SKPF m/42

Notes: This armored personnel carrier has been Swedish service for a very long time, having been developed during World War 2. In the 1950s and 1960s they were modernized, with new brakes, new headlights, more modern weapons mounts, additional armor, and a door for the rear of the compartment. A cupola was added for the weapon mount in 1971. These vehicles are still being used in Latvia and Lithuania, though they are being phased out of Swedish service. In Swedish service, this vehicle is most commonly used as an armored ambulance.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$18,492

G, A

1.2 tons

8.5 tons

2+13

4

Headlights

Enclosed

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

122/73

30/18

360

42

Stnd

W(3)

HF2 HS2 HR2

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

2xMAG

1150x7.62mm

XA-203S

Notes: Based on an upgraded version of the XA-188, this is the version used by Sweden. The XA-203S is largely the same as the XA-188, except for some engine and drive train improvements, and the turret (the same as the turret on the Pbv-302). They are used to replace some of the Pbv-302s now in service, but they are primarily meant as armored logistics vehicles instead of APCs.

Twilight 2000 Notes: Deliveries of this vehicle to Sweden began before the war, and continued during the conflict, including one notable incident in which deliveries were made through a hail of autocannon fire to forward elements of the Swedish Army engaged with a Russian motorized infantry battalion. The vehicles were sorely needed to replace losses, and turned the tide in favor of the Swedish. During this battle, Finnish and Swedish soldiers were, for a short time, fighting on the same side (the Finns had escorted the shipment with a combined arms company).

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$188,069

D, A

2.5 tons

22 tons

3+10

6

Passive IR

Shielded

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

130/78

30/15/3

290

62

CiH

W(4)

TF2 TS2 TR2 HF9 HS4 HR3

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

+2

None

20mm Rh-202 autocannon

505x20mm