Stormartillerivagn M-43 | |
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Country | Sweden |
Type | Assault artillery wagon |
Photograph | Tim Roberts |
Topic | Album of 37 photos walk-around of a «Stormartillerivagn M-43» |
Photo gallery of a Stormartillerivagn M-43, Stormartillerivagn m/43 (Sav m/43) (English: model 1943) was an assault gun based on Stridsvagn m/41 SII chassis, a Swedish development of a license-built Czech TNH medium tank. The Sav m/43 was first armed with a 75 mm gun, later they were rearmed with a 105 mm m/44 gun.
Source:: Stormartillerivagn M-43 on Wikipedia
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The Stormartillerivagn M-43 was a Swedish self-propelled artillery vehicle that was developed during World War II. It was based on the chassis of the Stridsvagn m/42 medium tank, and mounted a 105 mm howitzer in a fully enclosed casemate. The vehicle was intended to provide mobile fire support for the Swedish armored units, and to counter enemy tanks and fortifications. The Stormartillerivagn M-43 entered service in 1946, and remained in use until the 1960s. It was also exported to Israel, where it saw combat in the 1956 Suez Crisis and the 1967 Six-Day War.
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