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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 had no idea this SPG even existed. And yeeting a 6 pack of meatballs in the span of less than 8 seconds is nuts. At rank II this thing will clap.
Did it exist? It says it was experimental (for a country that hasn't been to war for more than 200 years)
*erintim, it did exist yes, one prototype was built, but thanks to Bofors ranking up the price for it it never went beyond that prototype.
Will this get any ammo other than HE? I only think of the Chi-Ha Short Gun when I hear low rank 120mm gun and I wouldn't exactly describe that gun as "devastating"
It will have SAP as well.
Did you even read... Its. Right. There. "Both HE and AP rounds available"
I really wish people would stop complaining about this tree or that tree not getting a vehicle, JUST HAVE SOME PATIENCE IT ISN’T THAT HARD
well seeing 4th production Abrams in the game, while some trees have not seen a top rank vehicle for more than a year, is enough of patience for a lot of people. Also seeing SAM launcher for a year in the game, while some nations still don't have them, is also enough patience. Also seeing rank 7 helicopters in the game, and then seeing Gaijin selling the KA-50 a year later, while some nations don't even have basic helicopters is already enough patience.
Premium Thunder...
""" Hey Gaijin 5400 hours only Japan here, As predicted Players are upset with the lack of suggested Japanese content that has been stagnating for more then three years on the forms , How do you plan to address this issue ?""
Update 1.89 was literally called "Imperial Navy"? That was at the end of May, At best you can complain that you haven't had a Japanese focused update in about 6ish months. But even that isn't exactly true, The Mogami came one patch later as well as the Type 75 with Nighvision (the last major patch) I suppose you could complain that Japan didn't receive anything with Shark Attack (Along with half of the other nations) But we already know that your likely getting a SAM vehicle this patch anyway.
Terminus_4, A6M5 Hei , A6M7, A6M8 , KI117, KI84tei, KI84 High alt variants,J2M6,J2M7,Carrier N1K2JA series, KI61 heavy gun mod series ,N1K2JA High Alt series There are more then 20 produced variants that saw use of Single Engine Japanese props i can list more all of this have been suggested for more then 3 years, Your accounting for the inconsistent Sugar Sprinkling don here and there once in a blue moon not on track with other nations
Tier 2, 120mm gun, autoloader U wot m8?
yeah it's a rank 2 that has more potential than the 8.7 premiums
Oh.... Another tank... Why no Swedish bikini team? That would be more interesting. I'm showing my age again.
Hey will britan actually be getting a decent heavy cruiser this update considering Germany now has 3 and Japan has 2
I'd appreciate a few more non-premium devblogs. It starts to get a little old after the whole "Black shark" update, which was an entire update about a single PREMIUM HELICOPTER, where 9/10 of the planes/tanks added weren't announced.
"""Suggested Japanese Vehicles that should already be in game ,All A6M2 to A6M8 , all KI84 Varints, All N1K2 varints, Japanese prototypes , The IJN Takao class Before US Alaska Class Battle Cruiser , The STC-1 prototype Or Type 10 , as balance , the JSDF F4JE Phantom are all things that have been suggested for more then 3 years and =Balance . ""Yet we choose Twin engine fighters", or copy paste vehicles, We the Community hope to see these in the next patch and and improvement on Job performance
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