Extraordinary Strv / War Thunder

In the 1950s, Sweden, like many other countries, found itself in a pretty tough spot. Just a few years after the battles of WW2, Europe was already caught between two superpowers - the USSR with its satellite states, and the US with the North Atlantic Alliance. The Swedes stayed neutral in the previous conflict, and weren’t going to pick a side this time either. Despite that, Sweden still had to consider the possibility of a Soviet invasion, so naturally, they kept investing in defence capabilities.
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[@KekusMagnus]

"its not an spg bro we swear bro please bro" - some swedish guy somewhere

[@cyrilli1546]

It's a mbt bro

[@2.Cuzzzz]

bro

[@Centralford]

God dam it bro

[@SauceTart]

watdafak bro

[@fLat45]

_Finally, History with Gaijin..._

[@bradly2056]

History channel and AHC punching the air rn

[@mouhibgh6928]

ever heard of the shooting range ? it has a lot of history

[@duck7194]

@@mouhibgh6928 that joke whooshed over your head

[@andrewd.5583]

Britain and Germany vs US and Soviets

[@floriankiss-andok2300]

@@duck7194 R/woosh

[@Panzerzwerg]

From my experience the addon ribbed armour on the 103A and C does more harm than good by making even 90mm HEAT fuse on the ribs and penetrating rather than ricocheting off like on the 103 0 . It also doesn't help that both engines are counted as a single module, meaning if one gets hit, the other magically destroys itself as well. IRL the tank could operate on a single engine, of either type.

[@kocant1274]

Heat i think explodes on contact and doesn't ricochet of anything

[@HIFLY01]

I was thinking the same thing about the heat. I mean if a pt76 heat round can go through the patons era then I don't see the screen being helpful

[@672hangman]

@@HIFLY01 i think he's talking about the ridges on the upper front plate , the cage does actually work as I've had it tank heat rounds before

[@willcauthery4716]

Interesting point - whilst it has little purpose in game I believe the ribs were added in order to prevent small arms fire from ricocheting up into view ports and crew optics

[@willcauthery4716]

@luftwaffle ah sorry I mean the ribs along the frontal 40mm armour, as opposed to the vertical bars on the front...

[@Arthurzeiro]

3:18 the only tank in the game capable of teabagging the opponents.

[@randomxm-1875]

A weapon to surpass my rage ?!?!?!

[@LeMeowAu]

Lmao you get killed by this cheese wedge and just see it go up and down in the post death cam

[@benlex5672]

All of Japan: Hold up

[@topazprism77]

the tunguska can lower and higher its suspension, strv 103 can only aim up/down with the sue of suspension

[@user-cr7pv5wd3d]

I demand to block access to the War Thunder project from Gaijin Entertainment on the territory of the European Union, Great Britain, USA Gaijin Entertainment collects secret data that may threaten national security. Users of the online game War Thunder regularly post classified drawings of military equipment online, according to Techspot. The documents concerned the British Challenger 2 main battle tank, the French Leclerc main battle tank and the Chinese DTC10-125 tank round. It should also be prohibited for persons undergoing military service to establish and have an account in War Thunder.

[@Montalva]

love it! after gaijin fixed the aiming on the strv103 its my absolute favorite! it can take a punch and give one back every 4s :)

[@TheKep]

Yeah I still constantly bounce back and forth when trying to aim they’ve fixed nothing

[@risenlegend9443]

@@TheKep They cant do much the bouncing is due to latancy from your pc to there servers there is only so much they can do in there defence (never thought i would even think of defending gajin)

[@TheGabesnell]

@@risenlegend9443 you don’t bounce because of latency….

[@CecilioSprayetti]

Its still awful. It should aim just as smooth as a regular tank, small adjustments are basically impossible making sniping (the thing this is supposed to do) impossible.

[@duck7194]

@@CecilioSprayetti but its almost impossible to aim like a normal tank

[@ZETH_27]

I'm gonna follow Bruce's example and start calling the BMPs "Bumps" from now on. EDIT: As suggested by Thisisit, "Bimps" would be a better name.

[@thisisit3737]

Bimps

[@ZETH_27]

@@thisisit3737 I really want this to be a thing now.

[@albertoelbafoon7879]

Me and my friends been doing that for a while now

[@BlueMattie]

I call em bimpy, I don't know why, but I do.

[@Crackheadmicky]

Pimps

[@tasigin3815]

This is my favorite tank design next to the cv90 series. Now that it's fixed, its my favorite tank in war thunder. I found using it as a close range ambush tank the be the most fun, like how I use the asu-57. its so low and the exaust points down on the C model that you can hide pretty well in tall grass or on hills. because the C also has a laser rangefinder, Its better at sniping as well. it's an all round good tank as long as you dont find yourself surrounded because, you know...no turret.

[@exec8492]

The tank is the turret. There is no hull.

[@ravenouself4181]

@@exec8492 what is this... "hull" you speak of?

[@herogaming-gu1st]

The tank shits out the empty rounds

[@Chris-iy6du]

Almighty Doorstop

[@oliversearle3996]

Dont they all have laser range finders ?

[@Dramigbaklanges]

I have actually driven the 103C, did my military service as an technician on it. The aiming is really smooth irl and the reload time was 2,5 second.

[@ericpilkington6298]

Thats pretty fast. So with 25pcs of 103C, the combined rate of fire would become 10 rounds per second. Or perhaps with 3 tanks, you could land a shell in the enemy line each second.

[@Dramigbaklanges]

@@ericpilkington6298 the gun is not reloading automatically after each shot, the gunner need always press one of the reload button (HE/AP), so it is no penalty to wait and match the ammo type to the target when the reload time is 2,5 seconds. And ammo rack is 25/20/5, the 5 is for smoke and it needs to be manually loaded in to the mechanism by the rear facing radio/back driver, it is a crank so the operation is quite fast. Imaging how much destruction it could bring in the game with functional aiming and 2,5 second reload time?

[@TheAking007]

Thank you for Your input from: real life experience.

[@SauceTart]

Wait, so you can barrage a location using the STRV? (Out of curiosity)

[@ericpilkington6298]

@@Dramigbaklanges after you selected the ammo type, was it possible to change ammo type after that. Or was the button for fire and load ammo the same button?

[@boomermike71]

The Strv 103 is actually hilariously fun in CQC, despite what most people might think. But you have to really be careful with it, since if you aim an inch too low, your slope can be penned. And if you aim an inch to high, your engine goes bye. Fun though. All that matters in a game like was thunder anymore.

[@rav3727]

The mighty ramp Able to turn and aim without the two tracks and two engines

[@henoch8419]

Nope, its already fixed

[@detectivepatchouli8266]

Fun Fact about Strv 103 , It was the 1st ever tank that uses two engine as Turbine and Diesel

[@Schmats1]

There were plans after retirement to make it into the world first RC tank. Since the tank can be operated by a single person it would be easy to make it remote-controlled. Though since it was the 1990s and we didn't have enough resources it was abandoned. Had we explored the idea today I think it would be highly effective.

[@TheGrace020]

Would be nice if we still have many in reserve

[@Schmats1]

@@TheGrace020 Really would. Not like I've looked at what we have in the stores but I am pretty certain a lot of them are just being stored. FM isn't really known for throwing away stuff or selling for that matter.

[@paogene1288]

@@Schmats1 FM?

[@jbennett4196]

@@Schmats1 i would love to get my hands on one and be able to drive it around. info online nowadays is quite scarce and videos come few and far when someone decides to pull one out for a spin.

[@Schmats1]

@@paogene1288 FM = Försvarsmakten or just put plainly the Swedish defence force.

[@arachniteer]

5:12 "Welcome, to Strv-assic Park."

[@chimapansin2yt753]

I love that the STRV is just Pooping out it's shell

[@hairymoppins9659]

the tank is so extraordinary that it can be constructed and deconstructed using a single allen key and 1 page of instructions

[@primeministerprinz2695]

hmm that dosent sound like an ikea design

[@Geoffrey6_]

Now I know what I'll bring to the Swedish campaign...

[@closy1238]

3:18 cant believe i got strv'd by gaijin

[@alesmalek4045]

Its a wery good machine inded, especialy after u fixed the hull aiming(thx for that)(sry for my bad english)

[@RD-nz5gj]

Dont worry about the english bud, just know that very is spelled with a v, not a w

[@RhuBin02]

@@RD-nz5gj wreally

[@zerrierslizer1]

i have sat in one of these and driven it and fired it all at the same time when i joined the army a while back and got into the Armored units in Norway and became what most Norwegian foot soldiers refer to as "black berets" or "Diesel Mink" which also was a nickname we got pretty early on. i was sent over to Sweden with my Squad to test out some of the newer Leopard 2A5's they had gotten because we considered buying them ourselves as well. we got to test it of course, but then i layed eyes on the STRV 103C and i instantly said "i want to drive that" and they let me. i am insanely impressed by how easy it was to drive and how equally easy it was to hit my targets with that thing! how in the world have they not continued using them!? they are literally perfect for Armored Trench Warfare! let the plow in front dig a trench and VOILA, you are suddenly a VERY hard target to kill and can easily shoot back and reload before any enemy vehicles could retaliate effectively! i have been pestering our commanding officers to get some of them, but they wont budge about it sadly...

[@oscardinogetti3824]

It's a great door stop lol. Use it to hold down street. I used it to hold off 3 tanks, one being a cent mk5 AVRE, taking out tracks and guns every 4 seconds. It's also great as a long range sniper if you can find a good spot.

[@legendbee9579]

S-tank is basically the meme of war thunder

[@warcrimewilly4630]

i love how this tank makes every one so happy

[@piscessoedroen]

gaijin makes better history videos than television history channels just by making it short and more engaging, but most importantly having bruce as the narrator

[@Terminus316]

The scene showing the 200+ tanks was really eye opening!

[@propanux]

Imo, the Strv 103A is very good at its BR, but the 103C is more balanced, especially in 8.3. Btw, since it has two engines, it would've been awesome to make it so you have to kill both engines before starting to lose battery charge

[@natte8470]

What i like with this channel is if its a video about a country they will start the video with the map that is from the country they talk about

[@tjirlbeck1311]

Please add the Strv-103B and 103D.

[@xeldon]

103D would be quite spicy

[@soto1649]

But first they need rework hull aiming because it's still glitched

[@hc37_126]

5:12 Me, 12 seconds ago: hmm Me. rn: OH MY GOD THEY *DO* MOVE IN HERDS!

[@leopard1a692]

Strv 103 herd: Do you want some meet balls?

[@cat8766]

I play with it all the time and it’s really good, you just need to learn how to play it because it’s really different from other non turret tanks. The best I have done with the tank is that I shot down a plane coming from the sides and I was looking forwards and I timed it and shoot it down like 100m in front of me.

[@nimomemre9567]

I really was waiting for this. Also waiting for a video on Stug (a TD with most tank kills in WW II)

[@elexx1568]

From my experience in both normal battles and squad battles, it’s an extremely well performing tank. Both as an offensive but best played as a defensive play style. It’s quick reload is really good and the mobility is excellent,

[@mikaneous1140]

Fun fact: In Battlefield 4: Final Stand, DICE created a fictional Hover version of the tank, The HT-95 Levkov, its just the same, but with hover capabilities and a movable Cannon.

[@chimmeythekat3171]

When you fav history teacher comes back from holiday history with gaijin

[@deev2789]

Yeah, I love this tank, I also love shooting at very far distances since the hydraulic suspension makes your scope vibrate so much that if you shoot your shot will land 40 meters away from where you aimed.

[@lapvosrepdric624]

The cinematics get better and better

[@thcfck6870]

I love those things, it's so fun to bounce shots in your cheesy wedge !

[@Manneerik13373]

They forgot to mention that they even made an radio controlled prototype

[@MARTINIVILKS]

When i first saw this thing in Swedish army museum in Stockolm. I was like wthell is this tgin and how this thin even shoot. Tanks to War Thunder i know how wonderful this tank is. Teaching history at its best, thanks War Thunder.

[@phoenixa0590]

you should add a feature that when you land in air RB you can change your armaments, that way you can switch rocket to bombs ect. love this series👍👍👍

[@awszaidon3502]

if u land repair and then after youre back at the start of the airstrip just hold the J button dont worry u wont die then u can change your armament

[@awszaidon3502]

but dont try this at ground battles it wont work

[@reinbeers5322]

@@awszaidon3502 This works in Air RB? Gotta try it later

[@tilengtr5747]

It already works! J out after repairing and rearming and select different armament preset then spawn again

[@miku_hoshino]

This is my favorite history channel

[@unotableyoshi3541]

I like how you aim vertically using the suspensions

[@fierroboy1]

Hey Gaijin I've been playing Naval recently and it is challenging I'm somewhat getting the hang of blue water ships but coastal is a different story. I was thinking it would be cool if you added a map with rivers that can host both ground vehicles and coastal vessels. Should add some variety.

[@Stonewolfdark]

I loved the idea of the S tank before playing this game even and when it was added I was excited to finally use it and see how it would have held up on the battlefields it truly never got to see

[@jesusofbullets]

My experience with the STRV 103A. In battle at its own rank, very rarely will you be killed from the front. I've literally had a whole team firing at me in Arcade, and only after 7 kills did they finally catch my side and kill me. The 4 second reload SLAPS and wrecks everyone's s**t.

[@mitch-mashgaming3116]

One time I spent a solid 3-4 minutes sitting on a hill being shot at in my 103-0 and only lost my transmission engine and tracks. I lost count of the number hits, definitely somewhere north of 20-30

[@drezworthy]

Awesome showcase! A truly remarkable vehicle!

[@eckso4237]

The only History Channel I'd watch during freetime

[@terrified057t4]

Bruce sounds so much like a GMan... how to hire him to voice some GMan lines XD

[@thenorwegianviking5721]

The Stridsvagn 103 was made to be an ambush tank, might remember wrong. I live in Sweden so I should know this

[@h8tenfly551]

5:08 this is actually scary.....i mean being on the other side.

[@vegetable2139]

The propellers on the Shackleton are setup wrong. The first engine controls three props while the fourth controls one

[@thijnbuivenga3921]

before the fix it wasn't playable but now it's so amazing to play with. i also shot down a missle (from a bmp-1) out of the air.

[@DankNoodles420]

Can you please add the Lockheed Super Constellation, it was used by the U.S military and others... it would be a amazing addition to the game. The plane is historic and by far the most beautifully designed plane ever built. If you do please be sure to add the cockpit model as no constellation is complete without its amazing interior :)

[@glxytoni]

Ive had the Premium Strv 103 for ages now but it only recently got fun to play since they fixed the aiming, and now, IF there isnt any Leo1 HEATFS that will explode and kill all the crew even if the engine should stop it, then the tank is amazing the 4 sec reaload u can ust shoot ur gun to bait and by the times they peak youre already reloaded

[@sturmuwus4962]

The tank poops out tank shells from the butt.

[@speakeasy366]

Do you plan on adding the ballistics computer and fifth pylon for the etendard. It had those irl but doesnt ingame. France needs some lpve

[@wolfmaster3314]

Just so you know. STRV stands for Stridsvagn. So it is Stridsvagn 103. Information by a fellow Swede

[@Mirvra]

They know that, most however don't know it translates into Battlewagon 103... We have very logical names for literally EVERYTHING our defense army uses XD

[@BigBorner]

@@Mirvra In German one can recoginze the "Streitwagen" pretty quickly.

[@huaquansphere5512]

We should have more of this

[@someasiankid6214]

will you guys ever add finnish tech tree? we all want the bt-42

[@alvark3490]

The A10 thunderbolt ll is gona be in the game some day?

[@consciouslasagne354]

5:15 .... Imagine a bunch of cheese wedges staring down on you.....

[@wertypearl7015]

“So angled it even deflects depression!”

[@ralphsaavedra2326]

This design would make a decent drone fire support vehicle en masse

[@TheRealHornet]

I thought he was talking about the kranvagn when they were talking about a model similar to the amx

[@FinnisJaeger]

So gaijin claims that strv 103 had only 40mm of armor but any wikisite or information I find state that the armor was 90-100mm.

[@fifervonpiper6707]

Ah yes, the snowplow on tracks with a gun.

[@thndn]

i like it when gaijan just spams the sturv103's

[@AE_productions07]

Q: could you add a function where you can dump fuel ?

[@alexisbierquedebirkadefauv1744]

Imagine an STRV 102 version 2, enlraged a bit, composite armour, and a 120mm L/55 s e x y

[@spacewurm]

I'm surprised Switzerland was never interested in the S-Tank. Seems like it would have been perfect for Swiss military requirements.

[@stevemc01]

My guess is too many extreme mountains…

[@fuso8639]

share my history with the S-tank you say.... Hmmm besides the early days having a broken hull aiming system where the tank started spinning randomly to the right wasnt even pressing any key or moving my mouse, it just did it by itself in any terrain even flat ones

[@karumanheaven7007]

Element of surprise while eating snacks..

[@No-sl8wp]

Bro the name strv i love it

[@eytanblaivas4639]

question: is it possible to use the STRV 103-0 AKA cheese wedge as a ramp?

[@operatornaut8534]

Not only my favorite tank along with its variants. But an incredible vehicle in general. I still think even today, it can be of good use in Swedens terrain.

[@caturlifelive]

after play 1 month, i start to love this game awesome

[@pampidoo]

Extraordinary Strv, but bit it's aiming for sure. Even after couple of enoucements about fixing the issue!

[@thefalling6999]

Welcome to the door stop crew

[@Almalexia88]

@ 4:03 when your tank needs to poop 8)

[@95Karlsson]

You still have the fire rate, velocity and penetration incorrect in game. The fire rate isn’t 15 shots per minute (4s reload) but closer to 21 (2.8s reload.) The much longer barrel gave it more penetration and velocity compared to other 105mm cannons like on the STRV 102 or Leopard 1. With all the handicaps this vehicle comes with while being at a higher BR compared to other similar 105mm tanks should warrant a buff to those stats in my opinion.

[@lada_niva_1.7i]

Where did you get the information for it to have a 2.8 sec reload?

[@95Karlsson]

@@lada_niva_1.7i So far, from three former crewmen who drove this tank when it was in use. One of which is a captain at the regiment where I did my service. His job was basically being the leader of the historical vehicle conservation and such. We had a 103 in the garage that we got to climb around and inspect.

[@codenamecrusade1083]

Not only does the slat armor on the Strv 103C protect it from HEAT shells, it actually messes with APDS. Whenever I'm facing a 103C in my Chieftain, I really need to hope for a lucky shot otherwise the slat will just bounce the shells.

[@tcam52]

I love the Strv103 I use it in all configurations and I do a lot of damage

[@niklas2021able]

If it can be operated by one person why does it die after you are down to one?

[@aikokiss9529]

These videos are more interesting than world history class

[@evobsm2328]

Where is the strv 103-D? The era upgrade package would have been added onto it. And a few of them were made as a proposed prototype

[@azynkron]

Just an observation: It wasn't the 101 and 102 that served into the 90s, it was the Strv 104.

[@tecno-killer7702]

I want the bloopers

[@kasparvg]

Had been cool to see the PBv 501 (Swedish BMP)

[@whynot1394]

Gajin new damage indigator idea if you lock to target you can see damage indigator to that target long as your locked target.

[@Russinh0]

Irregular terrain: 😎👍

[@qualitycontentchannel4443]

lovely

[@adrianaslund8605]

I don't know about mountainous. Southern Sweden is woody and hilly. Apparently it looks alot like Maine according to Wikipedia.

[@NotCondorTheBird]

My grandfather served as a gunner in the 103, he would always say "great tank, but loud as a screaming banshee, why do you think I need hearing aids now!"

[@AllaroundNbackagain]

Well at least they can use them for door wedges now.

[@forexed8948]

I've played jagdpanzers, panzerjagers, and other ambush vehicles to the point I can hardly use turret vehicles correctly

[@yamNani]

This vid is fresh

[@mystrallsnowlight]

Strv, basically Tank when asked to do Jack'o Pose challenge

[@smogdanoff7053]

In a 6.7 downtier, rush the less capable tanks and they’ll most likely panic ricocheting plenty of shots (giving you dem sweet sweet points)

[@deathproof1483]

Just a friendly remark in Sweden we don’t say Strv in one word we say it letter by letter. :)

[@p_y_ano4571]

that strvvvvvvv got me 😂🤣

[@KefKedes]

My experiences so far. Not good since its hull aim was clunky. Haven't touched ground forces since it has been fixed so I don't know how it plays now