Pansarbandvagn 302
| Pansarbandvagn 302 | |
|---|---|
Torsion beam suspension | |
Operational range | 300 km |
| Maximum speed | 66 km/h |
Pansarbandvagn 302 (pbv 302), meaning roughly armoured tracked carrier vehicle 302,[a] was a Swedish high-mobility infantry fighting vehicle (Swedish: pansarskyttefordon) used by the Swedish Army from 1966 to 2014.
The vehicle was commissioned by the
strf 9040
IFV in the 1990s but saw limited service alongside it until ultimately being removed from service in 2014.
Armament consisted of a modified
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.
Description
The Pbv 302 has wide tracks and a high
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, and 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, which weighs 14 tonnes, has a crew of three (commander, driver and a gunner) and carries a squad of eight troops. The infantry squad is able to fight through two large roof hatches, though 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 range on roads is about 300 km.
The Pbv 302 shares common components with the
Ikv 91
tank destroyer and total production was approximately 650 units.
Versions and variants
- Pansarbandvagn 302A: The original standard troop transport/IFV version. Its designation translates literally into armoured tracked vehicle.
- Pansarbandvagn 302B: Upgraded with spalling liner and external armour.
- Pansarbandvagn 302C: As Pbv 302B, with reinforced suspension, new lights, flare-launcher, new turbo and air condition. It has mainly been used for UN and KFOR missions.
- Variants available in several versions, noted with the appropriate letter (i.e. Epbv 3022C)
- Stridsledningspansarbandvagn (Stripbv) 3021: The C3I command post for battalion and brigade commanders and other staff members. Designation means battle command vehicle.
- Eldledningspansarbandvagn (Epbv) 3022: Forward observer vehicle for artillery observers fire control personnel. Designation means fire directing vehicle.
- Batteriplatspansarbandvagn (Bplpbv) 3023: The battery command control vehicle attached to Bandkanon 1batteries. Designation means (artillery) battery command vehicle.
- Radiolänkpansarbandvagn (Rlpbv) 3024: Communications vehicle for directed radio communications. Designation means radio relay vehicle.
- Pjäsrekognoseringspansarbandvagn (Pjrekpbv) 3025: Battery reconnaissance vehicle. Designation means cannon reconnaissance vehicle.
- Sjuktransportpansarbandvagn (Sjuktppbv) 3026: Unarmed medical evacuation vehicle. Designation means casualty transport vehicle.
Two more vehicles were developed using the Pbv 302 chassis.
- Bärgningsbandvagn (Bgbv) 82: An armoured recovery vehicle. Designation means recovery vehicle.
- Brobandvagn (Brobv) 941: A bridgelayer. Designation means Bridge vehicle.
See also
- Tgb m/42 KP
- Pbv 301
- Swedish Armed Forces
Footnotes
- ^ Pansarbandvagn directly translates to "armor track wagon". The term bandvagn, even though it translates to track wagon, is a Swedish military term used to describe tracked multipurpose carrier type vehicles. Tracked vehicles designed for more specialized combat roles, like tanks etc (Swedish: stridsvagn), are instead only called wagons (chassis description) to denote that they are tracked but more specialized and less universal.
External links
- Hägglunds Vehicle AB site Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
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