Talk:Stridsvagn 103

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[edit] Assault gun?

Isn't this vehicle an assault gun? Oberiko 23:01, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

"An assault gun is a gun or howitzer mounted on a motor vehicle or armored chassis, designed for use in the direct fire role in support of infantry when attacking other infantry or fortified positions."

The S Tank was designed to defend Sweden from an Invasion by Soviet tanks, it is more of a hybrid between an MBT and a tank destroyer. mhunter 21:37, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Having no turret is silly

Having no turret on a turret in Cold War and modern times is rather silly,you have to turn the whole tank just to attack somone on your sides. Dudtz 6/17/06 5:42 PM EST

- The S-tank has a very complex (and somewhat un-reliable) hydraulics system that control the gas presure on ever axel of the bearing wheels, and also controls the drive wheels independantly. With this hydraulics system the tank can stand still and turn sideways and also elevating the chassis - thus elevating the main gun up and down. From what I can remember the tank can do a 180 deg turn, standing still, in around 10 sec, providing the ground is fairly solid like a normal grass field. While driving a 180 deg turn is performed in a split second. So if discovering a foe 90 deg on either side it would take about 5 sec to have the opponent in the gun-sight. A practical problem with this way of aiming the gun is if the crew has chosen a bad firing position with obstacles like big rocks or trees very close to the side that can obstruct turning the chassis sideways. Another problem with this tank is when driving. Since the gun is so long (approx. 6.5 meters) the driver has to be very careful to not dip the muzzle of the gun in the ground if driving in rough terrain. With the hydralics enabling the driver to elevate the chassis, the driver has to build up a good sense and feel for how to compensate for the rough terrain. If the muzzle is dipped and dragged through firm soil or if it hits a solid rock, the contact could drive the barrel backward through the muzzle brake and damage the feeding mechanism, thus requiring repairs before able to fire again. /SashasFarsa

The S-Tank was designed purly to defend Sweden against armoured attack. The mountainous terrain of much of Sweden ( especially the bits open to attack ) would force armoured attackers into predictable routes, the S-tank would move into a good ambush position ( using their local knowledge ) where it would be difficult to out flank the S-tanks. In an ambush the S-tanks would be stationay and camoulfagues and the attckers would have difficulty returning fire. In theory the lack of a turret doesnt matter so much in this scenario. Note this tactic depend upon friendly local infantry ( and Sweden has a large conscript army ) to guide the tanks and protect against infantry trying to out flank the tanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by David.j.james (talk • contribs) 18:20, 26 May 2007 (UTC).

Sweden had a large conscript army. No longer the case. --Edward Sandstig 17:45, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

True, but now Sweden uses Leopard tanks, which have turrets. 71.102.74.156 (talk) 21:03, 6 December 2007 (UTC)