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- Memory: 8 GB
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- Hard Drive: 95 GB
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- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
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- Hard Drive: 17 GB
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- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
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The SAV 20.12.48 was an experimental Swedish SPG, developed by the Bofors company in the postwar years as their first private venture into tank development. Coming soon as part of update 1.95 “Northern Wind”, War Thunder tankers will have the chance to put this experimental design to the test and get a first taste of the Swedish ground forces coming in a future update!
Briefly: An experimental Swedish postwar SPG, featuring a very fast-firing high-caliber cannon and excellent mobility while offering only light protection.
SAV 20.12.48, SPG, premium, Sweden, II rank.
Pros
- Devastating high-caliber gun
- Extremely high rate of fire
- Superb mobility
- Both HE and AP rounds available
Cons
- Weak armor protection
In 1948, Bofors began work on developing a new self-propelled gun as part of a private venture in an effort to realize a long-lasting goal of establishing itself as a manufacturer of armored fighting vehicles, alongside its already proven reputation in arms production.
To do so, Bofors came up with a design for a new SPG, which incorporated a 12cm cannon, whose design was heavily inspired by those used on destroyer vessels, along with a highly effective autoloading mechanism. The design was ready by the end of 1948 and a single prototype was constructed in the following year.
However, while test results didn’t seem to impress the Swedish military enough to consider placing an order for the vehicle, the factor that certainly sealed the vehicle’s fate for good was its price. Namely, being developed with the use of its own funding, Bofors had to demand a high production price for the vehicle, a price deemed too high by the Swedish military considering the vehicle’s most probable role being an infantry support vehicle.
As a result of the lacking interest, the SAV 20.12.48 never went into production. Despite its failure, the project wasn’t a complete loss for Bofors, as some of the experiences gained during its development later found application in other vehicles, such as the far more successful Strv 103.
In War Thunder, the SAV 20.12.48 will be one of the first Swedish ground units available to tankers upon the release of the upcoming update 1.95. Although the full Swedish ground forces tree will arrive to the game in one of the future updates, the SAV 20.12.48 will allow tankers to catch an early glimpse of what the Swedish ground tech has in store for them and gather some first impressions before the rest of the tree arrives in one of the next major updates.
The SAV 20.12.48’s most standout feature is no doubt its massive 120mm cannon, dominantly protruding through the vehicle’s upper glacis plate. Besides the cannon itself being powerful, its effectiveness is further enhanced by the use of an autoloading mechanism, which gives the SAV 20.12.48 a mind-bogglingly fast reload of only 1.2 seconds per shot for the first 6 rounds of each magazine!
While firepower can definitely be considered as the SAV 20.12.48’s greatest advantage, its armor protection is the direct opposite of that. Being protected by only 30mm of armor plating at best, the SAV 20.12.48 is only really protected against low caliber machine gun fire and shrapnell, while anything greater than that might pose a serious threat to the vehicle and its crew’s well-being.
- SAV 20.12.48 (Rank 2 Sweden) - available after 1.95 update;
- 1000 Golden Eagles;
- Premium account for 7 days;
- Pre-order bonus: unique "Sleipnir" decal;
- Pre-order bonus: unique "Sleipnir" title
- Ground vehicle CBT access will be in an upcoming updates.
On the other hand, having such light armor does mean that the vehicle’s weight was kept relatively low - at just around 20 tons. This relatively low weight in combination with a 400 horsepower engine gives the SAV 20.12.48 a very good power-to-weight ratio of 20 hp/t, in turn allowing the vehicle to reach a respectable top speed of 52 km/h and even 20 km/h in reverse, under ideal conditions. Therefore, commanders will be well advised to rely on the vehicle’s excellent mobility to keep them out of harm’s way and not rely on the armor to do much of the protection work.
The SAV 20.12.48 can be obtained as part of a special bundle in our online store and will become available to all its prospective owners with the release of the upcoming update 1.95 “Northern Wind”. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news in order not to miss out on any new information regarding the next major update, coming to the game very soon. Until then, happy hunting tankers!
Comments (163)
I would probably play and purchase more premiums if you gave Japan and China more vehicles. I do not mind paper and prototype vehicles either!
Still no new Japan MBT ? What about a SPAA ? Japan F4 ? Japan Helis ?
Does this open up the window for the big brother "Bandkanon 1"?
just another stupid prototype on the battlefields
What is exactly wrong with prototypes as long as they were built and tested?
EpicBlitzkrieg87, Laughs inMaus and Coelian
Remember when low ranks were about world war 2 vehicles...
The game was never purely WW2. From the start it went from pre-war to korea.
ManyMilesAway, And we need more Pre war-WW2. Al the hundreds of Armoured cars, light tanks, mediums, heavies, Tank destroyers, SPGs, and AA vehicles. I still want support vehicles
Guys every second comment is a "gib japan an MBT" trash... Why? You want the Type 10? What Japan will get when the BR goes up to for example 12.0 if you want the Type 10 now at 10.3? You will crying hard then, harder than now! Its not the time yet, wait for it!
oh so the ppl crying GIB T90A can cry and whine for it and its the time for that?
ive heard ppl say the t 14 armata could be added what if they add that at like 10.8 or 11.0
Stop with the Swedish stuff! Please give us Russian Fans he T90A!!!
Stop with the russian stuff! please let us who enjoy sweden enjoy sweden!
Hydra_384, you have 10k arcade battles. you cant have opinions, especially if the opinion is dumb
1.2 second reload per shot [for the first 6 rounds]. That's pretty neat. Kinda like what a certain TYPE of tank is supposed to be like. I am 90 percent of one-hundred and eleven-point-eleven percent sure that this MBT can reload in two-ish seconds historically instead of its fixed five-second reload rate. Just to give you another hint since I am feeling generous, this TYPE of main battle tank was made in nineteen-90 and served with a certain nation, that is in WT, who kinda needs a pick me up...
sure if the breach is completely level when you fire your round. The SAV's auto loader is attached to the breach letting it reload as fast as possible no matter how the gun is traversed.
The type 10 is meant only to supplement the type 90 not to replace it. The reason it was built was because the type 90 was too heavy to go over most bridges outside Hokkaido. The type 10 is about 10 tones lighter with armor that is meant to only be about as good as type 90. Year of introduction has little meaning for jsdf. Look at type 16.
gaijin， type 10 please
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