Equipment of the Swedish Army

This is a list of weapons used by the Swedish Army.

Armour

Small arms
Ak 5C

The Swedish Army armament for Individual/Squad level

include:

Ak 5A No longer in use - replaced by Ak 5C

Ak 5B Designated marksman version - No
longer in use - replaced by Ak 5C
Ak 5C Updated version with new handguard,
buttstock, rail system and red dot sight which
has replaced the Ak 5A as the standard issue
rie.
Ak 5D Shortened Ak 5A intended for Vehicle
Crews and CQB operations
Ak 5D Mk II Shortened Ak 5 with the Ak 5C
upgrade. Also intended for vehicle crews and
CQB operations
Ak 5 with 40 mm grenade launcher (Colt
M203)
Ak 4 battle rie (Heckler & Koch G3) in versions
(Currently used by Hemvrnet (Homeguard) only):
Ak 4
Ak 4B New version with red dot sight
Ak 4OR Version with scope
Ak 4K
Ak 4 with 40 mm grenade launcher (Colt
M203)
Frstrkningsvapen 870 Shotgun (Remington 870)
in versions:
Frstrkningsvapen 870
Frstrkningsvapen 870B
Diemaco C8SFW Rie assault carbine[1]
Heckler & Koch G36 assault rie

Ak 5A

Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun

Ak 5 assault rie (Fabrique Nationale FNC derivative, made more rugged for Swedish demands) in
versions:

Carl Gustav M/45 submachine gun

kpist m/45
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kpist m/45B

Ksp 90B (MINIMI Para)

kpist m/45C

Ksp 90C

Pist 88 pistol (Glock 17) in versions:

Pist 88

Tksp 12,7 mm heavy machine gun (Browning M2)

in version:
Tksp 12,7 mm

Pist 88B (Glock 19)

Pist 88C

RBS 70 SAM system

Pist 88D
Psg 90 sniper rie (Accuracy International L96A1
Arctic Warfare) in version:
Psg 90
Ag 90 heavy sniper rie (Barrett M82A1) in versions:

3 Fire Support/Artillery
81mm Mortars
120mm Mortars
M/41D
Strix mortar round

Ag 90
Ag 90B

ARTHUR Artillery Hunting Radar

Ag 90C

BONUS artillery round

Ag 90D
Grg m/48 multipurpose recoilless rie (Carl Gustav
recoilless rie) in versions:
Grg m/48
Grg m/86
Pskott m/86 disposable anti-armour recoilless rie
(Bofors AT4) in version:
Pskott m/86

Excalibur artillery round

ARCHER Artillery System

4 Logistical vehicles
RG-32M Galten
Volvo C303 Terrngbil 11 / 13
Chevrolet CUCV II

RBS 55 anti-tank guided missile (BGM-71 TOW)

RBS 56 Overy top attack anti-tank guided missile
(Bofors BILL 1 and BILL 2)

5 Future equipment

Rb 57 Overy top attack anti-tank guided missile The Swedish army has six Rheinmetall AEV-3 KODIAK
(Saab Bofors Dynamics MBT LAW)
advanced armoured engineer vehicles on order during the
period 2011-2012.
Grsp 40 mm belt-fed grenade launcher (SACO Defense Mark 19) in version:
Grsp 40 mm

6 Past equipment

Heckler & Koch HK21 Trials only. Discarded for

being to sensitive to snow in winter. (Heckler & 6.1
Koch HK21)

Ksp 58 machine gun (Fabrique Nationale MAG 58)

in version:

Ksp 58B
Ksp 58D Collapsible butt stock, picatinny rail
and Aimpoint sight.
Ksp 90 machine gun (Fabrique Nationale MINIMI)
in versions:
Ksp 90

Armour
(1921-1939) Stridsvagn m/21-29 light tank (Strv
m/21-29) - 10
(1933-1980s) Landsverk L-180 armored car
(L180) in versions:
L-180 - 5
L-181
L-182

(1934-????) Stridsvagn L-60 light tank (Strv L-60)

in versions: - 180 total

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Small arms

L-60A
L-60B
L-60C
L-60D

(1937-1940) Landsverk L-120 light tank (L120) 1

6.2 Small arms

(1870-????)
LMG)

Kjellman machine gun (Kjellman

(1894-1925) Swedish Mauser bolt-action rie

(gevr m/96) in versions:

(1938-1953) Stridsvagn m/37 tankette (Strv m/37)

- 48

m/94 (model 1894)

(1938-1956) Pansarbil m/39 armored car (Lynx) 15

m/38 (model 1938)

(1941-1950s) Stridsvagn m/41 medium tank (Strv

m/41) - 138
(1941-1950s) Stridsvagn m/42 medium tank (Strv
m/42) in versions: - 342 total

Strv m/42 TM (Lago II)

Strv m/42 TH (Lago III)
Strv m/42 EH (Lago IV)
Strv m/42 TV

(1953-2000) Stridsvagn 81 main battle tank

(Centurion) in versions: - 350 total

Brgningsbandvagn 81
Stridsvagn 81
Stridsvagn 101
Stridsvagn 101R
Stridsvagn 102
Stridsvagn 102R
Stridsvagn 104
Stridsvagn 105
Stridsvagn 106

(1958-1984) Stridsvagn 74 main battle tank (Strv

74) in versions: - 235 total
Strv 74 H
Strv 74 V
(1961-1971) Pansarbandvagn 301 armored personnel carrier (Pbv 301) in versions: - 185 total
Pansarbandvagn 301
Stridsledningspansarbandvagn 3011
Eldledningspansarbandvagn 3012
(1967-1997) Stridsvagn 103 main battle tank (Strv
103) in versions: - 290 total
Strv 103B
Strv 103C
Strv 103D

m/96 (model 1896)

m/41 (model 1941)
(1918-1940s) MP 18.1 submachine gun (MP 18)
(1935-1945) Maskinpistol 35 submachine gun
(M39)
(1939-????)
(Karbin M40)

Karabiner 98k bolt-action rie

(1939-1980s) Hispano-Suiza-MP43/44 submachine gun (Suomi KP/31)

(????1945) Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 (kulspruta
m/14)
(1940-1990s) Lahti L-35 semi-automatic pistol
(Pistol m/40)
(1940-????) Kg m/40 light machine gun (KG/1940)
(1942-1960s) Automatgevr m/42 semi-automatic
rie (Ag m/42)
(1942-1980s) Kulspruta m/42 machine gun (Ksp
m/42)
(1942-1957) Raketgevr 46 recoilless anti-tank
weapon (bazooka)
(1945-2003) Carl Gustav Kulsprutepistol M/45
submachine gun (Kpist m/45)
(1968-1986)
Miniman
(Pansarskott m/68)

anti-tank

weapon

6.3 Fire Support/Artillery

(1927-1945) 10.5 cm kanon modell 1927 heavy
eld gun (cannon model 1927)
(1934-????) Bofors 75 mm Model 1934 mountain
gun (Bofors 75 mm)
(1935-????) 10.5 cm kanon m/34 heavy eld gun
(kanon m/34)

(1976-2002) Infanterikanonvagn 91 tank destroyer

(Ikv 91) - 212

(1940-????) 10.5 cm Haubits m/40 howitzer

(Haubits m/40)

(1995-2008) Pansarbandvagn 501 infantry ghting

vehicle (BMP-1) - 350

(1940-????) Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun (Bofors

37 mm)

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(1941-1966) Luftvrnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II
self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (L-62)
(1967-2003) Bandkanon 1 self-propelled artillery
(Bkan 1) in versions:
Bandkanon 1 A
Bandkanon 1 C

See also
Swedish Army

References

[1] http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/
vapnen-slutade-fungera---mitt-under-eldstrid/

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