Pvkv II

Pvkv II

Pvkv III

Pbv 501

Pvkv II

Pvkv III

Pbv 501

Sweden

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	4.0	4.0

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

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This page is about the Swedish tank destroyer Pvkv II. For other uses, see LT-38 (Family).

Description

The Pansarvärnskanonvagn II is a rank III Swedish tank destroyer with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 4.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

The Pvkv II shares the same hull as the Strv m/41, and thus the hull armour is identical. While adequate for the light tank, the armour is no longer sufficient against the considerably greater firepower that the Pvkv II faces.

It also features a massive open-top turret that is very thinly armoured and very vulnerable to even heavy machine guns. The turret, and vehicle in general, is rather cramped, thus a penetrating hit usually results in critical damage to multiple modules and crew members.

Aircraft are also a very dangerous threat, as even light machine guns will shred the crew through the open roof.

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	45	7	12	234	315	19.5	26.25
Realistic	41	6		146	165	12.17	13.75

Being based on the Strv m/41, the Pvkv II's mobility is somewhat poorer due to the massive turret and heavy gun mounted. The reverse speed is also quite poor, at ony 5 km/h. It is thus a relatively clumsy and unwieldy vehicle to drive.

Due to the relatively high center of gravity, care must also be taken not to allow the vehicle to roll over onto its side when driving on slopes or making turns.

Armaments

Main armament

The Pvkv II mounts a 7,5 cm lvkan m/37 A anti-aircraft gun modified for the anti-tank role. This gun is quite powerful but has a very low rate-of-fire for its calibre, likely due to the rather cramped nature of the vehicle. The gun mounting is angled downwards, allowing for an excellent 14° of gun depression, though the gun elevation is limited to only 17°. The turret allows for full 360° traverse.

The gun starts with the very mediocre slpprj m/41 uncapped AP shot that has good penetration but tends to ricochet and has rather anaemic post-penetration effects. The gun only starts to really shine once the Tier IV slpgr m/43 APCBC shell is unlocked. With this shell, the Pvkv II gains even better penetration than the Delat Torn and Pvkv m/43. The APCBC shell also has a highly lethal 110 g TNT filler.

The gunsight has a considerable amount of magnification, making aiming at long range targets much easier.

75 mm Lvkan m/37 A					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	32	-14°/+17°	±180°	N/A	10.6	__._	__._	__._	__._	13.0	_._	_._	_._
Realistic					7.1	__._	__._	__._	__._

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
sgr m/38	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
slpgr m/43	APCBC	162	158	142	125	110	97
slpprj m/41	AP	146	142	126	109	94	81

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%
sgr m/38	HE	840	6.43	0.4	0.5	690	79°	80°	81°
slpgr m/43	APCBC	940	6.0	1.2	14.0	110	48°	63°	71°
slpprj m/41	AP	840	6.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

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

Optics

Pvkv II Optics
	Default magnification	Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics	X8.0	X16.1
Comparable optics	___

Machine guns

There is one 8 mm ksp m/36 machine gun mounted in the front hull, though its utility is rather limited due to the limited traverse and elevation.

8 mm Ksp m/36
Mount	Capacity (Belt capacity)	Rate of fire (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
Hull	2,000 (250)	648	±10°	±10°

Usage in battles

The Pvkv II is a classical tank destroyer that does best in a good hull-down position where it can snipe at long range. The combination of great gun depression and a fully rotating turret allow for considerably more flexibility than conventional casemate tank destroyers. However, it is a very fragile vehicle, especially to air attacks, and it must be played carefully accordingly. It is especially well-suited to long-range fights due to a combination of a powerful high-velocity gun and good optics, as well as the inherent fragility of the vehicle.

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		slpgr m/43

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent high-velocity gun once APCBC is unlocked
• Excellent gun depression
• Excellent gunsight magnification
• Fully rotatable turret
• Decent mobility

Cons:

• Poor stock uncapped AP shot
• Slow reload for a 75 mm gun
• Large, very thinly armoured turret with an open top
• Poor reverse speed

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Pvkv II from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Best gun depression discusses the Pvkv II at 0:51 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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• reference to the series of the vehicles;
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External links

• [Devblog] Pvkv II: Glass Cannon

Sweden tank destroyers
Strv m/41 derivatives	Spj fm/43-44 · Sav m/43 (1944) · Sav m/43 (1946) · Pvkv II · Pvkv III
Ikv 72/103	Ikv 72 · Ikv 103
Pvkv m/43	Pvkv m/43 (1946) · Pvkv m/43 (1963)
ATGM	UDES 33 · Pbv 302 (BILL) · Pvrbv 551
Other	SAV 20.12.48 · Bkan 1C
Norway	VIDAR