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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)
Instead of removing sweeden from the game they add more swedish vehicles amazing
what did sweden ever do to you?
Swedens just to chad for you
Type-10 OR RIOT!
Ariete hitfact or anarchy
IT'S A SWEDISH R3 AT 2.0
Ah yes because this can do 100kph on road
ah yes, the pz.38 (t) is as fast as an R3 now
People we can see it as a positive thing with more stuff like this they will kill each other and we (the normal ww2) will have free game :) ps dont get mad at me please #trytobepositiveabotwartunder
It's a Pz.38 (t) with a hispano 404 how does this not qualify as WW2 ????
UnePintade, Yeah we see that, i mean its an aircraft gun so thats NOT made for anti tank, but mabey people are traumatised by the r3
Gaijin fixes the servers, it knocked me out three times at the very beginning of the game .. it says that "looking for a server" .. three 100% boosters failed, I spent 30k on repairs and a minus due to inactivity in the game
ZTZ99A soon, yes ? China really needs a 11.0 MBT.
Well that sounds like R3 with extra steps
Ah yes, and Pz.38 (t) with a reserve tier gun is on par with a 7.3 vehicle with a 7.3 gun at 4.7 makes sense
UnePintade, a Pz.38 (t)*
Wait! If an APC with auto-cannon is being added as a SPAAG why don't we have the Type 87 ARV as SPAAG for Japanese rank 5 yet ? Japan has been missing a rank 5 SPAAG for the longest time and Type 87 ARV would fit perfectly this role...
Type 87 ARV looks like it won't have much elevation, but I could be wrong.
NecroReaper, -10 / +45
This thing better be 3.7 minimum
do you really think a Pz.38 (t) with a ww2 20mm cannon should go to 3.7 ? If yes, well then it already exists in the german tech tree and it's called the sdkfz 140/1 and is at 1.7
UnePintade, As I stated in my other post, the gun might be based on a gun used in WWII, but was introduced in 1945 and the version on the PBV 301 together with the vehicle was built around 1960. Also, in difference to the german KwK it has a much bigger magazine, which will make a huge difference in game, especially if the penetration has similar values.
stona, notice me again senpai :flushed:
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