Stormartillerivagn m/43

Stormartillerivagn m/43 (Sav m/43) (English: Assault artillery carriage model 1943) was an assault gun based on Stridsvagn m/41 SII chassis, a Swedish development of a license-built Czechoslovak TNH light tank. The Sav m/43 was first armed with a 75 mm gun; later they were rearmed with a 105 mm m/44 gun.^[1]

Sav m/43
Type	Assault gun
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	1944–1973 [1]
Used by	Sweden
Production history
Manufacturer	Scania-Vabis
Produced	1944–1947
No. built	36 [1]
Specifications
Mass	12.4 t (13.7 short tons; 12.2 long tons) [1]
Length	5.05 m (16 ft 7 in) [1]
Width	2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) [1]
Height	2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) [1]
Crew	4 [1]
Main armament	75 mm gun or 105 mm m/44 Bofors gun [1]
Engine	Scania-Vabis type 603 gasoline engine [1] 160 hp (120 kW) [1]
Power/weight	12.9 hp/tonne
Transmission	Praga-Wilson (5 speed)
Suspension	leaf spring
Ground clearance	0.4 m (16 in)
Maximum speed	43 km/h (27 mph) [1]

Service

The Sav m/43 was used by the artillery in A9 Regiment at Kristinehamn. After World War 2, the 18 units were upgraded with Bofors 105mm guns, and an order for 18 more were placed at the end of 1945, which was completed near the end of 1947. In 1951, they were transferred to the armored forces. With one Sav m/43 used in training, they were allocated to infantry assault gun companies with six assault guns in each brigade. They were phased out of active service in 1973.^[1][2]