CV 90120

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CV 90120
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CV 90120
AB RB SB
11.7 11.7 11.7
Class:
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Description

GarageImage CV 90120.jpg


The Combat Vehicle 90120 is a rank VIII Swedish light tank with a battle rating of 11.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

The CV 90120 combines the Combat Vehicle 90's chassis with a new turret with a 120 mm CTG cannon. As a result, armour is barely present and can only withstand heavy machine gun from the front. Even autocannons can penetrate its turret and 12.7 mm machine guns can cut clean through its side armour. There is also a chance you will hull break even if no critical modules are damaged, so be aware, your main goal should be to not receive any enemy fire.

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 79 45 27.7 1,038 1,526 37.47 55.09
Realistic 71 41 593 800 21.41 28.88
Despite competing against other top-tier vehicles with incredible mobility, the CV 90120 achieves incredible high speeds on all types of terrain, even when stock. This makes it a lot easier to grind the vehicle, as most priority goes into getting the powerful m/95 round. The CV 90120 reaches speeds of just around 50kph quite often, and finds little to no trouble maneuvering. Another upside is the gearbox, which allows the CV 90120 to move almost equally as fast in reverse. The vehicle is light, and due to the lack of add-on-armour compared to the prior Strf 9040C, the CV 90120 is actually lighter than the 40mm variant before it. Despite this the tanks has around 150 more horsepower, which results in good torque. Althought not comparable to tanks such as the Strv 121, the CV 90120 can definitively stand its own ground in poor conditions.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: CTG (120 mm)
120 mm CTG Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 45 -8°/+22° ±180° Two-plane 28.6 39.5 48.0 53.1 56.5 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Realistic 17.9 21.0 25.5 28.2 30.0

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
DM12A1 HEATFS 480 480 480 480 480 480
DM23 APFSDS 418 416 409 401 393 384
slsgr m/95 HE 36 36 36 36 36 36
slpprj m/95 APFSDS 625 622 613 601 588 575
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%
DM12A1 HEATFS 1,140 13.5 0.05 1 2,150 65° 72° 77°
DM23 APFSDS 1,680 4.3 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
slsgr m/95 HE 736 17.5 0.1 0.1 3,540 79° 80° 81°
slpprj m/95 APFSDS 1,705 4.3 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°

Ammo racks

Full
ammo
1st
rack empty
2nd
rack empty
3rd
rack empty
4th
rack empty
5th
rack empty
6th
rack empty
Visual
discrepancy
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Machine guns

Main article: ksp 88 (12.7 mm)
12.7 mm ksp 88
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 1,200 (200) 577 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

As discussed in the armour section, you have minimal armour meant to withstand small arms fire and indirect shrapnel. Your playstyle should involve sitting back and maintaining overwatch of a specific area of the battlefield. Stay far away from the heat of close quarters combat as enemy tanks will have a harder time finding and killing you. With the slpprj m/95 round, you can penetrate any vehicle in the game from the front at any range (excluding areas such as the Leopard 2A5's turret cheeks). The stock DM33 round is, although powerful, somewhat lacklustre compared to m/95, but holds its own against tanks at its BR. You will just have to play more passively and know how to hit weak spots at longer ranges. Use your mobility to flank on large maps such as Maginot Line and (if you have them researched) use your powerful thermal optics to acquire and destroy a target. If the enemy is looking at you and you are too close, reposition and try to make them lose focus on you. By playing more passively and smarter than you would a normal MBT, you can make the most of this vehicle.

With a reload of 5 seconds, it shares the fastest top tier reload with the Type 90 and the aced 105 mm Abrams, beating the Leclerc and any other tank's aced crew. This means that if you get the first shot off, and either their return shot misses or you destroy their cannon, then you can do wonders with the CV90120. It packs an INSANE amount of firepower for a light tank, dishing out 625 mm of pen every five seconds, and can by itself cripple distracted players.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts Horizontal Drive LWS/LR DM23
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire Airstrike slsgr m/95
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism Improved optics NVD
IV Transmission Engine Smoke grenade Artillery Support slpprj m/95

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Excellent gun and reload, with access to the slpprj m/95 round, which shares identical stats to the Italian CL3143
  • Adequate mobility enabling you to get to an early game position and quickly change positions if spotted or injured
  • The weak armour may reduce the amount of spalling caused by being hit by enemy shells
  • Access to scouting and "Airstrike" ability (reduced spawn cost for friendlies destroying enemy tanks you scouted)

Cons:

  • Non-existent armour, can be penetrated by heavy machine guns on the side and autocannons in the front
  • No top machine gun for anti-helicopter and aircraft defence
  • Susceptible to hull break, ANY chemical charge such as HEAT or ATGM will almost certainly destroy the hull in a single hit
  • The slpprj m/95 round is a tier IV modification and will take some time to get access to it
  • Difficult to hide due to tall profile, with the "doorknob" optic on the roof of the turret

History

Background

After the CV 90105 TML project, Hägglunds began their own private venture to develop the light tank of the future. Working from their CV 90 chassis, they began tinkering with the Swizz Ordinance 120mm Smoothbore cannon, to achieve MBT grade firepower. The design principle behind the project was that the vehicle wouldn't require armour if it had the capability to destroy targets before being fired upon. The tank was revealed in the summer of 1998 at the EUROSATORY defense exhibition in Paris. This version was a prototype however, as it took Hägglunds 3 more years to finalize the design. The vehicle would be known as the CV 90120, and is one of the most passionate projects launched by Hägglunds.

CV 90120-T in low visibility summer camouflage.

Design

The CV 90120 is incredibly light for its weaponry, coming in at just below 20 tonnes excluding the weaponry. The challenge when designing the tank was transferring the recoil from a gun that size, into the chassis, without damaging the tank. The gun was specifically modified and picked for this problem. the CTG (Compact Tank Gun) 120/L50 Smoothbore managed to solve this issue thanks to the lightweight design and strong structure. The gun is semi auto-loaded from the rear of the turret, with reserve ammunition stored in the rear of the chassis, which was previously used as troop transport in the prior CV 90. Later variants, such as the CV 90120-T, the variant reflected in game, would see novel features such as generation 3 thermal imaging, along with smoke grenades, and commanders thermals provided by SAAB.

Future development

Hägglunds was bought by Alvis Ltd. in 1997, and later by BAE Systems in 2004. Despite this, the project has continued development. The latest version was revealed in 2011, known as the CV 90120 Ghost. This version is still being worked on, despite lacking any sort of customers. No matter the fate of the vehicle, Hägglunds seem convinced that the future of tank combat isn't survivability, but rather visibility. The CV 90120 Ghost has side-skirts capable of adapting its thermal imaging to look like something else, and the chassis is shaped to reflect radar signature. Hägglunds has made it perfectly clear what their vision on the future is, and along with the Polish PL-01 based on the same chassis, the vehicle remains a concept waiting to prove itself right.

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Sweden light tanks
L-60  Strv m/38 · Strv m/39 · Strv m/39 TD · Strv m/40L
Strv m/41  Strv m/41 S-I · Strv m/41 S-II
Ikv 91  Ikv 91 · Ikv 91-105
CV 90  Strf 9040B · Strf 9040C · Strf 9040 BILL
  CV 90105 · CV 90120
Wheeled  Pbil m/40 · U-SH 405
Other  Strv m/31 · Strv 74 · Pbv 501
Finland  Vickers Mk.E · ▄T-26E · BT-42 · ▄PT-76 · CV 9030FIN · CT-CV 105HP
Denmark  CV 9035DK