The tank had an advanced design for its time, being the first tank produced to feature an all-welded construction and using periscopes for visibility rather than view slits. It was armed with a turret mounted Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun L/45 (37 mm kanon fm/32)[3] and two Browning M1917 machine guns (6.5 mm kulspruta m/14-29), one coaxial mounted in the turret and one flexible mounted in the hull, and was equipped with 8–24 mm (0.31 in – 0.94 in) of armour.[4][5]
Development of the L-10 started in 1930 as part of a competition set up by the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration (KAF) for the next generation of Swedish tanks. Landsverk competed against designs from AB Bofors (Krupp) and Morgårdshammar AB, evaluation being conducted in the fall the same year. Landsverks designs came out on top and Landsverk was selected as contractor in January 1931. After further in-depth evaluation of Landsverks designs, KAF ordered three L-10 test vehicles from Landsverk in October 1931, along one Landsverk L-30 trial vehicle (essentially an L-10 with deployable wheels).[4]
The three L-10 vehicles were built in 1933[2] and delivered to the Swedish Army in 1935.[4] Armour was delivered by Bofors.[2] Despite being highly advanced for their time, they often broke down when not handled properly, and lessons learned from their trials were incorporated into the much improved Landsverk L-60 (strv m/38). When World War II broke out, they were dug in as static bunkers due to a lack of spare parts, as many key parts were produced abroad.[6]
Unfinished L-10 at Landsverk Landskrona, 1933–1935.
Unfinished L-10 at Landsverk Landskrona, 1933–1935.
The three Landsverk L-10 (strv m/31) delivered to the Swedish Army.
Stridsvagn m/31 during winter trials, late 1930s.
Landsverk L-30 (strv fm/31)edit
Landsverk L-30 on tracks during trials at Landskrona in 1935
The L-10 had a variant, known as the L-30, which featured deployable wheel propulsion in addition to its tracks, the idea being that wheeled and tracked propulsion could be quickly interchanged (in less than a minute, even while on the move) depending on the travel surface (road/terrain). A mild steel prototype with a wooden mockup turret was ordered in 1931 (designated stridsvagn fm/31: fm = försöksmodell, "trial model") along the three L-10 (strv m/31) and delivered to the Swedish Army for trials in 1935.[4][5]
Surviving vehiclesedit
One L-10 (strv m/31) has been preserved. The vehicles was exhibited at the Swedish Armour Museum in Axvall between 1969 and 2007, then on being moved to the collection of the new Swedish Tank Museum Arsenalen, were it have remained.
The surviving L-10 (strv m/31) displayed at the Swedish Armour Museum in Axvall, 2003.
^ abcdLandsverk blueprint, number S-1087 – name: Pansarförteckning (Armour List), title: Av KAFT hos Landsverk beställda pansarfordon. (Armored vehicles ordered by Armored Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration from Landsverk.) – date: 1945-06-20
^ abChrister Baadstöe, Tommy Nilsson, Thorleif Olsson, Kjell Svensson and Måns Thuresson (2022). Svensk pansarhistoria: Pionjärtiden, 1918-1936. Milipress. p. 110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abcdeLindström, Rickard O. "Strv fm/31 och Strv m/31". ointres.se. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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Landsverk L 10 Swedish Army designation stridsvagn m 31 abbr strv m 31 tank model 1931 was a Swedish late interwar era medium tank constructed by AB Landsverk for the Swedish Army between 1930 4 and 1933 2 Landsverk L 10 Stridsvagn m 31 strv m 31 Stridsvagn m 31 Landsverk L 10 at Skaraborg Regiment P4 TypeMedium Caterpillar Tank 1 Place of originSwedenService historyIn service1935 1940Used bySwedenProduction historyDesignerAB LandsverkDesigned1930 1931ManufacturerAB LandsverkProduced1933 2 No built3SpecificationsMass11 000 kg 24 000 lb Length5 20 m 17 ft 1 in Width2 15 m 7 ft 1 in Height2 22 m 7 ft 3 in Crew4Armor8 24 mm 0 31 in 0 94 in Mainarmament1 Bofors 37 mm AT gun L 45 37 mm kan fm 32 3 Secondaryarmament2 Browning M1917 6 5 mm ksp m 14 29 EngineMaybach DSO 8150 hp 110 kW Operationalrange150 kilometres 93 mi Maximum speed40 km h 25 mph The tank had an advanced design for its time being the first tank produced to feature an all welded construction and using periscopes for visibility rather than view slits It was armed with a turret mounted Bofors 37 mm anti tank gun L 45 37 mm kanon fm 32 3 and two Browning M1917 machine guns 6 5 mm kulspruta m 14 29 one coaxial mounted in the turret and one flexible mounted in the hull and was equipped with 8 24 mm 0 31 in 0 94 in of armour 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Landsverk L 30 strv fm 31 3 Surviving vehicles 4 Period Landsverk armoured vehicles 5 References 6 Further readingHistory editDevelopment of the L 10 started in 1930 as part of a competition set up by the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration KAF for the next generation of Swedish tanks Landsverk competed against designs from AB Bofors Krupp and Morgardshammar AB evaluation being conducted in the fall the same year Landsverks designs came out on top and Landsverk was selected as contractor in January 1931 After further in depth evaluation of Landsverks designs KAF ordered three L 10 test vehicles from Landsverk in October 1931 along one Landsverk L 30 trial vehicle essentially an L 10 with deployable wheels 4 The three L 10 vehicles were built in 1933 2 and delivered to the Swedish Army in 1935 4 Armour was delivered by Bofors 2 Despite being highly advanced for their time they often broke down when not handled properly and lessons learned from their trials were incorporated into the much improved Landsverk L 60 strv m 38 When World War II broke out they were dug in as static bunkers due to a lack of spare parts as many key parts were produced abroad 6 nbsp Unfinished L 10 at Landsverk Landskrona 1933 1935 nbsp Unfinished L 10 at Landsverk Landskrona 1933 1935 nbsp The three Landsverk L 10 strv m 31 delivered to the Swedish Army nbsp Stridsvagn m 31 during winter trials late 1930s Landsverk L 30 strv fm 31 edit nbsp Landsverk L 30 on tracks during trials at Landskrona in 1935Main article Landsverk L 30 The L 10 had a variant known as the L 30 which featured deployable wheel propulsion in addition to its tracks the idea being that wheeled and tracked propulsion could be quickly interchanged in less than a minute even while on the move depending on the travel surface road terrain A mild steel prototype with a wooden mockup turret was ordered in 1931 designated stridsvagn fm 31 fm forsoksmodell trial model along the three L 10 strv m 31 and delivered to the Swedish Army for trials in 1935 4 5 Surviving vehicles editOne L 10 strv m 31 has been preserved The vehicles was exhibited at the Swedish Armour Museum in Axvall between 1969 and 2007 then on being moved to the collection of the new Swedish Tank Museum Arsenalen were it have remained nbsp The surviving L 10 strv m 31 displayed at the Swedish Armour Museum in Axvall 2003 nbsp The surviving L 10 strv m 31 in Swedish Tank Museum Arsenalens storage unit Period Landsverk armoured vehicles edit nbsp Landsverk L 30 an L 10 outfitted with wheel cum track suspension nbsp Landsverk L 321 armoured draisine featuring two L 10 turrets Example list incomplete Tracked vehiclesLandsverk L 5 Landsverk L 10 Landsverk L 30 Landsverk L 60 Landsverk L 62 Anti Landsverk L 100 Landsverk L 101 Landsverk L 120 Landsverk Lago Wheeled vehiclesLandsverk L 170 sv Landsverk L 180 Landsverk L 181 Landsverk L 182 Landsverk L 185 Landsverk L 210 Landsverk Lynx Railroad vehiclesLandsverk L 310 Landsverk L 320 Landsverk L 321References edit AB Landsverk tank chart a b c d Landsverk blueprint number S 1087 name Pansarforteckning Armour List title Av KAFT hos Landsverk bestallda pansarfordon Armored vehicles ordered by Armored Royal Swedish Army Ordnance Administration from Landsverk date 1945 06 20 a b Christer Baadstoe Tommy Nilsson Thorleif Olsson Kjell Svensson and Mans Thuresson 2022 Svensk pansarhistoria Pionjartiden 1918 1936 Milipress p 110 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b c d e Lindstrom Rickard O Strv fm 31 och Strv m 31 ointres se Retrieved 2023 05 23 a b Tank Museum Bovington The Tank Book Tanks in World War 2 Stridsvagn m 31 Landsverk L 10 Further reading edithttps www ointres se strv fm31 m31 htm http www wwiivehicles com sweden tanks light strv m31 asp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Landsverk L 10 amp oldid 1212531966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
