Pvpj 1110
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The Pvpj 1110 is a Swedish
90 mm rifled recoilless gun. It is also widely known as Pv-1110. It entered service at the early 1960s and was phased out of service in the Swedish Army in the late 1990s after 1600 had been produced. Some 300 weapons were transferred to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Pvpj 1100 was typically towed by, or mounted on, a Pvpjtgb 9031 Volvo truck.
From the late 1970s it has also been mounted on the Tgb 1111
and the Bv 2062.
For Arctic warfare
it could also be fitted to a pulka
and pulled by two skiers.
The Pvpj 1110 is fitted with an optical sight and has an iron sight as backup.
The type was used by the Irish Army
in towed form, and experimentally fitted to the chassis of a Comet tank
in place of the turret.
There is also a 10,7 kg practice round with tracer, the spårljusövningsgranat m/62, which has a ballasted projectile with no explosive filling.
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....
90 mm rifled recoilless gun. It is also widely known as Pv-1110. It entered service at the early 1960s and was phased out of service in the Swedish Army in the late 1990s after 1600 had been produced. Some 300 weapons were transferred to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Pvpj 1100 was typically towed by, or mounted on, a Pvpjtgb 9031 Volvo truck.
From the late 1970s it has also been mounted on the Tgb 1111
Volvo C303
Volvo Cross Country C303 is the base model of a range of military vehicles produced by Volvo.The car was developed in the late 60s based on the successful L-3314 series and went into production in 1974. This version was produced both as a 4x4 and a 6x6. An 8x8 was planned but dropped. Engines were...
and the Bv 2062.
For Arctic warfare
Arctic warfare
Arctic warfare or winter warfare is a term used to describe armed conflict that takes place in an exceptionally cold weather, usually in snowy and icy terrain, sometimes on ice-covered bodies of water...
it could also be fitted to a pulka
Pulka
A pulk is a Scandinavian short, low-slung small toboggan used in sport or for transport, pulled by a dog or a skier. The name of the sport is pulka. The sled can be used to carry supplies such as a tent or food, or transport a child or other person...
and pulled by two skiers.
The Pvpj 1110 is fitted with an optical sight and has an iron sight as backup.
The type was used by the Irish Army
Irish Army
The Irish Army, officially named simply the Army is the main branch of the Defence Forces of Ireland. Approximately 8,500 men and women serve in the Irish Army, divided into three infantry Brigades...
in towed form, and experimentally fitted to the chassis of a Comet tank
Comet tank
The Tank, Cruiser, Comet I was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of World War II. It was designed to provide greater anti-tank capability to Cromwell tank squadrons. It was armed with a 77mm HV, a derivative of the 17 pounder, with the result it was one of the few British...
in place of the turret.
Ammunition
The Pvpj1110 is designed to fire HEAT rounds with tracers. The Swedish designation for these rounds is spårljuspansarspränggranat, abbreviated slpsgr. The following models are available:- Spårljuspansarspränggranat m/62, a 10,7 kg HEAT round that penetrates 380 mm of rolled homogeneous armourRolled homogeneous armourRolled homogeneous armour is a type of steel which is used to armour vehicles.-Composition:Armoured steel must be hard yet impervious to shock in order to resist high velocity metal projectiles. Steel with these characteristics is produced by processing cast steel billets of appropriate size and...
(RHA). - Spårljuspansarspränggranat m/77, a 11,2 kg HEAT round that penetrates 500 mm of RHA.
- Spårljuspansarspränggranat m/84, a 10 kg HEAT round that penetrates 800 mm of RHA.
There is also a 10,7 kg practice round with tracer, the spårljusövningsgranat m/62, which has a ballasted projectile with no explosive filling.