History of War

STRIDSVAGN M/38 TANK

DIVER’S VISION

Most tanks in 1938-39 had vision slits cut into the armour plate. The advanced Stridsvagn m/38 tank used optical periscopes and vision ports with armoured covers that were fitted with bulletproof thick glass blocks to protect the driver’s eyes.

“THE STRIDSVAGN M/38 (STRV M/38) TANK WAS DESIGNED IN 1937 BY THE GERMAN ENGINEER OTTO MERKER”

WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION

The Stridsvagn m/38 turret was armed with a 37mm Bofors m/38 anti-tank gun and a coaxial Swedish made Browning 8mm ksp m/36 machine-gun. The main

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