Strv m/38

Strv m/38

Strv m/40L

Strv m/38

Strv m/40L

Sweden

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

Light tank

Research:Free

Purchase:Free

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Description

The Stridsvagn m/38 is a rank I Swedish light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

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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	52	7	8.8	220	271	25	30.8
Realistic	47	6		126	142	14.32	16.14

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: 37 mm kan m/38 cannon

150 mm Fsthaub m/02					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	100	-10°/+20°	__._	N/A	15.2	__._	__._	__._	__._	4.1	_._	_._	_._
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

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)	Normalisation at 30° from horizontal	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
slpprj m/38	APBC	785	0.74	__._	__._	__._	+0.0°	47°	60°	65°
slpgr m/39	APBC	800	0.74	1.2m	9mm	15	+0.0°	47°	60°	65°
3,7 cm slpprj m/49	APDS	1150	0.71	__._	__._	__._	+0.0°	75°	78°	80°

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

Machine guns

Main Article: 8mm ksp m/36 machine gun

The Strv m/38 is armed with a 8mm ksp m36 machine gun, useful for hitting lightly armoured AA vehicles.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has access to APDS, not common in reserve tanks
• APDS round has 105mm of penetration at point-blank range, enough to penetrate any enemy tank you meet
• Quick reload rate of 4.1 secs
• Effective mobility - max speed of 51km/h

Cons:

• APDS round has no explosive filler, so multiple shots will be needed to finish off an enemy.

History

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See also

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