Landsverk L-5

Landsverk L-5 was one of the first tanks designed by the Swedish industrial company Landsverk. It was first produced in 1929 as a series of experimental wheeled-and-tracked vehicles utilizing the wheel-cum-track system. It never entered service and the prototype remained uncompleted.

Landsverk L-5
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	Sweden, Germany
Production history
Designer	AB Landsverk
Designed	1928
Manufacturer	Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Produced	1929-1930
No. built	5-6
Specifications
Mass	7 t
Length	4.38 m
Width	2.4 m
Height	1.6 m
Crew	4
Main armament	37mm cannon
Secondary armament	2 x 7.92mm Dreyse light machine guns
Engine	4-cylinder petrol Benz-50-PS, 70-PS-NAG-D7P 52hp-77hp
Suspension	semi-elliptic leaf spring
Fuel capacity	70-85 l
Operational range	180 km
Maximum speed	23 km/h (tracks), 46 km/h (wheels)

The concept was revived in the Landsverk L-30 design a few years later.

See also

• Landsverk L-30

References

• Tanks of the World 1915-1945 by Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis 1972/2002 p 159.
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• https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2-sweden-germany-rader-raupen-kampfwagen-m28-landsverk-5/