Strv 121 - Revision history

U38088265: /* Description */

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‎Description

U3243125: Description

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Description

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

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U38088265: /* Machine guns */

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‎Machine guns

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‎Ammunition: Updated

U44629479: Edits

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U36799728: /* History */ Added info about 20 tanks being purchased from germany and kept after the lease period.

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‎History: Added info about 20 tanks being purchased from germany and kept after the lease period.

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‎Main armament

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' are Swedish [[Leopard 2A4]] that Sweden leased from Germany in early 1994 to replace the aging [[Strv 103 (Family)|Strv 103]] and the [[Strv 104]],  a total of 160 {{PAGENAME}} acquired from the leasing deal and all of the vehicles would be sent over to Sweden at the end of 1994 and early 1995. In Sweden these {{PAGENAME}} would go through some changes like being equipped with Swedish radio equipment, reflective tape and new lights for road traffic but also get painted in the Swedish army camouflage. The {{PAGENAME}} would serve up till early 2000's where they were going to be initially phased out for the [[Strv 122A|Strv 122]] and were going to replace them as the MBT.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is the Swedish designation for the [[Leopard 2A4]], leased from Germany in early 1994 to replace the aging [[Strv 103 (Family)|Strv 103]] and the [[Strv 104]]. A total of 160 {{PAGENAME}}s were acquired from the leasing deal and all of the vehicles would be delivered to Sweden at the end of 1994 and early 1995. In Sweden, the {{PAGENAME}} would go through some changes like being equipped with Swedish radio equipment, reflective tape, and new lights for road traffic, but were also painted in Swedish army camouflage. The {{PAGENAME}} would serve until the early 2000s when they were initially phased out for the [[Strv 122A|Strv 122]].
-The {{PAGENAME}} were introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]] as the endline tank for the Swedish tech tree, Similar playstyle as the other [[Leopard 2A4]]'s it gave Sweden a vehicle that are able to compete with the other nations top MBT's like [[T-80 (Family)|T-80]], [[M1A2 Abrams]] and [[Leclerc (Family)|Leclerc]]. The {{PAGENAME}} is agile and can maneuver around the battlefield with its top speed, that will give it an ease getting to capture points and good positions fast. {{PAGENAME}} got a pretty vulnerable compared to the more well armoured turret and will excel in a hull down position like most MBT's. It's 120mm [[Kan Strv 121 (120 mm)|Kan Strv 121]] give it excellent firepower to deal with most opponents and have a great penetration capability at further ranges making it an excellent vehicle to have long distance engagement with enemies where the armour will have an improved chance of protecting the vehicle. {{PAGENAME}} is overall an well rounded vehicle in the game.
+The {{PAGENAME}} was introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]]. With a similar playstyle as the other [[Leopard 2A4]]s, it is able to compete with the other nations' top MBTs like the [[T-80 (Family)|T-80]], [[M1A2 Abrams]], and [[Leclerc (Family)|Leclerc]]. The {{PAGENAME}} is agile and can manoeuvre around the battlefield with its high top speed, allowing it to reach capture points and good positions fast. The {{PAGENAME}} has a relatively vulnerable hull compared to the more well-armoured turret, and will excel in a hull-down position like most MBTs. Its 120 mm cannon gives it excellent firepower to deal with most opponents and has great penetration capability at further ranges, making it an excellent vehicle to have long distance engagements with enemies where the armour will have an improved chance of protecting the vehicle.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.97 "Viking Fury"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' are Swedish [[Leopard 2A4]] that Sweden leased from Germany in early 1994 to replace the aging [[Strv 103 (Family)|Strv 103]] and the [[Strv 104]],  a total of 160 {{PAGENAME}} acquired from the leasing deal and all of the vehicles would be sent over to Sweden at the end of 1994 and early 1995. In Sweden these {{PAGENAME}} would go through some changes like being equipped with Swedish radio equipment, reflective tape and new lights for road traffic but also get painted in the Swedish army camouflage. The {{PAGENAME}} would serve up till early 2000's where they were going to be initially phased out for the [[Strv 122A|Strv 122]] and were going to replace them as the MBT.
 == General info ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:kan Strv 121 (120 mm)/Ammunition|DM13, slsgr m/95, DM23}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Coaxial || 4,500 (1,000) || 1,200 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 5,000 (200) || 1,200 || N/A || N/A
 |-
-| Pintle || 2,000 (1,000) || 1,200 || -8°/+20° || ±120°
+| Pintle || 2,000 (200) || 1,200 || -10°/+75° || ±180°
 |-
 |}

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:01, 10 May 2022
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	* Leopard 2 Strv 121. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06, 2020, from http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product2392.html		* Leopard 2 Strv 121. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06, 2020, from http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product2392.html

		+	{{TankManufacturer KMW}}
	{{Sweden medium tanks}}		{{Sweden medium tanks}}

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 | DM13 || APFSDS || 393 || 390 || 384 || 376 || 367 || 359
 |-
-| slsgr m/95 || HE-TF || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36
+| slsgr m/95 || HE || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36
 |-
 | DM23 || APFSDS || 410 || 408 || 401 || 393 || 384 || 376
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 | DM13 || APFSDS || 1,650 || 4.44 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| slsgr m/95 || HE-TF || 736 || 17.5 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,540 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| slsgr m/95 || HE || 736 || 17.5 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,540 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 | DM23 || APFSDS || 1,640 || 4.3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°

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 {| class="wikitable"
-!Armour
+! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-|Hull
+| Hull || 35 mm (53-82°) ''Upper glacis'' <br> 40 mm (50-51°) ''Lower glacis'' <br> 30 mm (82°) ''Driver's hatch'' || 10 mm (5°) ''Upper hull'' <br> 35 mm ''Lower forward hull''<br>20 mm ''Lower rear hull'' <br> 5 mm ''Side Skirts'' <br> 100 mm ''Composite screening'' || 20 mm (12-50°) ''All rear'' || 20 mm (0-8°) ''Hull roof incl. engine deck''
 |-
-|Turret
+| Turret || 35 mm (0-6°) ''Cheeks incl. Gunner optics'' <br> 35 mm (1°) ''Mantlet'' <br> 120 mm ''Rear Mantlet Plate'' || 35 mm ''Forward'' <br> 15 mm ''Rear'' || 10 mm (10°) ''Basket'' <br> 20 mm (70°) ''Turret underside'' || 40 mm (82-85°) ''Forehead Armour'' <br> 14 mm (72-77°) ''Forward sides'' <br> 20 mm (89°) ''Rear turret incl. cupolas'' <br> 5 mm (84°) ''Basket''
 |-
-!Composite armour
+|}
-! colspan="2" |Front
+{| class="wikitable"
-! colspan="2" |Sides
+! Composite armour !! Front !! Sides
 |-
-|Hull
+| Hull || '''Upper+Lower glacis''' <br> 90 - 350 mm ''Kinetic'' <br> 243 - 600 mm ''Chemical''
-| colspan="2" |'''''Upper+Lower glacis'''''<br>90 - 350 mm ''Kinetic''<br>243 - 600 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
-|Turret
+| Turret || '''Turret cheeks''' <br> 420 - 800 mm ''Kinetic''<br>535 - 820 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet'''<br>100 - 270 mm ''Kinetic'' <br> 300 - 480 mm ''Chemical'' || '''Side armour''' <br> 194 - 260 mm ''Kinetic'' <br> 280 - 400 mm ''Chemical''
 |}
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 {{main|kan Strv 121 (120 mm)}}
-The 120 mm kan Strv 121 is a domestic production of the famous 120 mm [[Rheinmetall L44 (120 mm)|Rheinmetall L/44]] cannon and is mounted as the primary armament on the Strv 121, offering a balance of firepower, accuracy, and sustained rate of fire. The 121 has three rounds available to it: slsgr m/95, DM13 APFSDS and DM23 APFSDS. Of these, only DM13 is available when the vehicle is stock, with slsgr m/95 as a tier 2 and DM23 a tier 4 modification. The L/44 is reasonably accurate at long range with any ammunition, however minor round deviation may be evident at extreme ranges (over 2000m).
+The 120 mm kan Strv 121 is a domestic production of the famous 120 mm [[Rheinmetall L44 (120 mm)|Rheinmetall L/44]] cannon and is mounted as the primary armament on the Strv 121, offering a balance of firepower, accuracy, and sustained rate of fire. The 121 has three rounds available to it: slsgr m/95, DM13 APFSDS and DM23 APFSDS. Of these, only DM13 is available when the vehicle is stock, with slsgr m/95 as a tier 2 and DM23 a tier 4 modification. The L/44 is reasonably accurate at long range with any ammunition, however minor round deviation may be evident at extreme ranges (over 2,000 m).
 It's advisable to primarily rely on the best available APFSDS round for engaging other MBTs. HE should rarely be used but can prove to be useful for more experienced players.
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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 == External links ==
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+<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on the tank;''
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-* ''other literature.''
+=== References ===
-=== Bibliography ===
+;Bibliography
 {{Sweden medium tanks}}

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-When the Swedish Military decided to procure the German-built Leopard Improved (Strv 122), they decided to also lease Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany as part of the deal. 160 Leopard 2A4s were delivered in 1994, with the stipulation that they would be returned after 15 years. The Bundeswehr was willing to loan out their tanks because of the requirement that they reduce the amount of military equipment in service, due to the end of the Cold War.
+When the Swedish Military decided to procure the German-built Leopard Improved (Strv 122), they decided to also lease Leopard 2A4 tanks from Germany as part of the deal. 160 Leopard 2A4s were delivered in 1994, with the stipulation that they would be returned after 15 years. The Bundeswehr was willing to loan out their tanks because of the requirement that they reduce the amount of military equipment in service, due to the end of the Cold War. When the contract ended, 20 vehicles were purchased and kept<ref>http://ointres.se/strv_121_och_strv_122.htm</ref>.
 The Swedish Leopard 2A4s were designated as the Stridsvagn (Strv) 121. They came from various production series - known as losung - from losung 1 (built in 1979) to losung 5 (built in 1987). As such, there were some minor external variations among the Strv 121 tanks.

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 <!-- ''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.'' -->
 [[File:Strv 121 Armour.png|250px|thumb|Frontal armour display of the Strv 121.]]
-The Strv-121's kinetic protection is reasonable, with the turret cheeks near-invulnerable to all but the most powerful rounds (e.g. CL3143) and the upper front plate capable of protecting against less powerful rounds (e.g. M735) - however besides these sections the remainder of the vehicle is largely vulnerable to high-powered kinetic rounds; of note are the weak lower front plate and the gun mantlet, both of which are reasonably visible targets, as well as the gunner's optics.
+The Strv 121's kinetic protection is reasonable, with the turret cheeks near-invulnerable to all but the most powerful rounds (e.g. CL3143) and the upper front plate capable of protecting against less powerful rounds (e.g. M735) - however besides these sections the remainder of the vehicle is largely vulnerable to high-powered kinetic rounds; of note are the weak lower front plate and the gun mantlet, both of which are reasonably visible targets, as well as the gunner's optics.
 The vehicle sports significantly better all-round chemical protection, with an upper hull and turret essentially immune to all but the most powerful ATGMs frontally, with upwards of 800 mm worth of equivalent protection in places. Despite this, it's advisable to be wary of incoming ATGMs as a well-placed round may sneak past the heavily protected areas - and some missiles such as those of the ADATS will slice straight through even the turret cheeks.
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 {{tankMobility|abMinHp=2,032|rbMinHp=1,327}}
-The {{PAGENAME}} is powered by an MTU (MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH) MB 838 Ca-M500 engine which produces a whopping 1,500 hp (1,100 kW), resulting in a power-to-weight ratio of slightly over 27 hp per tonne, comparable to the ratio of the early Abrams and identical to the T-80U. As such, the {{PAGENAME}} is quite mobile despite weighing over 55 tonnes, comfortably able to reach 72 km/h on-road and well capable of keeping up with its competitors. This allows for an active, aggressive playstyle, using the Leopard's high speed and good acceleration characteristics to get into an early flanking position or take early cap points - though it is important to keep in mind that opposition forces might attempt the same.
+The {{PAGENAME}} is powered by an {{Annotation|MTU|MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH}} MB 838 Ca-M500 engine which produces a whopping 1,500 hp (1,100 kW), resulting in a power-to-weight ratio of slightly over 27 hp per tonne, comparable to the ratio of the early Abrams and identical to the T-80U. As such, the {{PAGENAME}} is quite mobile despite weighing over 55 tonnes, comfortably able to reach 72 km/h on-road and well capable of keeping up with its competitors. This allows for an active, aggressive playstyle, using the Leopard's high speed and good acceleration characteristics to get into an early flanking position or take early cap points - though it is important to keep in mind that opposition forces might attempt the same.
 The {{PAGENAME}} has a maximum reverse speed of 31 km/h which it reaches easily, allowing for a quick retreat in sub-optimal situations.
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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 42 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.0 || 52.7 || 64.0 ||51.1|| 75.2 || rowspan="2" | 7.8 || rowspan="2" | 6.9 || rowspan="2" | 6.4 || rowspan="2" | 6.0
+| rowspan="2" | 42 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 38.1 || 52.7 || 64.0 || 70.8 || 75.3 || rowspan="2" | 7.80 || rowspan="2" | 6.90 || rowspan="2" | 6.36 || rowspan="2" | 6.00
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''

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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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 | DM13 || APFSDS || 393 || 390 || 384 || 376 || 367 || 359
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-| slsgr m/95 || HE || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36
+| slsgr m/95 || HE-TF || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36 || 36
 |-
 | DM23 || APFSDS || 410 || 408 || 401 || 393 || 384 || 376
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 | DM13 || APFSDS || 1,650 || 4.44 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
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-| slsgr m/95 || HE || 736 || 17.50 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 3,540 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| slsgr m/95 || HE-TF || 736 || 17.5 || 0 || 0.1 || 3,540 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| DM23 || APFSDS || 1,640 || 4.30 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
+| DM23 || APFSDS || 1,640 || 4.3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 |-
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
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