Pansarbandvagn 301
Encyclopedia
Pansarbandvagn 301 was a Swedish
armoured personnel carrier
used by the Swedish Army
. It was a typical "battle taxi", armed with a 20 mm Bofors
gun and with room for transporting 8 fully armed soldiers.
The pbv 301 was an interim solution, built on the chassis from the obsolete Stridsvagn m/41
, introduced in 1961 and removed from service in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the replacement pbv 302 came into use. The pbv 301 replaced the open-topped KP-bil
armoured car as the armoured troop transport in the Swedish Army.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
armoured personnel carrier
Armoured personnel carrier
An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...
used by the Swedish Army
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...
. It was a typical "battle taxi", armed with a 20 mm Bofors
Bofors
The name Bofors has been associated with the iron industry for more than 350 years.Located in Karlskoga, Sweden, the company originates from the hammer mill "Boofors" founded 1646. The modern corporate structure was created in 1873 with the foundation of Aktiebolaget Bofors-Gullspång...
gun and with room for transporting 8 fully armed soldiers.
The pbv 301 was an interim solution, built on the chassis from the obsolete Stridsvagn m/41
Stridsvagn m/41
Stridsvagn m/41 was the Swedish license-built Czech TNH tank.Since 1937, the Swedish army had been interested in Czechoslavkian TNH tank. In March 1940, some 90 tanks were ordered from ČKD. They were never delivered as Germany, who had since then occupied Czechoslovakia, needed them for its coming...
, introduced in 1961 and removed from service in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the replacement pbv 302 came into use. The pbv 301 replaced the open-topped KP-bil
KP-bil
Terrängbil m/42 KP , meaning "Off-road vehicle [19]42" with a secondary designation of "Scania Bodywork, Armoured" or "Volvo Bodywork, Armoured", was the Swedish army's first armoured personnel carrier, developed as a stop-gap measure during World War II.-History:In 1941, when tanks were organized...
armoured car as the armoured troop transport in the Swedish Army.
Variants
- Pansarbandvagn 301 - personnel carrier, 185 produced
- Stridsledningspansarbandvagn 3011 (slpbv 3011) - command vehicle, 20 produced
- Eldledningspansarbandvagn 3012 (epbv 3012) - Forward Observer vehicle, 15 produced