Strv 104

2022-09-05T17:23:09Z

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{{Specs-Card
|code=sw_strv_104
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Raining Fire"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}

''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''

'''Armour type:''' 


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
|-
| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
|-
| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
|-
|}

'''Notes:''' 


=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}

The top speed of the Strv 104 is 13 km/h (8 mph) higher than the [[Centurion Mk 10]].

{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,162|rbMinHp=663}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|kan Strv 101 (105 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[kan Strv 101 (105 mm)|105 mm kan Strv 101]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 48 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+15° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 19.0 || 26.4 || 32.0 || 35.4 || 37.6 || rowspan="2" | 8.71 || rowspan="2" | 7.70 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 6.70
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 11.9 || 14.0 || 17.0 || 18.8 || 20.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
|-
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
|-
| slpprj m/62 || APDS || 260 || 258 || 250 || 240 || 231 || 222
|-
| slsgr m/61A || HE || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23
|-
| slspgr m/61 || HESH || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127
|-
| slpprj m/80 || APFSDS || 337 || 335 || 330 || 322 || 314 || 306
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! colspan="10" | Shell details
|-
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
! rowspan="2" | Type of warhead
! rowspan="2" | Velocity (m/s)
! rowspan="2" | Projectile Mass (kg)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay (m)
! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity (mm)
! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
! colspan="3" | Ricochet
|-
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
|-
| slpprj m/62 || APDS || 1,400 || 4.5 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 75° || 78° || 80°
|-
| slsgr m/61A || HE || 650 || 15.5 || 0 || 0.1 || 1,830 || 79° || 80° || 81°
|-
| slspgr m/61 || HESH || 720 || 11.4 || 0.1 || 4 || 3,150 || 73° || 77° || 80°
|-
| slpprj m/80 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 3.79 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="7" | Smoke shell characteristics
|-
! Ammunition
! Velocity (m/s)
! Projectile Mass (kg)
! Screen radius (m)
! Screen deploy time (s)
! Screen hold time (s)
! Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
|-
| rökgr m/61 || 330 || 18.7 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
|-
|}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks Strv 104.png|thumb|Ammoracks of the Strv 104]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''48''' || 35 ''(+13)'' || 13 ''(+35)'' || 11 ''(+37)'' || 7 ''(+41)'' || 1 ''(+47)'' || No
|-
|}
'''Notes''':

* Ammo rack 5 is a ready rack. It has capacity of 6 projectiles.
* Full reload speed will be realized as long as shells are available in the ready rack 6. If the ready rack is empty, a penalty to reload speed will occur.
* Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1-4 into rack 5. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready rack.
* The ammo rack depletion order is: 6 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
* Ammo racks on the floor are emptied by removing the most left top shell in a rack.
* Packing 17(+31) shells creates relatively safe layout for front engagements without excessive risk of ammo explosion.

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}

{{main|ksp 39 C (7.62 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[ksp 39 C (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm ksp 39 C]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Pintle || 2,000 (250) || 500 || -5°/+15° || ±180°
|-
| Coaxial || 2,250 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==

''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Thanks to the ERA, the front is relatively immune to most HEATFS shells
* Effective top speed
* Has an unlockable APFSDS shell which can deal with pretty much anything it faces

'''Cons:'''

* Armour is the same as the Centurion Mk 10, but must face stronger ammunition
* APFSDS is an tier 4 modification

== History ==

During the 80s, it was found necessary to do something about the oldest Centurions in Swedish service, which were mostly worn out. The decision was therefore made to let 80 of the Strv 102s undergo a chassis modification in the period 1983-1987. In order to find out what type of powertrain should be chosen, a tank had been sent over to Vickers in England where it was fitted with a diesel engine and the same type of gearbox as in the [[Chieftain (Family)|Chieftain]]. It underwent comparative testing with a Centurion chassis procured in 1977 from Israel. This turretless tank was fitted with a powertrain assembled in Holland, a Continental diesel engine of the same type as in the [[M60 (Family)|M60 "Patton"]] and an Allison automatic transmission.<ref name="ointres_Centurion">Lindström 2014</ref>

The American-Israeli concept proved superior to the English one, which the Swedish army ordered as an upgrade for eighty selected tanks. With the 1983-1987 upgrade of the older tanks to a configuration that received the designation Stridsvagn 104, the technical life was extended to the year 2000.<ref name="ointres_Centurion" />

== Media ==


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== See also ==

{{main|Centurion (Family)}}

;Related Development

* [[Strv 81]]
* [[Strv 101]]
* [[Strv 105]]

== External links ==


* [https://www.ointres.se/strv_81_101_102_104_centurion.htm [OINTRES<nowiki>.SE]</nowiki> Strv 81/101/102/104 Centurion] (Swedish)

===References===

;Citations:
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;Bibliography:

* Lindström, Rickard O. 2014. "Strv 81/101/102/104 Centurion." ointres<nowiki>.se</nowiki>. Last modified September 20, 2014. [https://www.ointres.se/strv_81_101_102_104_centurion.htm Website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220807005011/https://www.ointres.se/strv_81_101_102_104_centurion.htm Archive])

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