Sav m/43 (1946)

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Sav m/43 (1946)
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Sav m/43 (1946)
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This page is about the Swedish tank destroyer Sav m/43 (1946). For other uses, see LT-38 (Family).

Description

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The Stormartillerivagn m/43 (1946) is a rank II Swedish tank destroyer with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

The Sav m/43 (1946) is essentially identical to the Sav m/43 (1944) with the important exception of the gun: instead of the 75 mm field gun, it features a 105 mm howitzer.

General info

Survivability and armour

The Sav m/43 (1946) has up to 50 mm of armour in front, which is capable of deflecting shots if angled, but should not be relied on. It should be noted that the engine deck is only 10 mm thick, and can be penetrated by aircraft heavy machine guns and cannon. The side armour is only 15 mm thick at most, and can also be penetrated quite easily by heavy machine guns and autocannon fire.

Due to the cramped crew compartment and scattered ammunition within the compartment, any penetration by a shell is likely to cause critical damage to multiple modules and/or crew members.

Armor Composition:

  • Rolled Homogeneous Armor
  • Cast Homogeneous Armor
  • Structural Steel
  • Structural Steel of Chassis
  • Tracks
  • Gun Steel
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 50 mm (24°) Crew Compartment

30 mm (64°) Upper Glacis

50 mm (15°) Lower Glacis

15 mm (61°) Lower Plate (Between L. Glacis and Belly)

13 mm Crew Compartment

15 mm Lower Hull

13 mm Crew Compartment

15 mm Engine Compartment

13 mm Crew Compartment

10 mm Engine Compartment

Mantlet 50 mm (Rounded)

Notes:

  • Tracks and Suspension - 15 mm
  • Main Gun - 25 mm
  • Fenders - 4 mm

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 45 7 12 202 305 16.83 25.42
Realistic 41 6 142 160 11.83 13.33

The Sav m/43 is based on the chassis of the Strv m/41 and thus has a similar level of mobility. It is considerably heavier, however, and thus correspondingly more sluggish. While the forward top speed is adequate, the reverse speed is quite poor, making it hard to retreat.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: Kan m/44 (105 mm)

The 1946 model of the Sav m/43 now features the 10,5 cm kan m/44, a 105 mm howitzer. It starts off with the very inadequate slpprj m/44 APBC round. This round lacks the penetration or post-penetration damage to be competitive against the tanks the Sav m/43 faces; thus, it is of the utmost importance that the psgr m/49 HEAT shell is unlocked as soon as possible. This round has an amazing 240 mm of penetration, the most of any round available to any Rank II tank in the game, and also has substantial post-penetration effects. There is also an HE round available that is effective against light vehicles and armour.

The shells all have a relatively low muzzle velocity, and it can therefore be quite hard to hit moving targets at long range. Conversely, the substantial arc of the shell trajectories due to the low-velocity shells allows the Sav m/43 to sometimes hit targets hiding behind cover, or to fire from behind cover itself.

The heavier shells also result in a relatively long loading time compared to the 1944 model's 75 mm field gun.

One interesting quirk of the gun is that it is not mounted onto the vehicle pointing directly forward. In fact, the gun is, by default, pointing around 15° to the left, giving it more horizontal traverse to that side.

105 mm Kan m/44 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 41 -14°/+20° -20°/+15° N/A 7.00 9.75 11.84 13.09 13.93 13.0 11.5 10.6 10.0
Realistic 4.80 5.60 6.80 7.52 8.00

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
psgr m/49 HEAT 240 240 240 240 240 240
sgr m/34 LT HE 23 23 23 23 23 23
slpprj m/44 APBC 67 65 57 49 42 36
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%
psgr m/49 HEAT 425 10.25 N/A 0.1 1,615 62° 69° 73°
sgr m/34 LT HE 475 11.67 0.1 0.1 1,820 79° 80° 81°
slpprj m/44 APBC 475 11.67 N/A N/A N/A 48° 63° 71°

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 		Visual
discrepancy
41 40 (+1) 30 (+11) 27 (+14) 23 (+18) 15 (+26) 7 (+34) 4 (+37) 1 (+40) None


Usage in battles

Like the preceding 1944 model, the Sav m/43 (1946) performs best in hull down positions, as it can use the gun depression to present a steeper angle on the frontal armour to increase its effective thickness. However, it commonly faces tougher opposition at this BR, including the very common T-34, M4A1, and Pz.IV F2 medium tanks, thus the armour should not be depended on in a slugging match against these tanks.

Conversely, the 240 mm penetration on the HEAT round is capable of dealing with anything the Sav m/43 can encounter, even the heaviest of tanks. Hitting accurately with the low velocity shells will take practice, but since HEAT shells do not lose penetration with distance, the Sav m/43 is capable of crippling or destroying even the heaviest tanks at long range.

The side and rear armour is very thin (10-15 mm), and is very vulnerable to even heavy machine gun and autocannon fire. Exposing it to the enemy will lead to a quick demise, especially against the extremely common .50 cal M2 heavy machine gun found on a lot of American tanks.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire psgr m/49
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism
IV Transmission Engine

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Extremely high penetration HEAT round
  • Decent frontal armour
  • Good gun depression
  • Decent mobility once fully upgraded

Cons:

  • Low velocity shells that are difficult to hit with at long range
  • Very thin side, roof, and rear armour, especially the engine deck
  • Useless stock APBC solid shot
  • Poor reverse speed

History

In March of 1940, Sweden ordered about 90 TNH tanks (known as the Panzer 38(t) in German service) from ČDK, but Germany, which had occupied Poland in 1938, confiscated the tanks for its own use as the Panzer 38(t) Ausf. S. Sweden still needed the light tanks, and after negotiations the Swedish manufacturer Scania-Vabis was allowed to produce them under license, and compensation for the lost tanks. Sweden ordered 116 Strv M/41 SI in June, 1941, and in June of 1942 Sweden ordered 122 Strv M/41 SII. The last 18 Strv M/41 SII were built as the Sav M/43 in 1944. Another 18 Sav M/43 were purpose-built afterwards. The Sav M/43 was a casemate assault gun made by removing the turret of the Strv M/41, and adding a casemate superstructure, initially housing a 75 mm gun. The 75 mm gun was replaced by a 105 mm M/44 Bofors cannon. The Sav M/43 served in artillery units until 1951, when they were given to armored units instead. They served until 1973.

Media

Skins
Videos
Best gun depression discusses the Sav m/43 (1946) at 0:51 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Bibliography


Sweden tank destroyers
Strv m/41 derivatives  Spj fm/43-44 · Sav m/43 (1944) · Sav m/43 (1946) · Pvkv II · Pvkv III
Ikv 72/103  Ikv 72 · Ikv 103
Pvkv m/43  Pvkv m/43 (1946) · Pvkv m/43 (1963)
ATGM  UDES 33 · Pbv 302 (BILL) · Pvrbv 551
Other  SAV 20.12.48 · Bkan 1C
Norway  VIDAR

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