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| designer = Landrut-Bergmann AG <br> Thyssen AB | | designer = Landrut-Bergmann AG <br> Thyssen AB | ||
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| manufacturer = Landsverk GmbH | | manufacturer = Landsverk GmbH | ||
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The '''Stridsvagn 72''' is a heavy tank developed by Landrut-Bergmann in the the late 1930s for the [[Acrean Armed Forces]]. Even before the introduction of the [[Strv 81]] in | The '''Stridsvagn 72''' is a heavy tank developed by Landrut-Bergmann in the the late 1930s for the [[Acrean Armed Forces]]. Even before the introduction of the [[Strv 81]] in 1936, Armoured Force had recognised the substantial cost of producing the new vehicle, and considered its production costs to be unsuitable to be built in numbers large enough for it to serve as the Army's primary battle tank. With the conclusion of the [[Siduri War]] and the Svinian and Azurlav invasion of Shalum, there was considered to be a pressing need for a new vehicle design to replace the nearly decade-old Strv 71 in Acrean service. | ||
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Revision as of 09:18, 15 January 2021
| Stridsvagn 72 | |
|---|---|
 An Strv 72G in Shalum, 1946 | |
| Type | Heavy Tank |
| Place of origin |  Acrea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1937-1948 |
| Used by | Acrea |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Landrut-Bergmann AG Thyssen AB |
| Designed | 1935-1937 |
| Manufacturer | Landsverk GmbH |
| Produced | 1937-1946 |
| No. built | 40,512 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 45 Tonnes |
| Length | 6,87 metres (hull) |
| Width | 3,42 metres |
| Height | 3,0 metres (Hull) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armor | 110mm (Front) 60mm (Sides) |
Main armament | 7,5 cm KvK m/40-L70 |
Secondary armament | 2x 7,92mm MG 30A1 |
| Engine | Thyssen-Maybach MTU-230G (720 hp) |
| Power/weight | 16 hp per tonne |
| Suspension | Torsion-bar |
Operational range | 200 km |
| Speed | 55 km/h (Road) 35 km/h (Cross-Country) |
The Stridsvagn 72 is a heavy tank developed by Landrut-Bergmann in the the late 1930s for the Acrean Armed Forces. Even before the introduction of the Strv 81 in 1936, Armoured Force had recognised the substantial cost of producing the new vehicle, and considered its production costs to be unsuitable to be built in numbers large enough for it to serve as the Army's primary battle tank. With the conclusion of the Siduri War and the Svinian and Azurlav invasion of Shalum, there was considered to be a pressing need for a new vehicle design to replace the nearly decade-old Strv 71 in Acrean service.