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| 5s | Some Swedish vehicles of the Cold War era |
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| 7s | are pretty hard to assign to a specific class. |
| 11s | People still argue whether the Strv 103 MBT should be considered an SPG or not, |
| 17s | and the Strv 74 is sitting in a weird gray area between light and medium tanks. |
| 23s | That said, the Stridsfordon 90 is clearly a standard Western IFV, |
| 28s | and we mean it in the best way possible: |
| 30s | Swedish engineers managed to create one of the best vehicles in its class, |
| 35s | and it can be considered the gold standard of modern IFVs in more ways than one. |
| 43s | The development of the Stridsfordon 90 began in 1984. |
| 47s | The Swedish Armed Forces needed a new APC |
| 51s | to replace the aging fleet of Pansarbandvagn tracked |
| 54s | carrier vehicles and armored cars, but there was nothing to pick from, |
| 57s | and the British Stormer and Scorpion didn’t meet the army’s requirements. |
| 61s | That’s why the decision was made to create a new vehicle from scratch |
| 65s | specifically for use in local climate and terrain. |
| 69s | The resulting list of requirements was pretty hefty: |
| 71s | the military wanted a high degree of crew protection from autocannon fire, |
| 76s | a lot of leeway for future upgrades, excellent mobility and transportability. |
| 82s | The main armament had to be powerful enough to reliably destroy modern heavy vehicles, |
| 87s | and the platform itself had to be suitable for a variety of vehicle types, |
| 91s | from an ARV to an SPAAG. |
| 96s | The project to develop the new vehicle was undertaken by a company called Hägglunds, |
| 101s | which is currently a part of BAE Systems. |
| 104s | After trials, Hägglunds received the green light from the military |
| 107s | to rework an APC into a full-fledged heavy IFV. |
| 112s | Their armament of choice was the 40-mm Bofors gun with its APFSDS rounds, |
| 117s | one of the most powerful weapons of its class at the time. |
| 121s | Swedish engineers also tested a variant armed with a 25-mm Bushmaster autocannon |
| 126s | used by the American Bradley IFV, |
| 129s | but ultimately decided not to develop this version any further. |
| 132s | Throughout the process, the military were adamant |
| 135s | about keeping the bar they set for the weapon system sky-high; |
| 139s | as a result, engineers had to rework the FCS |
| 143s | and other related components again and again. |
| 146s | The requirements for other parts of the new vehicle were just as strict. |
| 158s | The new IFV was designated ‘Stridsfordon 90’, or ‘CV 90’, |
| 163s | with CV standing for ‘combat vehicle’. |
| 166s | The Swedish armed forces accepted it into service in 1993, |
| 170s | with engineers clearing the very high bar set by the military with flying colors. |
| 175s | During trials, the new IFV consistently performed really well, |
| 179s | attracting the interest of potential overseas buyers: |
| 182s | the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Finland. |
| 190s | Currently, there are a few known variants of the CV 90. |
| 194s | For instance, the CV 9030, armed with the American Bushmaster II autocannon, |
| 199s | is an export version produced for Finland and other clients abroad. |
| 203s | The CV 90105 and the CV 90120 |
| 207s | are the result of two attempts to create a new light tank |
| 210s | by mounting a large-caliber gun on the Swedish chassis. |
| 214s | Cockerill, which was the manufacturer of the CV 90105, |
| 218s | also suggested fitting it with a new XC-8 turret. |
| 221s | In terms of firepower, the resulting vehicle would be on par with MBTs |
| 225s | which are considerably more expensive and difficult to maintain, |
| 229s | even though the vehicle obviously wouldn’t have the same level of protection. |
| 236s | Some CV90s were fitted with the RB56 anti-tank missile. |
| 240s | It uses the overfly top attack method: |
| 243s | instead of hitting the target head on, the missile detonates its warhead |
| 247s | a few dozen centimeters above the target, |
| 250s | firing its explosively formed penetrator |
| 252s | through thinly armored areas of the enemy vehicle. |
| 255s | Then there’s also the Luftvärnskanonvagn 9040, |
| 259s | an SPAAG fitted with a radar from Thales Group. |
| 266s | The CV90 is one of the most advanced and effective IFVs in the world |
| 270s | and vehicles of this series are waiting for you in War Thunder |
| 273s | at high ranks of the Swedish tech tree. |
| 276s | Do you enjoy using them in combat? |
| 278s | Share your experiences in the comments below... |