Pansarbandvagn 301

Infobox Weapon
name=Pansarbandvagn 301


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origin=SWE
type=Armoured personnel carrier
is_vehicle=yes
service= 1961 - early 1970s
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variants= slpbv 3011, epbv 3012
crew=2 (commander/gunner, driver) + 8 (passengers)
length=4.66 m
width=2.23 m
height=2.64 m
weight=11.7 tonnes
armour=Shrapnel protection only
primary_armament=20 mm automatkanon m/45B
secondary_armament= None
engine=Gasoline, SFA B44
engine_power=160 hp (119 kW)
transmission=
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suspension=Leaf spring
speed=45 km/h
pw_ratio=13.68 hp/tonne
vehicle_range=300 km

Pansarbandvagn 301 (pbv 301), was a Swedish armoured personnel carrier used by the Swedish Army. It was a typical "battle taxi", armed with a 20 mm Bofors gun and with room for transporting 8 fully armed soldiers.

The pbv 301 was an interim solution, built on chassis from the obsolete stridsvagn m/41 that was introduced in 1961 and removed from service in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the replacement pbv 302 came into use. pbv 301 replaced the open top KP armoured car as the armoured troop transport in the Swedish Army.

Variants

Two variants except for the standard personnel carrier pbv 301 (185 produced) existed:
* Stridsledningspansarbandvagn 3011 (slpbv 3011, 20 produced) - command vehicle
* Eldledningspansarbandvagn 3012 (epbv 3012, 15 produced) - forward observer vehicle

External links

* [http://www.pansarmuseet.se/301.htm Pansarbandvagn 301]