Stridsvagn 103 C - Firepower | Arsenalen Swedish Tankmuseum

In this video we show you how the Firepower works in the Strv 103 C.
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[@qw49]

About 1970 I whas driving tank 103 backwards! I hade control of The radio and was sick education!! One my rigtht side I hade an Electric boiler!! This tank 103 could shot a bottle in a range of 1700meter!! On a plan road 103 had a speed limit of 90km/tim its about 55mph 2 moters a gastubin and a boxer moter!!

[@randyhavard6084]

Glad to see the Swedish tank museum putting out videos in English. Thanks

[@graemer3657]

I saw one of these in Skovde last month at the entrance to the army base. Beautiful, amazing that that are also amphibious and had the ability to be used like a bulldozer to cover dragons teeth or fill in anti tank ditches. Empty the Swedish museums and let them go to Ukraine and fight T55s like they were intended :)

[@VonBlade]

I love how the ammo doors have "close the door" written on them.

[@krotma]

Sweden had a conscription army back then with mandatory military service, so they had to make sure 18-19 yearold boys with teenage brains could operate the equipment ;) (the uniform pants also has a sign on them to remind the soldier to close his fly after urinating)

[@sjostugan198]

@@krotma The last thing about the fly would have been funny but it is not true. At least not year 1980 - 1982 when I did my service (22 months, RO Kn).

[@kristofferjohansson3768]

@@sjostugan198 also not true ten years later, but it sure would have been useful for some.

[@TheSuspectOnFoot]

@@krotma Meanwhile Average Americans need to be reminded that the objects on the rear view mirrors of cars may appear closer than they are and that employees must wash hands. I'd also love to see the military where the recruits are not boys with teenage brains.

[@endreaasen2336]

Typical brilliant swedish design!! Remember this was designed in the late 50s. We Norwegians have a lot to learn.

[@ptonpc]

Handsome beast. I've always liked these since I first saw pictures of them in the early 80's

[@lucitribal]

The S-tank is a brilliant design!

[@hallstuart6604]

"Why not hit the like button" Cant argue with that! ;-) Thanks Mr Karlsson for a great vid!

[@Stargazer88]

The S tank is easily one of the most fascinating and brilliant AFV designs ever. The StuG concept as the Germans and Finns were running it at the later stages of WW2. Paired with cutting edge technology from the time. A shame no one developed the concept on. The more typical MBT concept was easier to sell I guess

[@ptonpc]

It's same reason you don't have Stugs and their equivalent anymore. Turreted designs can do all it can do with fewer disadvantages.. It is a great piece of tech though.

[@blueberry1c2]

I guess typical MBTs are more flexible and less specialised. The S tank is very good at the specific job that Sweden had intended for it, essentially a mobile defence platform. An export model like it cuts out potential customers who want to use tanks for, well, other purposes.

[@MarYoOPL]

I don't think, that StuG is same concept. StuG was "Sturmgeschütz", so it was an assault gun carrier, S Tank is designed for defense I guess.

[@aidan11162]

Most importantly though is that a typical MBT was cheaper to buy than continuing to develop the S-tank concept when the Cold War ended.

[@troldrik]

Turreted tanks with a well developed gun stabilisation that allows for firing accurately on the move, kind of killed the S-Tank concept as a viable MBT.

[@brianv1988]

I wouldn't mind seeing a modernized version of this tank in modern-day technology that would be cool to see even on a virtual sketch

[@lars-akemoberg6353]

Körde en sådan 91-92 i skövde kommer fortfarande ihåg regnr 202299, en fantastisk känsla att skjuta med, fantastisk video

[@Cptnbond]

Thanks for another fantastic lesson about the S-tank. Cheers.

[@Vince_A_Bull]

S-tank is S-tier. Great video Stefan. The poop chute always made me chuckle.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Always been impressed by Swedish military ingenuity. I just hope the instruction manuals are easier to follow than IKEA furniture assembly guides…

[@SuperLaplander]

Thank you Stefan! I hope to be able to visit the museum again this summer.

[@ronyeahwiggie729]

As a former MAG-gunner I find the installation in the box very interesting. Cool to see that a buttstock is carried as well, so the weapons can be used in an infantry-role as well. Superb.

[@plasttjur]

The main role for the tankers in case of a major breakdown was to form a defensive perimeter around the tank so we, the mecanics, could fix the problem, most often a leak in the hydraulic system, i relative safety.

[@matthayward7889]

Fantastic video, love hearing anything about the S-Tank! Keeping the ground mount kits clipped to the inside of the MG box ( at 7:00) is a clever touch. I wonder how they would have been upgraded, if they’d been kept in service

[@HudikMats]

From wikipedia "In the mid-1990s, as the Swedish Armed Forces were looking for a new main battle tank, one Strv 103C was upgraded into the Strv 103D. The major changes were the installation of fire-control computer, thermal viewers for both the gunner and the commander, allowing the crew to fight at night-time and in bad weather conditions, and the installation of passive light enhancers for driving. Some minor changes to the suspension system and engine were also made. There was some consideration of adding both reactive and/or appliqué armour in the early 1990s, but, in the end, the Strv 103 was instead phased out of Swedish service in favour of the Stridsvagn 121 (Leopard 2A4) and Stridsvagn 122 (Strv 122), which entered service in 1997 (the last year that the Strv 103 was used to train tank crews). This prototype was used during the trials for the new main battle tank system for the Swedish Armed Forces alongside all the other tanks tested. For a few years this prototype was even tested under remote control. The sole Strv 103D is today on display at the Arsenalen national military vehicle museum,[18] together with some 103C models. They are all still in running order. "

[@matthayward7889]

@@HudikMats thank you! I hope Stefan does a video on the Strv 103D at some point

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@matthayward7889 the unarmed remote controlled mine clearing flail prototype is sitting at a small museum in Skillingaryd and is actually in clear view from the E4 highway if one knows what to look for. It's a bit rusty but it is clearly visible in all the green seasons, less visible in winter as it was painted bright white, intended for UN service.

[@stefankarlsson9762]

@@SonsOfLorgar Not the same as the 103 D

[@stefankarlsson9762]

@@matthayward7889 Will do some day

[@hattyfarbuckle]

My favorite tank of all time

[@pjrebordao]

Never realized how sophisticated and ahead of its time (and even now), the S was...

[@datadavis]

It would be cool if we had a few hundred to send down and see how they would do today.

[@leftnoname]

@@datadavis Would make for a good infantry support gun (assault artillery). As long as it keeps distance and good communication with infantry, it should be able to give good supporting fire.

[@jarvindavenport4457]

...happened to visit the Patton Museum at Ft.Knox as the staff were examining a recently acquired S-Tank and were trying to decipher the 'owner's' manual....sitting in the driver's seat is something I'll always remember.

[@Zimonov]

Många nya insikter kring vagnens design som jag inte hade koll på! skitsmart med ett avstigningskit för maskingevären i lådan i nödfall! :)

[@kevinbelden9065]

I love the S-tank! It's like a super stug! Ha ha!

[@sumpterino]

That's an amazing tank, great design and very handsome. What more could anyone want?

[@michaelguerin56]

Thank you Stefan. Another excellent informative video.

[@arlandaplanespotting]

Took 2 seconds to see myself in the crowd in the footage from Arsenalen :) ..Thanks for the video. I'm coming to you soon to look at the King Tiger and the Stug...and the rest of course :)

[@technogoober5578]

Good video, love the tank. Thank you for doing the video in English.

[@More_Row]

Very cool, thanks Stefan

[@leftnoname]

Swedes made a film showing S-tank protection tested against various impacts: air, HEAT, kinetic, mines. What struck me, was how well the tank was protected from the sides. HEAT rounds just wouldn’t make a kill shot. And that was the preferable AT round at the time.

[@22SAMURAJ]

Thanks for the video 👍 👍 👍

[@JohSno]

Finally. Very interesting. Danke.

[@Mrspaceman1999]

Great video, pleasure watching and full of info as well

Very interesting Video. I am very much looking forward to my visit at the End of Mai :)

[@MitchSprague]

These are some of the best videos. Thanks very much for sharing them with us.

[@ancliuin2459]

Very informative hands-on video, many thanks!

[@thespectator2976]

Så intressant :) Tack.

[@davidmeek8017]

Aloha; wonderful video; very informative. Mahalo!

[@slartybartfarst55]

A great video as always. And what a perfect tank for training crews - the instructor could always take over at any time. And with the Machine Guns - recycling even in those days, excellent!😀

[@SebastianDeBeer]

This truly is the bestest channel on KZbin!

[@dankuspanku4650]

Very nice video. A good follow up video to this would be to show and talk about the armour of the Strv 103. Personally I'd like to see the internal armouring surrounding the crew compartment.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

I have seen how "The Chieftain" tested this tank and liked it very much, also the track tensioning! And he liked the cans between the tracks, for not being inside.

[@kehldon]

Nice video, would love to see more information about accuracy, the sights and ammunition as well as mobility of it.

[@crazymcrazym1483]

Like your show, go on :-)

[@jarvindavenport4457]

The Patton Museum example has the metal 'screen/fence' mounted on the bow.

[@caffina5882]

I love these tanks in WOT.

[@user-vc7zk7wh3l]

wow amazing

[@tacticalmanatee]

I'd love to see a video on what upgrades and changes may have occurred if the S-Tank had been kept in service. But then again I love to see anything to do with the S-Tank.

[@t0k4m4k7]

Beauty

[@MrMordechaiAnilevich]

The Swedes obviously looked at the success of the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III). Brilliant. This tank was tested favorably by the British. Only top attack weapons such as guided rounds and top attack missiles have probably made the idea obsolete

[@etelmo]

In regards to it being the only tank which can drive/shoot/operate with only one crew member, I thought the T-64U variant/modernisation also allowed this using the commanders station? I might be misremembering though. It likely wouldn't be all that effective or practical in either tank due to shear overload of things to do though, it's very true that people can't multitask. I liked the video, especially the ammunition loading and storage as it's not a side of tanks you normally see yet is vitally important to their operation.

[@JarlBSoD]

Well if you ever end upp in a situation where you are the only one left alive or capable of operating the tank, you are probably just going to fight for your life to get out of the situation and, if you know you will die anyway, just stay and lob shells on whatever you can for as long as you can so :)

[@theonlymadmac4771]

Infantry tactics: approach unseen from behind, open the door(s), make some explosive mischief

[@TheToonMonkey]

Everyone else: If you're lost, send up a flare so we know where to find you. Sweden: 🤔

[@gerhardris]

A great video on a great tank by a guy he served on the thing. I wonder when stationary how the turnrate of the tracked turret compared to say a Leopard 1, M60, AMX 30, Chieftan, T62, and T64? And, in a meeting ingagement both on the move? I was a driver on a Leo 1 later also gunner on the Dutch prtl version of Gepard. Being both gunner and driver and having the comander in the same override role I guess on the move the S tank outperformend them all in coordenated reaction time. Also the speed of succesive shot is much higher than any loader can match. Also the S tank will win hands down any ambush scenario. Also capable of getting the hell out of any situation with the front armour and gun pointing at the enemy. Smaller target. A brilliant piece of engineering. Adding thermal imaging digital balistic computor this tank would still be a viable asset in a defensive at and infantry support role. I even guess that adding reactive armour would make even give top attack guided missiles a hard time.

[@martinbredberg7616]

I don´t know about stationary traverse... not super fast, but we never had a problem of keeping track of our targets. If going full flank ahead, you could do a 360 in about 2 seconds, depending on surface. Had to shout "Koppling-broms!" first, to alert the other crew members and and give them the chance to grip and hold on to something. Which I often forgot, in the heat of the moment. Thermal imaging would have been great, but ballistic computer only for targets beyond the horizon. Everything we saw we would hit with the first shot. My company shot some 2000 live rounds and maybe 20 000 "laser-dome" rounds and I never heard of anyone missing. According to un-official records or "teaching papers", the probability for 3 S-tanks in ambush position taking out 6 advancing T-72 was 86%. We always trained against the Russians, and even had a special mark in the sight to indicate when the approaching russian tank would be 100% knocked out. We learned about their tanks, APC´s, helicopters, landing crafts, mines, ground attack planes, ... it was really a cold war, and every Swedish male was being trained for it. Gunner/driver 103, 1991.

[@forthleft]

TY

[@whiskeytangosierra6]

Thanks.

[@fredriknilsson7878]

Can still smell the hydraulic oil. 😎

[@secularnevrosis]

Stövlar på?

[@johnberryhill8106]

As a retired US Tanker, I'd love to fire this tank in a gunnery and also in actual combat.

[@GM4ThePeople]

Formidable! Imagine a new S-tank today, retaining the extremely low silhouette & hydraulics, but with updated optics, sensors, networking, an autoloading 120mm, oh, & how about reducing the necessary crew from 1 to 0. A smaller, (semi-)autonomous hunter/killer S-tank would absolutely shred current production T-72s, or whatever they are calling them these days.

[@am17frans]

Was there a hard hight limit on the crew? I got a memory of the curator mentioning one in som other video (might have been with "the chieftain"), but cannot find it.

[@ned900]

Love it! Would love to understand what happens to the rounds after they are loaded, how they are stored, do they enter a large bin, or is there a carousel

[@TheDiner50]

It is hard to see. But I think Chieftain (World of Thanks) showed a camera inside talking about how it works. There is a elevator (lift) that brings the rounds up to the breach. And I presume the rounds are stacked so that the elevator go down and a round is pushed onto the elevator and then brings the round to the gun. You picked your load out and had banks to switch between. AP, HE, Misc. Not really a carousel or fancy robots picking the rounds out of bins. They more or less are stacked like a gun magazine and the rounds are pulled out at the bottom and transported up the elevator. So like 3 gun magazines upside down with push rods to move the rounds on and off the elevator that lift the rounds up to the breach. Not sure but I guess it is the easiest and most reliable way to do it. Armor and tight spaces do not make it easy to show how stuff works. And there probably are baffles and stuff to show down the rounds falling down into the magazine when you load the mags. So it probably is quite compact and non serviceable inside of there.

[@ned900]

​@@TheDiner50 Ah thats great bud thanks for explaining that. Do you know if there was protection for the ammunition in the case of a strike, or were they hoping that strikes would be frontal and therefore only minimal armor was necissary...

[@secularnevrosis]

@@ned900 The ammo is stored in rows, as explained by Diner. There is 3 selectable compartments. One is for 20 rounds the other for 25. Store 3 is only 5 rounds and are hand-cranked into the loader from the radio operators position (usually smoke or other special rounds). Loadout is usually 20 HE and 25 AP + 5 smoke. You can only select from wich store you will get your ammo, not a specific round. That is why Stefan said that you need to consider the engagement before you load the stores, but standard load will take care of most situations The ammo storage is at the back and encased in armor plating,10mm? (not sure about the thickness). After the gun is fired the spent casing is ejected from the tank out the back, the breech drop down to collect the next round and the breech swings back and is ready to fire. About 2-3 seconds for the complete cycle.

[@Tallus_ap_Mordren]

I gotta wonder if an S-tank derivative would be a better choice for the new MPF program than the current prototype. They’re pretty similar, weight wise.

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

Such an advanced tank for its time, except for night operations. Sorry we only fight during the day 9am to 5pm and have Sunday off too😁. What’s is it’s armoured protection🙏? 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@petter5721]

What other tank had night vision in the 60s? At the best they had a big IR spotlight revealing its position…..

[@chrishewitt4220]

It comes out like a...poo! Brillant Stefan

[@stephenwarhurst6615]

Best tank ever built those who think it’s not there is something wrong with your logic

[@lag_profil]

Is the Stridsvagn 103 a turretless tank or is it an oscillating turret on tracks? 🤔

[@einarbolstad8150]

A Shakesperian question.

[@drontobil]

The jury is still out... de SA3BOW

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Yes.

[@Masada1911]

I can’t remember who I heard say it but i’ve heard it described as a turret mounted directly on the tracks

[@ericfranzen4548]

Did we use any canister rounds in the Swedish army

[@larsfredriksson2218]

Ni borde åka norrut och dokumentera en förberedd stridsställning för 103

[@Clandaries]

Does it have recoil when firing? I ask because i maybe want one in 1/16. Thank you.

[@l1mi13]

11:31 Oil? Is that what you call home made booze in Sweden?

[@Sgt.MajorDani]

Får jag låna den av dig när ryssen kommer? !

[@chris_hisss]

Host, please start introducing yourself! Maybe you could do a background information on who you are!

[@ebrim5013]

It’s such a cool design, thanks for the video! How many of these does Sweden still have in storage? I’m sure the Ukrainians could find a good use for them.

[@Masada1911]

Completely left service over 20 years ago so I don’t think that they keep any around besides the ones in museums

[@vandenberg298]

Same question here

[@masterolof138]

When i was at the museum the day when the king tiger arrived i looked under and noticed that the escape hatch seemed to have fallen out. Is that going to be put back?

[@stefankarlsson9762]

Yes, it will be back again

[@logoseven3365]

If this was such a great system, why was it not continued? It does seem to have a place even as a tank killer.

[@satanihelvetet]

Times changes, tecnique is developed... successful designs doesn't stay successful forever. However, no one knows if the 103 was a successful design or not.

[@wj7158]

Becouse it's really expensive and hard way that design should fit in a leopard tank. Autoloader take more space what all think it does... Russian tanks have autoloader, but no space to been in for the soilders

[@johanmetreus1268]

@@satanihelvetet Obviously it was successful in the sense Sweden was never invaded during its time of service ;)

[@JarlBSoD]

@@johanmetreus1268 The best weapon is the weapon you never have to use in aggression :)

[@secularnevrosis]

@@satanihelvetet There were ofc evaluations made. In trials vs other tanks it was shown to have no real disadvantages. It was hard to spot, fast and had exellent mobillity and was often the first tank to spot the opponent and bring the gun on target. The gun speaks for it self. The long 105mm, combined with the sights on the 103, was capable of taking on targets at 3km range with very good precision. The domestically developed APDS was an upgrade from the very good standard APDS used in the Centurion. Ofc, the moment reliable and good gun stabilisation was a thing, it lost it's edge.

[@vandenberg298]

Does Sweden still have them in storage or have they been sold or scrapped? Would they still come in handy in the Ukraine?

[@ThunderboltDragon]

From what I've read only 20 or so are remanning in museums.

[@vandenberg298]

@@ThunderboltDragon 👍

[@johanmetreus1268]

All scrapped, and they'd be useless in Ukraine as they require specialized mechanics for the maintenance as soon as you leave the routine maintenance, which on the other hand is a lot easier than for other contemporary tanks.

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

When did S tanks go out of service?

[@JH-lo9ut]

Mid-late 90's They were produced 61-72, so they were getting pretty old by then. There was a program intended to convert them into remote-controlled veichles, but that was cancelled as Sweden was massively downsizing it's armed forces.

[@stefankarlsson9762]

Starting 1995 when they were replaced by Leopard 2

[@richardm3023]

Do they sell these at IKEA???

[@JarlBSoD]

No but you can probably build one from lose ikea parts :)

[@edward9674]

Why did sweden not use night vision equipment rather than the lyran mörsare?

[@JarlBSoD]

There wern't realy any good ones at the time of the S-tanks Development.

[@hattyfarbuckle]

"probably the most developed tank in the world".... the Carlsberg Tank

[@gustavn8902]

why its called gun when it for me its a cannon.... a gun for me its the handheld thing,,,

[@dmg4415]

He is wrong, it is not a tank, it is a tank TURRET on tracks! Eliminating the bulky body.

[@lag_profil]

I like how you think. 👍

[@Schaneification]

If you only plan on Defending it a great tank , If you plan on attacking it SUCKS .

[@suggoz]

Most advanced? And isen't a real tank, it's for artillery

[@user-mq8pr8tv9e]

Stop war

[@pistonar]

Each round...is...a poo. And that's from the official manual.

[@mhh7544]

Last time Swedes shot a shot in a war it was 1814 . So , best tank bla bla bla...

[@stefankarlsson9762]

So you thing it is a good thing to be part of a war?

[@znail4675]

More like this week considering that there are hundreds of Swedes in Ukraine.

[@Dinstyvmorsa8539]

That's a common missunderstanding. Sweden has been a part of many wars/conflicts from then up to now. Congo, Jugoslavia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Mali to name a few.

[@mhh7544]

@@Dinstyvmorsa8539 As a peacekeeper or mercs, not as nation. Who are you kidding.

[@Dinstyvmorsa8539]

@@mhh7544 Never said anything else. I was just debunking what you said. There's been many shots shot in wars/crisis since 1814

[@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603]

And the NLAW is making tank's out of date.

[@Masada1911]

No.

[@Cptnbond]

NLAW is also a fantastic Swedish design, with key elements from other international companies, mainly Britain.

[@ilex8426]

Simultaneously with the development of the NLAW, a defensive Anti-NLAW system was also developed. How the latter works is highly classified, and evil NATO doesn't know a shit about the system. It's extremely effective though, and easy to use, and will only be distributed to Swedish troops in a situation of war on Swedish territory, i.e. it's of course not for export. Needless to say, it's also very much effective against Javelin and similar anti-tank systems, making them pretty much obsolete. Perhaps I'm just joking here, who knows...

[@Vince_A_Bull]

@@ilex8426 makes sense though, why wait for your rival to develop a countermeasure when you can do it first, and learn more about your system and then use that information to develop the next generation 🧐

[@gurra63able]

No!!!, but they almost always need the support of infantry/panzergrenadier /pansarskytte, to protect them against difficult to detect NLAW groups, which is very much dependent on the terrain of the battle.

[@berg699]

Presenter has no charisma and confidence, seems more self conscious about being nervous than focused on giving an insightful presentation on the tank. Nearly fell asleep.

[@berg699]

@Hartvig Flögh You're shy because you think people are analyzing you and you're scared to be seen for your insecurities. It's better to focus on others and giving others a good experience. When we care more about others we stop being shy.

[@Dinstyvmorsa8539]

@@berg699 I don't recognise any of what you are talking about in this video? Remember that it is a second language he's talking in. And the swedness isn't really about shyness, it's an old culture thing that still lives on in some ways.

[@martinavrdoljak6030]

12 min and forward; thats why its important to know what the target is before shooting. (if don't wanna go outside and fix the load by reloading again). That says this little beast becomes so much better in efficiency when used together with rest of army. 20-30 of theese in a attack formation would do great against second strongest army today. Just saying.

[@jamespowell6630]

Ambush predator, yes..