Strv 101
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Description
The Stridsvagn 101 were the Swedish designation for the Centurion Mk 10. In 1959-1960 Sweden acquired another 110 of Centurion tanks from United Kingdom. This time the more improved Mark 10 to reinforce the existing tank fleet of Strv 81's. Strv 101 were a fitting choice since the older 84mm 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 105mm 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 till 1995 where they were phased out for the Strv 121, it had a long service along side Strv 103 as the backbone for the armoured forces of Sweden being a vital role in the 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
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
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 39 | 14 | 51.8 | 1,007 | 1,240 | 19.44 | 23.94 |
| Realistic | 35 | 13 | 575 | 650 | 11.1 | 12.55 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 105 mm kan Strv 101 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 20.0 | ||||||||
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/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 | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 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
| 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 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.
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