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- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Catalina v.10.15 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: OS Big Sur v. 10.16 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
The first Swedish tracked armoured personnel carrier, built on the chassis of the Strv m/41 light tank.
Pansarbandvagn 301, SPAAG, Sweden, rank II
Pros
- Rapid-fire automatic cannon
- Closed fighting compartment
Cons
- Two-man crew
The Second World War was only halfway over when the Swedish army found itself needing a fast and safe way to deliver soldiers to the field of battle. With no APC’s in the arsenal, the only way Swedish troops could move around aside from using their own feet was to cling to special handles on tractors or trucks while riding bicycles or in smaller armoured cars.
The problem was urgent. The army needed a lot of vehicles quickly, so they decided to build them using the chassis of the obsolete Strv m/41 light tank. Given the large engine, however, there wasn’t much available space in the vehicle for carrying infantry, and that necessitated a new and more compact engine. The turret was no longer needed either – the Swedish APC was fitted with an Akan m/45 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon as the primary armament, adapted to the chassis of the light tank.
The automatic cannon with magazines, carrying 75 rounds each, countered both ground and airborne targets, and it was therefore equipped with a ring sight and a dioptre sight. Ultimately, the vehicle and its 150 hp engine were capable of transporting two crew members and eight infantrymen with full kit, it was lightly armoured, and it could reach a maximum speed of 45 km/h. The first Swedish tracked APC was designated Pbv 301 and manufactured until the summer of 1963.
It isn’t often that post-war machines feature in War Thunder’s lower ranks. However, that’s what the Pbv 301 is: a vehicle built on the chassis of the decommissioned Strv m/41 tanks with an anti-aircraft cannon stripped from the decommissioned SAAB J21 fighters. The first Swedish APC of the 1960’s is coming to War Thunder at rank II as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
Unlike many early SPAAGs in the game, the Pbv 301 features a closed fighting compartment with relatively strong protection, and that means enemy fighters will need more than a quick machine-gun burst to take out its main ground-based adversary. The 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon on its special mount has a good rate of fire and can easily bring down aircraft flying at low and even medium altitudes. However, while shooting down aircraft isn’t an issue, the Pbv 301 has a much harder time with ground targets due to insufficient penetration of its rounds.
Light tanks and enemy SPAAGs aren’t a problem, but the best strategy when facing better-armoured adversaries is to knock out their cannon and beat a strategic retreat – machine-gun fire isn’t a problem for the Pbv 301. On the receiving end, rounds fired by enemy tanks will be the last thing the commander of the Pbv 301 hears in battle – the two-man crew tightly packed in with the large engine and ammo rack will be knocked out quickly.
The Pbv 301 is a fast-firing Swedish SPAAG that is well protected against aircraft, making it a trusty companion in a setup for tank and combined battles at ranks II–III. It will show up in the upcoming major War Thunder update along with dozens of other machines, new game features, and other improvements!
You can greatly speed up the research on this vehicle with:
- SAV 20.12.48 (Rank 2 Sweden);
- 1000 Golden Eagles;
- Premium account for 7 days..
Comments (176)
Dovbleg season is opened!
i'm ready for hype train!!!
Doger_Warrior, Ah you see they said no to M3 VDA because it was a cold war era vehicle and look what they implement for Sweden 😂 we get it Snail devs you can't give anything good to France if it's not premium that's your main order
its vodbleg not Dovbleg ;)
NaasBotha24, doviggenblog
nice dovbleg
not nice until they add M60T.... best m60 for usa m60 line.. please, it is time for M60T.. 10.0 BR..
All answers (7)modern_primat, Counter argument, M60-2000
Have you not learned your lesson by throwing these post war APC's and SPAAG's to the low ranks? Has the R3 T20 and ZSD63 not done enough damage? Sweden already has 4 SPAA's at 5.0 and bellow of which we have one at BR 2.7 and 3.0. It boggles my mind especially when discussions of adding things like the Skink to the British tree is met with "unnecessary additions" because Britain has "too many SPAA" while time travellers like this make their way into a nation with plenty low rank SPAA's.
This vehicle is not really like either of the two you mention here. It's closer to a Flakpanzer 38 with some additional protection, lack of any stabilization, armour pen or manoeuvrability. It has two very tightly packed crew right next to the ammo rack. Its essentially a 1930/40s chassis fitted with an aircraft cannon, built in the 1960s. This also really has nothing to do with the British SPAAG situation as we havent said they have "too many spaa" or that any more, such as the Skink would be "unnecessary additions". So im not sure where those quotes come from.
Its a 1942 vehicle And the gun Is basically a hispano 404
MaliceInWonderL, The damn chasid Is a Pz 38t
Really neat vehicle! Happy to see it coming.
So the leaks were true after all !
All answers (3)Raiden_Black, Damn, if you have leaks, you should contact local repair shop!
you guys learned nothing from the r3 spamm i se.
This is not really the same type of vehicle as the R3. It's tracked and not wheeled, has no stabilization, worse agility, less penetration, 2 man crew and a quite easy ammo rack weakspot. It's closer to a Flakpanzer 38 with some additional protection. As for the R3 itself, it recently received another BR increase and we will continue to monitor it.
All answers (4)Smin1080p, ofcourse it not the same, nowhere i said such thing, but the thing is it doesnt need to be the r3 in order to make the low tier battles a complete hell, i can tell you already that 20mm gun going to melt down every cannon and track in low tiers, and it will make the light tanks near useless because they gona be killed by that insane RoF whitin seconds. this is whats gona happen, you put this thing in 2.7, it will gona destroy everything, and it has the same story like the r3, years of crying.
Sounds like skill issue
All answers (10)Toki_Tsu_Kaze, sounds like severe memory loss of past years of r3 history.
What a cute little boi! I'm sure It cant hurt me!
Maybe he cannot. Maybe he can. But I am sure Vikings inside it can do a few things to your armoured vehicle :P
Stona_WT, Stona just confirmed that we will have infantry armed with Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle coming out the back. To kill the enemy targets :D
It's not about the size, it's how you use it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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