Featherweight with a Heavy Punch | CV90120 Swedish Light Tank feat.

The CV90120 is a prototype light tank that has undergone continuous development since its first appearance in the summer of 1998 at the EUROSATORY defence exhibition in Paris. However, attempts to mount higher calibered guns on the CV90 can be traced back to 1993, when Hägglunds collaborated with GIAT to make the CV90105 TML, which was equipped with a GIAT Industries TML 105 turret. The initial development on the CV90120 was presumably started by Hägglunds AB and continued when Alvis Ltd. purchased the company in 1997. Development continued under the guise of BAE Systems, which acquired Alvis Ltd. in 2004, Hägglunds included.
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An article by Steffen Hjønnevåg
Narrated by Nicholas Moran (‪@TheChieftainsHatch‬)
Edited by Big Turn ( / @bigturn1051 )

[@carl-gunnarhillefors7612]

*NEW LOWPROFILE S 103 WITH A 125MM GUN* *WOULD DO MUCH MORE AND BE MORE USEFUL!* NOT A BLOODY HIGH TANK, WHICH WILL ONLY BE A TARGET PRACTICE FOR THE BLOODY DAMN T90 ARMATA!

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

☹️

[@user-sg6zh6vr7h]

Imagine not having a turret

[@MUSIC7052]

T14 Armata. there are 12 of this :D 125mm is a russian caliber

[@MegaBanne]

This is actually an IFV. It should never be used as a main battle tank lol. It can be used to counter normal tanks trough ambushes though. Especially if you use that 105 mm gun turret (which is not standard). The CV90 is one of the, if not thee, best IFV's out there.

[@Atomicjedi]

@@MegaBanne Exactly, it is basically a throwback to the infantry-support tank, where it offers tank-punch guns to mechanized infantry. Having a couple of units with the 120mm along a majority of 35mm vehicles simply gives you more versatility and confidence.

[@luizf.351]

chieftains voice was a surprise, a wonderful surprise.

[@loganb7059]

“A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.”

[@ronniewhite3434]

What i like to know . if they ever use that tank, how well will the vehicle an engine perform in arctic conditions ?

[@JH-lo9ut]

"never exited, never impressed"

[@maxdiak5954]

@@ronniewhite3434 probably well given that the Swedish armed forces already operate variants of the CV90 in arctic conditions

[@Juel92]

So great that they took the time to look up how Hägglunds, particularly the "Ä", was pronounced. Don't really care if it's mispronounced but it's nice when they do the extra work not to. Also looking at the different CV90 variants makes me think it's a great job being a CV90 engineer. "How about we put a 120mm on it? How about we put a 40mm Bofors on it? How about we put a 35mm Bushmaster on it? etc.".

[@andreassjoberg3145]

I think that the CV90 family does not come into it's true power until you make a mixed brigade force, utilising all the different versions, but with parts commonality for the carrier wehicle. Imagine a few VC90-120 for taking out bunkers and enemy MBTs, a bunch of CV90-30 for Infantry support, and then CV90 with mjölner mortar for cheepskates or AMOS for the wallet-warriors, add to that Roof-mounted Spike missiles on all vehicles, and a Combat ambulance and a combat logistics vehicle. Imagine that fighting-force where from "mbt" to ambulance, they all use the same parts, so excepting the weapon systems, you got one supply-line of spare parts to worry about! It is in the maintenance cost post where the CV90 system would shine for a smaller military that does not have a whole military-industrial complex to keep employed.

[@johanmetreus1268]

@@andreassjoberg3145 You really don't want to engage MBT's on a regular basis, that is what Strv 122 is for.

[@MariusEidem]

maybe add some essm or meteors to it as well XD

[@martinan22]

Well, now it is BAE systems so who cares how the company was pronounced in the past?

[@s.31.l50]

Oh yeah! Mr Tall Tankerman!

[@heinedenmark]

There's growing interest for it among current CV90 users. I think a huge advantage it has, is that it can be deployed by A400M's

[@pgsw379]

Dear Mr. DEFENCE MINISTER of Sweden, put these on your bucketlist, as soon as possible!

[@johanmetreus1268]

Please do not.

[@jonneneva4372]

Fun fact: The current prime minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, was employed as a welder at Hägglunds 1979-1995.

[@ObsidianSoul1]

yeah and he should've stayed there, an absolute clown outside of it

[@jonneneva4372]

@@ObsidianSoul1 I second that, fully.

[@bjorn301]

He was a union rep, he did minimal work, thankfully for Hägglund. That "man" is workshy and dimmer than a november morning north of the arctic circle

[@johanmetreus1268]

@@ObsidianSoul1 That "clown" successfully kept the thief and fraud Kristersson out of government for two periods in spite of having the minority in parliament, in spite of Kristersson breaking the promise to holocaust victim Hedi Fried never to deal with Sverigedemokraterna.

[@cosmoray9750]

Provocations Over Ta kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH20hpeAe9aeias

[@AdurianJ]

The Cv90120 would probably have become the next IKV (Infantry Gun Vehicle) replacing the IKV 91 if the Army had not been reduced by over 90% between 2000-2005

[@gusgone4527]

This CV90/120 is just one reason why the British Army should have gone with BAE Systems CV90/50 instead of the debacle that is AJAX. Also, selecting a CV90/40 variant as it's Warrior replacement. With BAE building at least two factories in the UK to churn them out and continue development into the future.

[@zoom5024]

Hopefully we buy them in Sweden now that we are expanding our military, they could be usefull in the mechanized brigades up north were normal tanks struggle.

[@johanmetreus1268]

Tanks struggling in the north was utterly debunked with the field trials in Boden and Strängnäs...the results were the main reason the German tanks got purchased right away.

[@lil__boi3027]

@@johanmetreus1268 source?

[@johanmetreus1268]

@@lil__boi3027 Search for "tank terrain trails Boden" and you'll find some of the photage from thos trials.

[@lil__boi3027]

@@johanmetreus1268 thanks, very interesting also the t-80U is a fucking monster kzbin.info/www/bejne/qprUcnSrpLFmlaM Like holy shit

[@johanmetreus1268]

@Eric Hamilton , the British tank was never tested, as they would not provide any in time for the trials. Hence the M1A1, LeClerc and Leopard 2 the the ones in the actual trials. Outside those, Sweden got some T-72, MT-LB and BMP from former East German depots, as well as an invitation to Russia to get a thorough presentation of the T-80 at the factories there, as well as the opportunity to crew them at the factory test facilities. Stridsvagn 2000 never went further than conceptual mock-ups, as there was no time to spend on development. The tests had shown that the Swedish tank fleet was vastly inferior to NATO and Russian tanks alike, and whole fleet needed to be replaced soonest possible. Hence Sweden adapted the Leo2 Imp (further development of the A4,) as basis for the new fleet. This resulted in a fork from Leo 2 Imp, with the Stridsvagn 122 involving lot of Swedish companies in development and manufacturing under licence while the A5 was developed in parallel as main branch.

[@reubs91]

Why army’s like the Australians don’t have a full inventory of CV90’s is beyond me. From the war in The Middle East and the Invasion of Ukraine, these make so much sense.

[@TheMrOfdeath]

Dear Mr. DEFENCE MINISTER of Holland, put these on your bucketlist, as soon as possible! whe need tanks and this are good to buy for us country

[@ph6560]

The Germans definitely had there eyes on this gem as they developed the *Panther KF51.* Typically the Swedes are leading the way and has apparantly since long *spotted the way forward in tank development.* It's now considerably buffed: crammed with *electronics, sensors and AI to counter asymmetrical threats,* it has a *1000HP* Scania engine with an incredible *80+ km/h top speed* and up to 1000 km fuel range, a *16* x 120 mm ammo count in *auto-loader* rack, a *small vehicle silhouette* with low signatures and *long detection ranges* in wide range *EM-spectrum,* etc.

[@martinan22]

CV90 is British, not Swedish.

[@ph6560]

@@martinan22 Sure Osman. Now head on back and tend to your goat herd.

[@martinan22]

@@ph6560 If you sell something it is no longer yours. When the Anglo oligarchs took over Bofors and Hägglunds, it became pointless calling them Swedish. If you sold your fancy car ten years ago you lose the bragging rights of having a fancy car.

[@ph6560]

​@@martinan22 Dude, better start working on that impulse control, semantics and chain of thought. Just saying. *All* R&D, production, marketing & sales relating to CV90 was always, is currently and will undoubtedly remain exclusively a product of Swedish brilliancy. *Now here's a bonus* to practice your semantics and train of thought. Riddle me this: *What nationality are BAE Systems' 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th main shareholders?* It seems fair we set max 6 months as a deadline.

[@martinan22]

​@@ph6560 As I said, Hägglunds and Bofors are British companies. Here are the shareholders, courtesy of Wikipedia: "As of 21 February 2018 BAE Systems listed the following as "significant" shareholders: Axa and its group of companies 5.00%, Barclays 3.98%, BlackRock 5.00%, Capital Group Companies 10.11%, Franklin Templeton Investments and affiliates 4.92%, Invesco 4.97% and Silchester International Investors 3.01%."

[@terminusest5902]

It would be a very effective reconnaissance vehicle. Some potential to be a tank destroyer but may be too lightly armored. Some of the 105mm gun turrets would be useful for a fire support vehicle to aid infantry. A 105mm gun could have better elevation and a better variety of ammunition. Potentially being self-propelled artillery with a direct fire option with some armor-piercing capability. The 120mm AMOS mortar turret is another very useful vehicle. Highly mobile with a powerful punch. The AMOS can use TOT fire control which could allow 6 or more shells to hit the targets at the same time by using different chargers and barrel angles. A battery of three CV90s with AMOS turrets could land 18 rounds on an area target all landing within seconds. The AMOS 120mm mortar turret can be used in the direct fire mode. The AMOS turret could fire smart rounds in the indirect mode that could seek out and destroy armored vehicles from above and penetrating less protective roof armor. These would likely have a heat-seeking device to detect and fire on armored vehicles. SAAB has developed guided mortar rounds. GPS is an option for some guided mortar ammunition. With smart anti-armor ammunition, the AMOS could be a very effective tank destroyer firing in the indirect mode. Unless tanks have improved active or passive armor above. But the AMOS could take on many different targets with guided or unguided rounds. Against infantry, the AMOS can be very deadly. With airburst an option using proximity fuses.

[@max2008abhi]

I see a man of culture

[@ramieskola7845]

Good sales pitch. You got me. How much? I want 200 antipersonnel rounds for it. Do you deliver home?

[@bradz9413]

Beautiful tank. Great channel. Subbed 👍

[@gregs7562]

Very nice. Given the British Armies current woes with the cancelled Warrior upgrade, the Ajax scout farce & the limited numbers if C3 MTB the Govt should order the CV90 to replace the long serving Bulldogs, in addition a number of these Tank Destroyers should be purchased to supplement the C3 fleet. These or the 120mm Nemo mortar system which can fire directly

[@carpetclimber4027]

When the CV90 nails the ghost camouflage it will be revolutionary.

[@Nubbe999]

CV90120 GHOST edition

I.e the spiritual successor to the M-18 Hellcat. Speed is the best defense. Speed is allso the best offense since it gives you numerical superiority by getting more of you where you need to be in time to do it.

[@runeversveen9598]

Norway has about 20 of the CV90 ordered for 2023. The first CV90 where bought 6 years ago.

[@movieviewing]

That’s only achieved such as the protection level where front armour has protection level of 6 nato which means up to 30 mm gun shells it can withstand and everywhere else side, back and top 14mm ish where considering 50 cal is 12.7 mm it’s not that much protection. The new active protection system only works against missiles not shells

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

That thermal camo is very cool!

[@AverageMiGenjoyer]

My go to appocalypse vehicle

[@stutzpunkt]

Hey mate! Great content 🥸

[@pgsw379]

It's time to put an order as soon as possible, Mr.DefensMinister!

[@dalimoustacho7278]

TE has come far )))

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

People seem to love this IFV.

[@fdmackey3666]

An ACR or two equipped with these, when properly trained and craftily commanded, would drive many, if not most, MBT equipped divisions nuts.

[@ronaldharris6569]

The m55Sheridan wishes it was this capable

[@pavelalexe9254]

Wheres the part where he tries to get out in a hurry?

[@petter5721]

Great Video!

[@Glorymoon97]

I feel like this would be the future of the MBT if it still retained its troop carrying ability.

[@peterfeeney721]

BaE banged on about this in their FRES SV campaign, but when we saw the 3D projections we saw the turret ring passed through the Commander's and loader's stomachs ... Of course they were not trying to sell us a pup!

[@gregs7562]

Can't be any worse than the Ajax. It's a disaster.

[@cia5649]

with the current enlargement of the swedish armed forces it might be ordered by the swedes

[@chandrachurniyogi8394]

a turretless CV90-120 with a raised roof would be great for marine expeditionary forces . . . instead of the huge rotating turret & a fairly heavy 100 MM gun it'll have a pair of simple roof gunner's hatch & a 25 MM GAU-12/U 7-barrel rotary cannon & 7.62 X 51 MM HMG mounted on a small & compact RWS . . .

[@lavrentivs9891]

Why not just the standard CV9040 with it's automatic 40 mm gun? It's been great in Afghanistan.

[@randomuser2461]

3:08 almost the CV-90210..

[@hiigara2085]

Compared to the new light tank the Americans have its much better. That 120 cannon allows a much broader supply of ammo

[@marcbu8395]

The US MARINES need this vehicle!!

[@mohamadawang6382]

This is the time where Malaysian Army have to see it seriously to CV90/120. TDM should get at least 68 from Huggland, Sweden.

[@patriotenfield3276]

Ah I see that's what on Polish future MBT PL-01 based upon.

[@Galvars]

Misconception, not based one and not MBT. PL-01 mock up was build on borrowed CV90 chassis but not to copy 90120 but as general idea.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@Galvars my bad. Future' light MBT

[@Galvars]

@@patriotenfield3276 Still too high. As there are many different descriptions from MBT to light tank to... whatever. The closest is the idea of FSV - Fire Support Vehicle (or WWO in polish) but that just a general idea of role such vehicle would have. But the only "role" the PL-01 had was... a concept car. You are familiar with "concept car" idea?

[@mrrolandlawrence]

@@patriotenfield3276 maybe LBT ;) i was surprised how close the pl-01 and this cv90/120 were. interesting

[@HanSolo__]

@@patriotenfield3276 How LIGHT can be MAIN? MBT is a tank that combines the mobility of the light or medium, the firepower of the heavy, and the protection of the (depending fow much money you have) medium toward heav tank. None of these describes light tank. The light tank level of mobility comes from post WWII time, when over 70km/h was "very fast"

[@panzerkampfwagenviiimaus1790]

must be extremely expensive

[@LevitatingCups]

If it was named CV 90210, boomer deciders would be making it part of the doctrine just for nostalgia's sake.

[@michaelsanders6920]

That engine is sexy asf

[@mpcrauzer]

Any update about this tank, there's people saying that slovakia is interesting in the vehicle

[@tobiaslundqvist.71]

Slovakia put in an order for 152, CV90s the other day. It's official. So it's a done deal now 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙

[@Outside85]

With the invasion of Ukraine dragging on, it seems the CV90-family may have found a home in Ukraine's eastern regions, since Ukraine and Sweden have announced the intention to start building them in Ukraine... not sure if that includes the 120, but the idea of the CV90 is to have a 'one-frame-fits-all' so if the 120 and Mjolnirs (mortar) variants start coming out of that same factory, it wouldn't be a surprise.

[@theoneandonlysoslappy]

Seems like the early versions were roughly the same weight as the M8 Armored Gun System that the U.S. considered a few years ago. Do you think you could chuck these things out of the back of an aircraft?

[@PaletoB]

Maybe they should do a radio controlled version like the Russians 😅

[@carl-gunnarhillefors7612]

*INSTEAD OF CV90120, BYE* *THE ISRAËLI MERKAVA IV* *OR MERKAVA III* *IT IS MORE USEABLE THAN THEN THE LEOPARD IIS*

[@Luredreier]

I wonder how it would have done in Ukraine.

[@opponenspericulo]

Seeing the russian tanks (Armata T-14 etc) with a weight of 45-48 tons, it would not be wrong to view this (40t+) as a comparable tank with next gen AMAP armour (reactive) and a gun similar to the Leo2. It's lightning fast and has a counter-thermal/IR signature armour possibly setting it at the same level as a T-14 (as not many yet can tell the benefits w that armour package). In interesting feat to counter a russian enemy in need of a light, strong tank with strong attacking power.

[@Leffe123]

They make sense because of transport. Us and uk might want light tanks in the future. I doubt they will by the swedish thou

[@hyperion752]

This light Tank can take on Russian T-90

[@TanksEncyclopediaYT]

Alot of light tanks in today's militaries would most likely be able to take on a t-90 There's a few light armored vehicles like the centauro in Italian service that can accomplish this aswell. It's not often good to underestimate any vehicle even the lighter ones

[@dproulx222]

It would be wonderful if Ukraine could transition over to Western equipment at a faster rate. Its current former Soviet equipment is likely to run low on ammunition which is primarily made in (ruZZia, north korea and china). Therefore, the sooner the Ukrainians can transfer to Western tanks and guns with their standard NATO ammunition the better off they will be vs the aggressive, imperialist, war-mongering ruZZians. What other equipment do you think Ukraine needs? 30 M142 HIMARS (GMLRS 90 kms & ATACMS 300 kms) 200 K9 Thunder Howitzers - Poland Logistics & Servicing 100 K2 Black PantherTanks - Poland Logistics & Servicing 100 S. Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS - 80 km - 200 km strike distance 1,000 Oshkosh & Polish Logistical & Tactical Vehicles 2 THAAD - Integrated Air and Missile Defense System 6 NASAMS - Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System 500 Humvees /500 IFV JLTV with Brimstone Anti Tank Missiles Drones - Unlimited (S/M/L) Short Medium and Long distance - TB2 Production in Ukraine 4,000 Ukrainian. Stugna-P ATGM - Production in Ukraine - Exported to Baltics, Poland & NATO 2,000 Javelins + 8,000 misilles 10,000 NLAWs 2,000 Piorun MANPADS - Polish for logistical reasons FA-50 Fighter South Korean Fighter Jets - Same as Poland (50) 6 Neptune Coastal Defense Systems - Ukrainian 280 KM 100 French Ceasar Wheeled 155 mm Howitzers 200 Polish Rosamak IFV ATK-44 chain gun, UKM-2000C, and two Spike-LR ATGM 100 Israeli Atmos Wheeled 155 mm Howitzer 100 Polish AHS Kryl 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled wheeled howitzer 2 Patriot Missile Defense Systems 100 German PZH 2000 Howitzers 25 AH-1Z Viper gunship helicopters 25 Eurocopter Tiger helicopters 25 Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters 100 M109A6 howitzers 200 South Korean K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicles Counter Battery Radars 100 Slovakian Zuzana 2 Self Propelled Howitzer 200 Swedish CV90120 IFV Light Tank 100 Swedish CV9040 Bofors IFV 100 Polish Ottokar-Brzoza Self Propelled Anti Tank Vehicles with Brimstone Missiles Plus a large NATO base

[@Duckfootdewey]

Sounds great. Now, ship a few hundred to Ukraine and send the bill to Germany.

[@DeeEight]

THIS thing...with the 105mm gun is what BAe SHOULD have submitted for the MPF program...not the piece of shit updated M8.

[@johnbeauchamp1743]

No one's concerned at all about the ethics of disguising a tank as a civilian car?

[@kolinmartz]

With that weight. I’d actually call this a medium tank. I’m going by the modern trend of the average weight of light tanks that militaries are looking to adopt these days and the currently adopted wheels motor gun carriages that are acting like light tanks in the interim. Hell even BAE systems is trying to sell another light tank that’s lighter and less armed than this. So even looking at their product lineup I’d call this a medium tank.

[@neme4sat]

Send some to Ukraine as soon as possible

[@tarjei99]

No machine gun significantly reduces its self protection capability. This was a fatal flaw in WW2 and is still likely to continue to be so. Adding a turret on top of the turret seems not to be a good idea. I can see two additional roles available for this vehicle. Mobile coastal artillery Helicopter protection However, it might be more attractive to have a 120mm mortar which fires Strix projectiles at tanks. It would then be an infantry support vehicle.

[@johanmetreus1268]

The Grkpbv 90 has a double barreled 12cm mortar capable to firing Strix, so that's within the family.

[@ihatecabbage7270]

The 120mm gun was meant to fight Russian MBT, something that Russian currently are not insane enough to entertain.

[@tarjei99]

That is attempted suicide. People have tried this before and it tended to not go well.

[@paulkertby8186]

@@tarjei99 Those were Tank Destroyers

[@tarjei99]

That is just a fine word for attempted suicide. A tank destroyer needs armour.

[@martinan22]

CV90 is not a Swedish tank, it is a British tank. It is being produced by BAE systems.

[@TheGrace020]

Dont mess with me im a badass

[@martinan22]

​@@TheGrace020 It is good that you tell us out loud since your behaviour would have lead us to believe differently.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

It's been developed and built in Sweden for many years and not in the UK. The brittish keep developing the Ajax which is a disaster.

[@RonsarLo]

Looking forward to Ukraine go hunting for Russian tanks at home

[@matereo]

But BAE are British so the CV90 really isnt a Swedish veichle. Its like saying Volvo is Swedish. The only thing Sweden manages to produce on its own nowadays after the big sale is no go zones.

[@frankeinfish]

No you're quite wrong.. BAE does not build and develop the strf90 (CV90) themselves but rather they own the Swedish companies that both design and build it.

[@matereo]

@@frankeinfish that is what I'm saying. UK tanks and apc's

[@paulwicklund5044]

The Vikings used to rule England so these are half Swedish. Lol.

[@matereo]

@@paulwicklund5044 Probably more Danish. Love Denmark, but no way in hell that we should buy a half Danish backstabber tank

[@peterwait641]

@@paulwicklund5044 Part French and Part Roman as the Normans and Romans used to rule England lol