Strv 101

Strv 101

Strv 101

Description

The Stridsvagn 101 is a rank Swedish medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury". This tank was a licensed model of British Centurion main battle tank.

General info

Survivability and armour

The Strv 101 has the same armour layout as the Centurion Mk 10. Weakpoints are the same, that includes the lower frontal plate and some areas on the turret. The armour can bounce and stop some shells, but shouldn't be relied upon, particularly against HEATFS and APDS shells. The tank also comes with 6 mm thick sideskirts which can occasionally prematurely detonate incoming HEAT shells. The armour plate above the engine is very thin, and can be penetrated by most aircraft cannons and some machine guns.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull)
• Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	51 + 76.2 mm (57°) Upper front plate 76.2 mm (45°) Lower front plate	50.8 mm (12°)	32 mm (7°) Upper 19 mm (62°) Lower	7 - 29 mm
Turret	50 - 152 mm 152 mm Mantlet	89 mm	89 mm	29 - 50.8 mm
Cupola	152 mm	90 - 152 mm	90 mm	29 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
• Sideskirts are 6 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	39			1,007			__.__
Realistic				575			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm kan Strv 101					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	70	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	19.0	26.4	32.0	35.4	37.7	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					11.9	14.0	17.0	18.8	20.0

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
slpprj m/61	APDS	303	302	296	277	257	252
slsgr m/61A	HE	23	23	23	23	23	23
slspgr m/61	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127

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%
slpprj m/61	APDS	1,478	4	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°

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	320	18.7	20	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
70	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

8 mm ksp m/39B
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,000 (250)	649	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• High-penetrating gun with access to APDS and HESH shots
• Good gun depression and elevation angles (-10/+20), giving it great terrain adaptation
• Upper glacis and gun mantlet can resist most full-calibre AP shells (eg. T-44-100)
• Good mobility options with neutral steering and sufficient reverse speed
• Reasonably fast reload speed
• Smoke grenades can cover up the player when there is danger

Cons:

• Lower glacis is still a prominent weak spot
• Mediocre top speed and acceleration
• No access to HEAT-FS, unlike other nations' L7 guns
• Engine armour is weak from the top, can be damaged aircraft guns
• Small internal compartment (only 4 crew members) with ammunition scattered all over
• Very slow vertical targeting speed
• Armour becomes weak in an uptier against early APFSDS and HEATFS (eg. T-69 IIG, T-55AM)

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