
Strv m/38
Developed on the basis of the L-60 light tank by AB Landsverk. During mass production, the vehicle underwent several modernizations. A total of 216 vehicles of different variants were produced from 1939 through 1944. The vehicle remained in the service of the Swedish army until the 1960s.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 6 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 9 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 1,021
- Damage
- 40
- Penetration
- 55 mm
- … at 500m
- 43 mm
- Reload time
- 2.35 s
- Rate of fire
- 25.53/min
- Aim time
- 1.80 s
- Dispersion
- 0.420 m
- … moving
- 0.300
- … tank traverse
- 0.300
- … turret traverse
- 0.060
- … after firing
- 3.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 50
- Caliber
- 37.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 785 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 200
- Potential damage
- 8,000
- Shell cost
- 12 cr
- Top speed
- 45 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 18 km/h
- Power/weight
- 21.86 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 42.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 35.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 45.0 km/h
- … medium
- 45.0 km/h
- … soft
- 44.8 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 42.0 °/s
- … medium
- 31.1 °/s
- … soft
- 21.5 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 25 °
- Gun depression
- 15 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.00
- … medium
- 1.35
- … soft
- 1.95
- Hull armor
- 13 / 13 / 13
- Turret armor
- 15 / 13 / 13
- Health
- 340
- Engine health
- 55
- … repaired
- 27
- Track health
- 60
- … repaired
- 45
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 80
- … repaired
- 55
- Fuel tank health
- 100
- … repaired
- 40
- Total weight
- 9,150 kg
- Stationary camo
- 14.00 / 5.88%
- Moving camo
- 10.50 / 4.41%
- View range
- 300 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
- Tank cost
- 3,900 cr
360° traverse
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Driver
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Server performance
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Population spread
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Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Traverse speed3840
- Power142170
- Power160200
- Dispersion at 100 m0.480.44
- Aiming time21.6
- Dispersion on turret traverse——
- HE damage radius0.10.11
- Reload time2.652.5
- Dispersion at 100 m0.480.44
- Aiming time21.5
- Dispersion on turret traverse——
- HE damage radius0.10.11





