Landsverk L-30
| Landsverk L-30 | |
|---|---|
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as Stridsvagn fm / 31 |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 3 |
| length | 5.20 m |
| width | 2.45 m |
| height | 2.50 m |
| Dimensions | 11.5 t |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 6-14 mm armor steel |
| Main armament | 1 × 37mm Bofors cannon |
| Secondary armament | 2 × 6.5 mm MG m / 14-29 |
| agility | |
| drive | 1 × V12 gasoline engine Maybach DSO 110 kW (150 PS) |
| Top speed | 35 km / h on chains 75 km / h on wheels |
| Power / weight | |
The Landsverk L-30 was a light Swedish tank from the 1930s.
history
The durability of the track drives of the first tanks often left a lot to be desired. Therefore, and in order to increase the march speed into the staging area, many experiments were carried out with wheel / crawler tracks until the 1930s. In Sweden, for example, the L-30 wheel / chain armored vehicle was developed parallel to the Landsverk L-10 , with which it had a lot in common. Like the L-10, it had a welded hull and inclined front armor plates and radio equipment. Both vehicles were designed by the German engineer Joseph Vollmer . At that time, Vollmer was co-owner of the Deutsche Automobil-Construktionsgesellschaft (DAC). Vehicles and engines were designed by this company until 1936 and then sold as a complete factory drawing to motor vehicle and engine factories against payment of a license. Since the manufacture of tanks was forbidden in the German Reich due to the provisions laid down in the Versailles Peace Treaty , this had to be done in secret or abroad. For this reason, Gutehoffnungshütte , based in Oberhausen, acquired AB Landsverk in Landskrona . In 1930 this commissioned the DAC with the development of tanks. The Swedish armed forces ordered a copy at the end of 1931, which was not delivered until 1935. This received the army designation Stridsvagn fm / 31 (Strv fm / 31). Since it did not meet expectations - in particular there were problems with the complicated chassis - it was shut down as early as 1936. The vehicle has been preserved and can be viewed today in the “Sveriges Försvarsfordonsmuseum - Arsenalen” in Strängnäs.
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literature
- Didrik von Porat: Svenska armens Pansar. Army Museum Stockholm, 1985.
- Lars von Rosen: ASJ och Landsverk. Löddeköpinge 2005, ISBN 91-973356-5-7 .
- Gisela Zincke: Joseph Vollmer - designer and pioneer.
