Stridsvagn 74

Stridsvagn 74
Strv 74 at the military history museum in Boden.
TypeLight tank[1]
Place of originSweden
Service history
In service1958–1984
Production history
Unit costc:a 360 000:- SEK (1960 value)
Produced1958-1960
No. built225
Variants74 H, 74 V
Specifications
Mass26 t (29 short tons; 26 long tons)[2]
Length6.08 m (19 ft 11 in)
7.93 m (26 ft 0 in) (including gun)
Width2.43 m (8 ft 0 in)
Height3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)[2]
Crew4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)

Armor9–55 mm (0.35–2.17 in)
Main
armament
Bofors 75 mm Model 1929
Secondary
armament
2×8 mm ksp m/39 strv
EngineGasoline, 2×Scania-Vabis L/603
170 hp (127 kW) each
Power/weight13.08 hp/tonne
SuspensionTorsion beam suspension
Ground clearance0.40 m
Operational
range
200 km (120 mi)
Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)

Stridsvagn 74 (strv 74) was a Swedish light tank[1] in use with the Swedish Army from 1958 to 1984. It was a modification of the older stridsvagn m/42 medium tank, which was phased out of service in the early 1950s. Instead of scrapping the vehicles altogether, the chassis were used to build a new tank which could be used as a supplement to the newly bought stridsvagn 81. The turret of the strv 74 was completely new, with a 75 mm high-velocity gun based on an older anti-aircraft gun Bofors 75 mm Model 1929, engines and transmission were modified or changed from the strv m/42, wider tracks and a separate electrical motor for turret traverse was introduced while retaining manual traverse as a backup.

  1. ^ a b Lindström, Rickard Olof. "Strv 74". ointres.se. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. ^ a b "STRV 74".