| Pansarbandvagn 302 | |
| Origin: | Sweden |
| Type: | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Is Vehicle: | yes |
| Crew: | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) + 8 (passengers) |
| Length: | 5.35 m |
| Width: | 2.86 m |
| Height: | 2.50 m |
| Weight: | 14 tonnes |
| Armour: | 23mm |
| Primary Armament: | 20 mm automatkanon m/47D |
| Secondary Armament: | 2 × 71mm Lyran mortars |
| Engine: | Diesel, Volvo THD 100 |
| Engine Power: | 270 hp (201 kW) |
| Suspension: | Torsion beam suspension |
| Speed: | 66 km/h |
| Pw Ratio: | 19.29 hp/tonne |
| Vehicle Range: | 300 km |
| Number: | 644 all variants [1] |
Pansarbandvagn 302 (pbv 302), meaning roughly armoured tracked carrier vehicle 302, is a Swedish high-mobility infantry fighting vehicle used by the Swedish Army from 1966 to 2014.
The vehicle was commissioned by the Swedish Army in 1961 as a modern IFV-design which could replace the recently developed pbv 301 IFV, a placeholder design based on an obsolete tank chassis which did not meet the Swedish Army's future operational requirements. Design and production was handled by Hägglund & Söner in Örnsköldsvik, whose military vehicle business is now BAE Systems Hägglunds. Production ran from 1966 to 1971, and the vehicles were upgraded and renovated multiple times throughout their service life. The design was eventually replaced by the strf 9040 IFV in the 1990s, and saw limited service alongside it until ultimately being removed from service in 2014.
Armament was a modified 20 mm Hispano HS-804 cannon (Swedish: 20 mm akan m/47D) in a one man turret, and internal racks for weapons of the mechanized infantry (Swedish: [[pansarskytte]]), such as their service weapons, a ksp 58 squad machine gun and a Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle, along with ammunition. Later variants were updated with racks for AT4s and some vehicles even received a Bofors BILL man-portable anti-tank missile system. As part of the Swedish IFV-doctrine the vehicle came equipped with roof doors, allowing the mechanized infantry to fight from within the vehicles.
The Pbv 302 has wide tracks and a high power-to-weight ratio. It has exceptionally good off-road mobility, and the low ground pressure enables it to operate over summer bog and winter snow. It is powered by a Volvo 10-liter, 270 hp diesel engine. The vehicle is fully amphibious with little preparation by the crew. It is fitted with a 20 mm Hispano-Suiza type 804 cannon taken from the scrapped Saab 29, in a one-man turret.
High-explosive cartridges were originally fed from 135-round belts. Armor-piercing cartridges were fed from a 10-round magazine. Three belts and 10 magazines were carried inside the vehicle. The arrangement was deemed overly complicated and was replaced by 30-round magazines, 10 of which were carried. The vehicle weighs 14 tonnes. It has a crew of three, a commander, driver and a gunner, and carries a squad of eight troops.
The infantry squad is able to fight through two large roof hatches. Standard procedure would be to dismount through the two side-hinged doors in the rear to fight. Maximum road speed is 65 km/h, restricted for peace time use. The fuel range on roads is about 300 km.
The Pbv 302 shares common components with the Ikv 91 tank destroyer. Total production was 644 units.
Two more vehicles were developed using the Pbv 302 chassis.