Strv m/38

Strv m/38

Strv m/38

Description

The Stridsvagn m/38 is a rank Swedish light tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	13 mm (58°) Upper glacis 13 mm (46°) Lower glacis 13 mm (31°) Upper plate 13 mm (19-26°) Driver bulge	13 mm (15°)	9 mm (23°) Top 13 mm (33°) Bottom	13 mm (32°) Front glacis 9 mm (8°) Front 4-5 mm Middle 5 mm (4°) Rear
Turret	13 mm (14°) Turret front 15 mm (6°) Gun mantlet	13 mm (14°)	13 mm (20°)	5 mm
Cupola	13 mm (16°)			5 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 15 mm thick.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				220			__.__
Realistic				126			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

37 mm kan m/38					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	100	-10°/+20°	±180°	N/A	15.20	21.08	23.79	28.31	30.12	4.03	3.57	3.29	3.10
Realistic					9.50	11.20	12.64	15.04	16.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
3,7 cm slpprj m/49	APDS	105	103	97	89	82	75
slpgr m/39	APBC	55	51	37	26	17	12
slpprj m/38	APBC	59	55	41	28	19	13

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
3,7 cm slpprj m/49	APDS	1,150	0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
slpgr m/39	APBC	800	0.74	1.2	9.0	15	47°	60°	65°
slpprj m/38	APBC	785	0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	8th rack empty	9th rack empty	10th rack empty	11th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
100	81 (+19)	71 (+29)	61 (+39)	51 (+49)	41 (+59)	34 (+66)	28 (+72)	21 (+79)	14 (+86)	8 (+92)	1 (+99)	No

Machine guns

The Strv m/38 is armed with a 8 mm ksp m36 machine gun, useful for hitting lightly armoured AA vehicles.

8 mm ksp m/36
Mount	Capacity (Belt capacity)	Rate of fire (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
Coaxial	2,250 (250)	648	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

The Strv m/38 is a fast and manoeuvrable light tank with excellent firepower. As its light tank designation implies, the armour cannot be relied upon to stop enemy fire, being too weak to stop even .50cal rounds. It has access to APDS, allowing it to punch through tough opponents, although it is almost impossible to find enemies that cannot be stopped by your APBC shells.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has access to a high-penetrating APDS shell with an amazing 105 mm penetration
• Effective in uptiers with the APDS against heavy targets like the B1 bis and the Valentine I
• Quick reload rate
• Good -10 degrees gun depression means that it can adapt to different terrains well
• Has a small size compared to other reserve tanks
• Effective mobility - max speed of 51 km/h

Cons:

• APDS round has no explosive filler, so multiple shots will be needed to finish off an enemy
• Has a slow reverse speed (-6 km/h) that may put the player at risk
• Armour is inadequate to resist any shells
• 5 mm roof armour can be penetrated by common aircraft such as ones with 12.7 mm and 20 mm guns

History

The Landsverk L-60 was a Swedish tank developed in 1934, and included several advanced design features such as torsion bar suspension, periscopes rather than view slits and all-welded construction. The Strv m/38 was the earliest variant of the L-60 accepted into Swedish service, with 15 ordered in 1937 and delivered in 1939. Unlike other exported variants of the L-60, the m/38 did not see combat use due to Swedish neutrality during the Second World War.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Strv m/38 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• Toldi IIA

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.