Strv 125

Stridsvagn 125 Ozelot
An Strv 125 in testing
Type	Main Battle Tank
Place of origin	Acrea
Production history
Designer	Landsverk AB Kobalt-Zeiss ASA Thyssen AB
Designed	1991-2006
Manufacturer	Landsverk AB
Produced	1992-2008
Specifications
Weight	50 tonnes
Length	7 metres
Width	3.7 metres
Height	2.2 metres
Crew	3
Main armament	KvK M030 120mm smoothbore gun
Secondary armament	7.62mm MG 59 Various Top-Mounted 7.62mm and 12.7mm machine guns
Engine	Thyssen H86 diesel engine 1,200 hp
Power/weight	26 hp/t
Suspension	Hydropneumatic suspension
Operational range	540 km
Speed	70 km/h

The Stridsvagn 125 Ozelot is a main battle tank developed by Landsverk AB as an experimental program. Derived from trials on captured Syaran Minotaurs from the Refusal War, the Strv 125 persisted as a testbed initially for technical experimentation, and then as a prospective export vehicle. The vehicle bears strong superficial similarity with contemporary Syaran tanks such as the Myrmidon, but contains extensive mechanical and technical differences. Numerous external components were copied directly from captured Syaran vehicles. The most visually distinctive feature is the Strv 125's larger turret, which houses a cassette-style autoloader with the magazine situated behind an armoured bulkhead within a massively expanded turret bustle. This is in comparison to Syaran designs, which use a carousel autoloader within the hull. Additional space was saved with the choice of hydropneumatic suspension over torsion bars, which critically allow the vehicle to "lean" forwards or backwards in order to compensate for poor gun depression. The extra space was used to help improve the internal protection and armour of the vehicle, with the driver situated further back behind strengthened frontal armour. The Strv 125 was fitted with an Acrean-made 120mm main gun, capable of using Acrean-made ammunition.

Operators

Current Operators

• Royal Acrean Army