Stridsvagn m/41

The Stridsvagn m/41, or Strv m/41, was a Swedish medium tank built under licence from the Czechoslovak TNH design and in service into the 1950s. Sweden had been interested in the TNH since 1937 and ordered some 90 from the Czechoslovak maker in March 1940, but Germany took them, so Scania-Vabis was allowed to build tanks of its own under licence as compensation. In June 1941 116 of the riveted SI version were ordered and delivered between December 1942 and August 1943, armed with a 37 mm Bofors gun. A further 122 of the SII had thicker front armour and a new Scania engine, and production ended in March 1944. The tanks were later rebuilt as armoured personnel carriers, and some became assault guns.