Stridsvagn 122

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Stridsvagn 122 is a Swedish variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank, upgraded with enhanced armor, electronics, and survivability features for Nordic operational conditions.

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Stridsvagn 122 canonical 1
Strv 122 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Leopard 2 variant
main battle tank
armorEnhancement improved frontal turret armor compared to Leopard 2A5
roof armor strengthened against top-attack munitions
armorType modular composite armor
basedOn Leopard 2 main battle tank
surface form: Leopard 2A5
category armored fighting vehicle
tracked military vehicle
countryOfOrigin Sweden
crew 4
crewRoles commander
driver
gunner
loader
designedFor Nordic operational conditions
cold weather operations
forest and mixed terrain
engine MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine
enginePower 1500 hp
era post–Cold War
fireControlSystem digital fire-control system
fuelType diesel
height about 2.5 m
introducedAsUpgradeOf Leopard 2A4 in Swedish service
length about 9.7 m with gun forward
localDesignation Stridsvagn 122 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Strv 122
manufacturer BAE Systems
surface form: BAE Systems Hägglunds

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
maxSpeedRoad approximately 68 km/h
navigationSystem integrated battlefield management system
operator Swedish Army
primaryArmament 120 mm Rheinmetall L/44 smoothbore gun
protectionFeature NBC protection system
automatic fire suppression system
improved mine protection
spall liners
secondaryArmament 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
7.62 mm roof-mounted machine gun
serviceEntry 1997
sightingSystem independent commander’s panoramic sight
thermal imaging for gunner
suspension torsion bar
transmission Renk HSWL 354
usedBy Sweden
variantOf Leopard 2 main battle tank
surface form: Leopard 2
weight approximately 62 tonnes
width about 3.7 m

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Swedish Army uses Stridsvagn 122
Stridsvagn 122 localDesignation Stridsvagn 122 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Strv 122