Pbv 301
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Description
The Pansarbandvagn 301 is a rank II Swedish SPAA with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".
General info
Survivability and armour
Speaking of armour, there is barely any armour to speak of! Don't go to the main battlefield because that will be your death sentence.
Armour type:
| 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
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 50 | 8 | 11.5 | 213 | 286 | 18.52 | 24.87 |
| Realistic | 46 | 7 | 133 | 150 | 11.57 | 13.04 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 20 mm Akan m/45B | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||||||||||||
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| Mode | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 450 (75) | 725 | -9°/+40° | ±180° | N/A | 26.4 | 36.5 | 44.3 | 49.0 | 52.1 | 10.40 | 9.20 | 8.48 | 8.00 |
| Realistic | 17.9 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 30.0 | |||||||||
Ammunition
- Default: AP-T · HEFI-T · HEFI-T
- slsgr m/42: HEFI-T
- slpgr m/42: AP-T
| Penetration statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | |
| Default | 42 | 40 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| slsgr m/42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| slpgr m/42 | 42 | 40 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Belt details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belt | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| slsgr m/42 | HEFI-T | 845 | 0.14 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 79° | 80° | 81° |
| slpgr m/42 | AP-T | 845 | 0.14 | 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 |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 450 |
5 (+1) 375 (+75) |
4 (+2) 300 (+150) |
3 (+3) 225 (+225) |
2 (+4) 150 (+300) |
1 (+5) 75 (+375) |
0 (+6) 0 (+450) |
Yes |
Usage in battles
The Pbv 301 is an anti air vehicle. Stay in spawn and shoot down aircraft. You can also use it as a budget R3T20 but it wont penetrate much armour. It does shred through aircraft so stick with the anti air role. It is recommended to not go out of spawn because any shell rouge will cripple you. The Pbv 301's mobility offroad is not great for the stock engine.
Pros and cons
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Pros:
Insanely fast gun
Small size
Nimble when upgraded
Cons:
Barely any armour
Slow when stock
Frequent reloads
Only 2 crew members
History
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Media
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See also
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External links
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| Sweden anti-aircraft vehicles | |
|---|---|
| SPAA | Pvlvv fm/42 · Lvtdgb m/40 · Pbv 301 · Lvkv 42 · U-SH 204 GK |
| Radar SPAA | VEAK 40 · Lvkv 9040C |
| SAM | Lvrbv 701 · ASRAD-R |
| Finland | L-62 ANTI II · ▄ZSU-57-2 · ItO 90M · ItPsV Leopard |
