Emil (tank)

This article is about Swedish tank design of the 1950s. For German self-propelled gun of World War II, see Sturer Emil.
Emil tank model

Heavy tank project Emil (project number: 6400), known under the cover name of Kranvagn ("crane wagon") or KRV for short, was a heavy tank developed secretly in Sweden during the early 1950s; Kranvagn, meaning mobile crane, was a cover-name.[1] The intention was to replace the Swedish Army's disparate tank fleet with a tank that could counter the Soviet IS series heavy tanks and be upgraded continuously. The initial design, in 1950, proposed mounting a 10.5 cm autoloader in an oscillating turret.[2] Due to its size, weight and power to weight it was considered by many to be more of a medium tank than a heavy tank.

The project was discontinued during development and only two chassis were built. They were later rebuilt and served as testing platforms for the Artillerikanonvagn 151 and Stridsvagn 103 projects.[3]

  1. ^ "EMIL". 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ http://sv.wikisource.orgview_html.php?sq=Envato&lang=en&q=Projekt_E_M_I_L [dead link]
  3. ^ "Project EMIL: a summary – Swedish tank archives". tanks.mod16.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.