Pansarbandvagn 302
Encyclopedia
Pansarbandvagn 302 is a Swedish
high mobility armoured personnel carrier
that was developed to meet the operational requirements of the Swedish Army
. It was designed and manufactured by Hägglund and Söner in Örnsköldsvik
(now Hägglunds Vehicle AB
). The design was commissioned in 1961 as a replacement for the Pbv 301. Production ran from 1966 until 1971. The vehicle has been upgraded and continues in limited service even though the CV 90
series is now the standard infantry fighting vehicle
in Sweden, used both at home and by Swedish forces abroad.
enables it to operate over summer tundra
and winter snow. It is powered by a Volvo 10 liter, 270 hp diesel engine. The vehicle is fully amphibious with little preparation by the crew. It is fitted with a 20 mm Hispano-Suiza type 804 cannon taken from the scrapped Saab 29 in a one-man turret. Originally, it was loaded through a band-feeder (either 10-shot AP or 135-shot HE) but that was deemed both requiring too much maintenance and difficult to handle in combat situations, so it was replaced with 30-shot magazines with multi-purpose ammunition instead. The vehicle weighs 14 tonnes, with a crew of three, commander, driver and a gunner, and 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. The range on roads is about 300 km.
The total production was 650 units, circa, and variants include:
Three more vehicles were developed using the Pbv 302 chassis.
Pbv 302 shares common components with the Ikv 91 tank destroyer.
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....
high mobility 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...
that was developed to meet the operational requirements of 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 designed and manufactured by Hägglund and Söner in Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
(now Hägglunds Vehicle AB
Land Systems Hägglunds
BAE Systems AB is a Swedish defence company and a subsidiary of BAE Systems Land and Armaments, whose ultimate parent is the British defence contractor BAE Systems. The company was formed in 2006 by the merger of Land Systems Hägglunds AB and BAE Systems Bofors.-BAE Systems Hägglunds:AB Hägglund &...
). The design was commissioned in 1961 as a replacement for the Pbv 301. Production ran from 1966 until 1971. The vehicle has been upgraded and continues in limited service even though the CV 90
Combat Vehicle 90
The Combat Vehicle 90 or Stridsfordon 90 is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle designed by Hägglunds where the first generation was fitted with a Bofors turret. It is currently produced by BAE Systems Hägglunds.-Background:...
series is now the standard infantry fighting vehicle
Infantry fighting vehicle
An infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
in Sweden, used both at home and by Swedish forces abroad.
Description
The pbv 302 has wide tracks and a high power-to-weight ratio, and has exceptionally good off-road mobility, and the low ground pressureGround pressure
Ground pressure is the pressure exerted on the ground by the tires or tracks of a motorized vehicle, and is one measure of its potential mobility, especially over soft ground. Ground pressure is measured in pascals which corresponds to the EES unit of pounds per square inch...
enables it to operate over summer tundra
Tundra
In physical geography, tundra is a biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian тундра from the Kildin Sami word tūndâr "uplands," "treeless mountain tract." There are three types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine...
and winter snow. It is powered by a Volvo 10 liter, 270 hp diesel engine. The vehicle is fully amphibious with little preparation by the crew. It is fitted with a 20 mm Hispano-Suiza type 804 cannon taken from the scrapped Saab 29 in a one-man turret. Originally, it was loaded through a band-feeder (either 10-shot AP or 135-shot HE) but that was deemed both requiring too much maintenance and difficult to handle in combat situations, so it was replaced with 30-shot magazines with multi-purpose ammunition instead. The vehicle weighs 14 tonnes, with a crew of three, commander, driver and a gunner, and 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. The range on roads is about 300 km.
The total production was 650 units, circa, and variants include:
- Pbv 302A: The standard troop transport/IFV version.
- Pbv 302C: An upgraded Pbv 302A, with add-on armour, reinforced suspension, a stronger engine and air condition. It has mainly been used for UN and KFOR missions.
- Stripbv 3021: The C3I command post for battalion and brigade commanders and other staff members.
- Epbv 3022: The forward observer vehicle for artillery observers fire control personnel.
- Bplpbv 3023: The battery command control vehicle attached to self propelled gun batteries.
- Rlpbv 3024: A communications vehicle for directed radio communications.
Three more vehicles were developed using the Pbv 302 chassis.
- Bgbv 82: An armoured recovery vehicle.
- Brobv 941: A bridgelayer.
- Pbv 3026: A MEDEVACMEDEVACMedical evacuation, often termed Medevac or Medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being evacuated from the battlefield or to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities using...
vehicle.
Pbv 302 shares common components with the Ikv 91 tank destroyer.
See also
- List of modern armoured fighting vehicles
- Swedish Armed ForcesSwedish Armed ForcesThe Swedish Armed Forces is a Swedish Government Agency responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm. The primary task of the agency is to train, organize and to deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the Realm in the...
- FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
- M113M113 armored personnel carrierThe M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...