms via ambush or flanking. Using the Pbil m/40 as an improvised SPAA is unadvisable due to its relatively poor elevation, but can still be possible, especially with the generally less durable and slower CAS at this BR.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Its AP-T belt can penetrate most tanks at its BR
• Its 20 mm has a high rate of fire, making quick work of most tanks
• Fast reload allows for almost continuous fire
• High top speed of 78 km/h both forwards and backwards
• Great survivability due to a crew of 6
• Modules in the tank are somewhat small and difficult to damage

Cons:

• Slow turret traverse, does not respond well to being flanked
• Turn radius is large since it has a long hull and it is a wheeled vehicle
• It has next to no armour all round

History

Devblog:

In 1937, the Danish Army requested the development of an armoured car from the Swedish AB Landsverk company. Developed under the name 'Lynx', three of the 18 units ordered were already shipped to Denmark before the outbreak of WWII. However, after the outbreak of hostilities, Sweden placed an export ban on all military equipment and the remaining Lynx armoured cars remained in Sweden.

Subsequently, the Swedish military commissioned the remaining vehicles into its own service under the designation Pansarbil m/39 while already issuing an order for 30 more vehicles to be built. Part of this order was licensed out to Volvo, with these vehicles receiving the designation Pansarbil m/40. The vehicles remained in Swedish service until 1958 before being decommissioned and sold off to the Dominican Republic where the last units remained in service until the mid 1990's.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Pbil m/40 from live.warthunder.com.

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

• [Devblog] "Export Order": Pansarbil m/40

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