tanks.mod16.orgSwedish tank archives – more than you ever wanted to know about swedish AFV

developmentSearch for: Home Blog Reference documents Glossary Copyright information Menu This blog documents my adventures in digging through various Swedish government archives looking for various documents regarding indigenous armored vehicle development. The time period I work within is mostly 1920-1970. I have elected to write mostly in English in order to make the blog more accessible to non-Swedish readers, but all the source documents are in Swedish and I don’t have time to translate everything fully. The blog heading linked above features editorial content (a fancy way to say blog posts”) written by me, as well as various documents found in the archives. The reference documents page mostly contains (as you might guess) reference literature, such as TO&E’s, datasheets, field manuals etc. All of the source documents I refer to and post on this blog are kept at the national military archives ( Krigsarkivet ) in Stockholm. About the author I go under the name Ren Hanxue (or renhanxue”, or rhx”) on the internet these days. That’s not my real name, it’s a handle that’s a memory of a misspent youth, but it’ll do. I’m just some nerd who got sick of all the usual internet second-hand sources and wild speculation and just walked into the military archives one fine day to see what was in there. I have no association with the Swedish armed forces or any other Swedish government authority, nor with Bofors or any other Swedish arms manufacturer. I’m not a professional historian either, I’m just some random guy who happened to be curious enough to start checking out the primary sources. If you wish to contact me directly, you can send me an email: tankarchives at mod16 dot org. Search for: Recent Posts Swedish impressions of the Sherman, part 2 Swedish impressions of the Sherman Demonstration of the elevation system on the strv 103 The BAOR in 1973: how bad was it? I will be doing an ask me anything” (AMA) on /r/WorldofTanks Archives October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 October 2015 September 2015 July 2015 April 2015 March 2015 September 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 Categories Blogging Photos Source documents Tag cloud 105mm VAK SPG 1941 1942 1944 1946 1949 1950 1951 1952 1954 1957 1958 1959 1960 1964 1968 amx-13 anecdotes blueprints centurion drawings english field trial report FOA ikv 72 krv kv 155 L-60 partial translation project 6400 project emil research report s-tank sherman strv 74 strv 81 strv 103 strv A strv m/40 strv m/41 strv m/42 tankett m/49 technical specifications video weaponry Mostly not copyrighted; see the copyright information page. Theme...