Sav m/43 | |
Origin: | Sweden |
Type: | Assault gun |
Is Vehicle: | yes |
Service: | 1944–1973 |
Used By: | Sweden |
Manufacturer: | Scania-Vabis |
Production Date: | 1944–1947 |
Number: | 36 [1] |
Weight: | 12.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Length: | 5.05m (16.57feet) |
Width: | 2.14m (07.02feet) |
Height: | 2.29m (07.51feet) |
Crew: | 4 |
Primary Armament: | 75 mm gun or 105 mm m/44 Bofors gun |
Engine: | Scania-Vabis type 603 gasoline engine |
Pw Ratio: | 12.9 hp/tonne |
Transmission: | Praga-Wilson (5 speed) |
Suspension: | leaf spring |
Speed: | 43km/h |
Stormartillerivagn m/43 (Sav m/43) (English: Assault artillery carriage model 1943) was an assault gun based on Stridsvagn m/41 SII chassis, a Swedish development of a license-built Czechoslovak TNH light tank. The Sav m/43 was first armed with a 75 mm gun; later they were rearmed with a 105 mm m/44 gun.[1]
The Sav m/43 was used by the artillery in A9 Regiment at Kristinehamn. In 1951, they were transferred to the armored forces. With one Sav m/43 used in training, they were allocated to infantry assault gun companies with six assault guns in each brigade. They were phased out of active service in 1973.[1]