Infanterikanonvagn 91

8.85 m (length with gun in 12 - clock position)

Two mortars

Displacement: 11.97 liters 242 kW ( 330 hp) at 2.200/min

When Infanterikanonvagn 91 (IKV 91) is a Swedish tank destroyer from the 1960s, which was exclusively used by the Swedish armed forces.

History

The Infanterikanonvagn 91 was developed by Hägglund and Soner, now part of BAE Systems Hagglunds, in the 1960s. The first prototypes were completed in 1969. After the test phase, serial production of 1975 ran until 1978. Currently, the vehicle is retired from the Swedish Armed Forces.

Technology

The main armament is a Bofors 90-mm-L/54-Kanone that can burn both HEAT and HE rounds. The elevation range of the cannon ranged from -10 ° to 15 °, the side leveling range is 360 °. As secondary armament led the vehicle two machine guns of 7.62mm caliber with, one was mounted coaxially to the gun and the other was on the tower at the loader's hatch. Furthermore, the vehicle possessed a smoke grenade launcher.

The Infanterikanonvagn 91 had an electronic, analog, automatically operating fire control system with laser rangefinder, which increased the probability of a hit. The firing rate of the 90 - mm gun was 8 rounds per minute. It 59 90 -mm rounds were carried.

Due to its power to weight ratio of 20.2 hp / t of IKV 91 showed exceptional terrain handling. In addition, the low ground pressure of the chain allowed the easy loading and driving over snow cover and tundra in summer. The vehicle was also amphibian, some models have been even fitted with propellers, in order to allow a higher speed in the water.