Pbv 301
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Description
The Pansarbandvagn 301 is a rank II Swedish SPAA with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".
General info
Survivability and armour
Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.
Armour type:
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | ___ mm | 8 mm Top 15 mm Bottom |
8 mm | 8 mm |
| Turret | ___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet |
___ - ___ mm | ___ - ___ mm | ___ - ___ mm |
| Cupola | ___ mm | ___ mm | ___ mm | ___ mm |
Notes:
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 | 50 | 8 | 11.5 | 213 | 286 | 18.52 | 24.87 |
| Realistic | 46 | 7 | 133 | 150 | 11.57 | 13.04 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 20 mm Akan m/45B | 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 | 450 (75) | 725 | -15°/+48° | ±180° | N/A | 26.4 | 36.5 | 44.3 | 49.0 | 52.1 | 10.40 | 9.20 | 8.48 | 8.00 |
| Realistic | 17.9 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 30.0 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Default: AP-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T
- slsgr m/42: HEFI-T
- slpgr m/42: AP-T
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| Default | 42 | 40 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| slsgr m/42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| slpgr m/42 | 42 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Belt details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| slsgr m/42 | HEFI-T | 845 | 0.14 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| slpgr m/42 | AP-T | 845 | 0.14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 450 |
5 (+1) 375 (+75) |
4 (+2) 300 (+150) |
3 (+3) 225 (+225) |
2 (+4) 150 (+300) |
1 (+5) 75 (+375) |
0 (+6) 0 (+450) |
Yes |
Usage in battles
The Pbv 301 shall be used mainly as an SPAA. Its cannon with its pinpoint accuracy and a high rate of fire for its BR along the slsgr m/42 HEFI-T belt prove devastating to deal with low-flying planes and bombers. During a game, it is recommended to stay within the confines of your spawn and scout the skies for any aircraft. The high muzzle velocity and rate of fire make this vehicle effective against aircraft at medium ranges.
In an anti-tank role, the Pbv 301 is only effective against light tanks and SPAAGs, as the armour of most tanks at its BR is thick enough to resist 20 mm cannons shells. It is therefore not recommended to play this tank offensively.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Fully-enclosed design, granting the crew a higher chance of survival.
- Equipped with smoke grenades
- Low profile
- Adequate mobility
- Good rate of fire
Cons:
- Little armour, effective only against machine gun fire
- Only 2 crew members, very low chance of surviving a penetration shot.
- Limited elevation angle
- Long reload time
- Limited belt capacity
- Confined to a strict AA role, inadequate against ground forces
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).
Media
- Skins
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
| Sweden anti-aircraft vehicles | |
|---|---|
| SPAA | Pvlvv fm/42 · Lvtdgb m/40 · Pbv 301 · Lvkv 42 · U-SH 204 GK |
| Radar SPAA | VEAK 40 · Lvkv 9040C |
| SAM | Lvrbv 701 · ASRAD-R |
| Finland | L-62 ANTI II · ▄ZSU-57-2 · ItO 90M · ItPsV Leopard |
