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[Client Values; Actual values in
140,000  Cost |
| 510108 HP Hit Points |
| 17.69/18.58.58/21 t Weight Limit |
- Commander (Radio Operator)
- Driver
- Gunner
- Loader
| 284324 hp Engine Power |
| 45/18 km/h Speed Limit |
| 3438 deg/s Traverse |
| 16.0537.76 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
| NoNo Pivot |
| // mm Hull Armor |
| 28/28/2034/28/20 mm Turret Armor |
AP//HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
21/1200/20
38/2400/33 Shell Cost |
| 60/60/7575/75/100 HP Damage |
| 62/78/2491/138/29 mm Penetration |
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24.49 r/m ▲
22.64 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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1469.4 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
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1698 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.38 m ▲
0.38 m With 50% Crew: 0.471 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.471 m |
| 4 s 2.5 s Aim time |
| 2630 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -10°/+25°-10°/+25° Elevation Arc |
| 120105 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 2020 % Chance of Fire |
| 320 m 330 m View Range |
| 290 m 345 m Signal Range |
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The Lago is a Swedish tier 4 medium tank.
Development was started in 1936 by the Landsverk company. The new vehicle incorporated some elements of the L-60 light tank. In 1939, Hungary took an interest in the project. By the time the first prototype was produced in 1940, Hungary decided to develop their own medium tank on the basis of the Škoda T-21. Later, some technical solutions were applied in the development of the Strv m/42 tank.
The Lago is the first medium of the line, sadly losing the camo type bonus of the Tier 3 light tank but gaining easier crew interoperability with other Swedish mediums. As the in-game description notes, this tank solves many of the failings from the Tier 3 M40L (also known as the L-60), such as inconsistent armor or poor stock engine. The Lago also comes with an eclectic collection of guns at various calibres. The Lago continues to shape expectations for the sniper playstyle of Swedish medium tanks.
The Lago leads to the Strv m/42.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Guns
| Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV | 47 mm kan m/38 strv | 62/78/24 | 60/60/75 | 26.09 | 0.38 | 2 | 200 | 16000 | |
| IV | 57 mm pvkan m/43 | 91/138/29 | 75/75/100 | 22.64 | 0.38 | 2.5 | 316 | 28100 | |
| IV | 7,5 cm kan m/41 strv | 88/115/38 | 110/110/175 | 13.48 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 575 | 24200 |
Engines
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV | 2 st Scania-Vabis 1664 | 284 | 20 | 970 | 9800 | |
| IV | 2 st Scania-Vabis L 603/1 | 324 | 20 | 1080 | 10300 |
Suspensions
| Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | Lago I | 18.5 | 34 | B/2 | 4500 | 1900 | |
| IV | Lago II | 21 | 38 | B/2 | 4500 | 4750 |
Radios
| Tier | Radio | Signal Range (m) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | 25 W Sv/1 m/39 | 290 | 34 | 180 | |
| IV | 25 W Sv/1 m/39-42 | 345 | 34 | 2200 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Good gun accuracy, and decent penetration.
- Good mobility.
- Good gun depression.
Cons:
- Poor armour.
- Mediocre view range.
- High terrain resistance
- Stock turret is poor.
Performance
A fairly mediocre vehicle, the Lago has a decent engine for a medium tank but does not shine in terms of combat capability.
Both the top guns perform reasonably well and are capable for the tier. The difference in penetration is largely negligible, so a player is free to choose between rate of fire and alpha damage, though it should be noted that neither is particularly amazing. A gun laying drive can be used to better match the reload time to the aiming time.
The stock gun with the first turret has a terrible aim time of 4 seconds, but once upgrading at the second turret the aim time decreases by 2 seconds making the tank less painful to play, and with the upgraded turret the Lago looks surprisingly modern compared to other tier 4 vehicles. It also improves the gun's reload for a higher rate of fire. The upgraded turret also increases a number of other small stats including view range, frontal armor and hitpoints.
Binocular Telescope and Additional Grousers may be used to fix some of the tank's shortcomings, along with the aforementioned GLD. As the first medium of the line, crew can be gold trained for another higher Swedish medium and then taken back to the Lago at 75% effectiveness. Concealment/Camouflage is a particularly good skill to get started on early for soft survivability, although of note, Off-Road Driving can also be an asset.
Early Research
- The last radio carries over from the Strv m/40L, so mount that immediately.
- First, start by researching the second turret to fix the aim time and .
- The tracks can be safely skipped (unless track durability or traverse speed is required), as the vehicle is well below any weight limits and they do not affect any other more important stats.
- The engine "2 st Scania-Vabis L 603/1," and the 57mm pvkan m/43 gun can be useful but are XP expensive for the benefit they provide, and these can be skipped if moving directly onto the Tier 5 tank.
- Then, the last gun 7.5cm kan m/41 strv and onto the Tier 5.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
The attempts to sell the vehicle continued, but little interest was shown until 1939, when Hungary decided to buy the L-60 light tank. Hungary was also interested in a new medium tank design and contacted Škoda, Praga and Landsverk about their medium tank designs. Landsverk received an order for one prototype to be ready by 1940, but after numerous delays and with the increasing involvement of Hungary on the Russian front, it was decided by the Hungarians that they couldn’t wait for the Swedish prototype. Instead, the Škoda T-21 prototype was modified and turned into the M40 Turán medium tank.
Landsverk´s 18 ton Lago prototype
By this time, Sweden was desperately looking for a medium tank design of its own. The Swedish force of 37mm armed light tanks was quickly becoming obsolete and because of the war, foreign designs were now mostly out of reach. Therefore, it was decided that the Lago prototype would become the basis for the new Swedish medium tank.
In early 1941, a committee started discussing the requirements for the new tank, which was to be based on the newly completed 18 ton Lago prototype. After a while, an agreement was reached that the tank would not be heavier than 22 tons and would have the armour of 55mm at the front and 30 at the sides. A new turret with a new 7,5cm gun was also chosen, there were however other options discussed for armament, including a high velocity 5,7cm gun or a 10,5cm howitzer. Pherhaps the most impressive feature was the -15dg of gun depression for the main gun.
Although the design was pretty modern when it was concieved, it was not exactly perfect. The tank had been built disproportionately tall compared to its width to allow it to be transported easily on railroads. This however meant that it had a small turret ring, that had a hard time carrying a bigger gun, or turret. Another problem was the choice of armament, the short 75mm gun was not powerful enough to reliably penetrate other medium tanks from frontal angles. The use of difficult to change torsion bars and the use of an unreliable German transmission in some models was also a major cause of problems.
Strv m/42
In early 1943, the production of the newly designated Strv m/42 finally started. It was produced by Landsverk and Volvo, the latter of which refused to equip the tank with the engine from their competitor, Scania, and therefore started development on their own of a more powerful engine. In the end, the army had to point out that they could make Volvo assemble the vehicles with the Scania engine until development of the Volvo engine was complete. Volvo reluctantly agreed and in the end, only 57 of the Strv m/42 tanks would be equipped with the 410hp Volvo engine instead of the two 162hp Scania engines.
It was realized fairly early on during the tank production that the current armament was not sufficient and therefore discussions about rearming the tank started in 1944. Proposals were made for the lengthening of the 75mm or replacing it with the newly developed 5,7cm Pvkan m/43 anti-tank gun. Instead of these options, it was decided to start the development on a new turret, which would be able to mount a high velocity 75mm gun.
Turret schematics
Mockup turret
The new turret had 60mm frontal and 30mm side armor and was armed with the 7,5cm Pvkan m/43 anti-tank gun. But its most interesting feature was a 3 round magazine for an “automatic rammer”, that would allow the tank fire 3 rounds in short bursts. A mock-up of the turret was made and at some point after that a functional prototype was created as well, but by 1946, the tests had bad results and the project was cancelled.
A few special variations of the Strv m/42 existed, the first of which was a command version, which carried a 70W Sv m/43 radio, which replaced the machineguns in the turret. A total of 26 tanks were converted to this command version. Experiments were also made with a recovery version, which was equipped with a crane, capable of lifting 12 tons. Only two were made and both were delivered in 1944. There were also some attempts to create a bridgelayer version, but after disastrous performance in rough terrain due to the disproportionately tall chassis, the project was cancelled. It would later be tested again without a turret, but the results were the same and the project was cancelled once again.
BBV m/42 recovery vehicle and a Strv m/41
Brobv m/42 experimental bridgelayer
Strv m/42 was produced from April 1943 to January 1945 with a total of 287 units produced. It was the most powerful tank to serve with the Swedish army from 1943 until 1953, when it was replaced with the Centurion Mk.3. The Strv m/42 would however continue its service until 1957, when most were rebuilt with a new turret and gun to become Strv 74, but that is a story for another time. The rest of the vehicles was refitted with a new Ra 121 radio and some, mostly visual, changes happened as well, like the removal of the hull mounted machinegun and the addition of more equipment. The vehicle was redesigned to Ikv 73 and was used as an infantry support vehicle until 1973.
Historical Gallery
Sources and External Links
| Light Tanks | IStrv fm/21 • IIStrv m/38 • IIL-60 • IIIStrv m/40L • IIILago M38 |
| Medium Tanks | IVLago • VStrv m/42 • VIStrv m/42-57 Alt A.2 • VIStrv 74 • VIILeo • VIIIStrv 81 • VIIIPrimo Victoria • VIIILansen C • VIIIUDES 14 Alt 5 • IXUDES 16 • XUDES 15/16 |
| Heavy Tanks | VIIIEmil I • VIIIEMIL 1951 • VIIIBofors Tornvagn • IXEmil II • IXStrv K • XKranvagn |
| Tank Destroyers | IIPvlvv fm/42 • IIIIkv 72 • IVSav m/43 • VIkv 103 • VIIkv 65 Alt II • VIIIkv 90 Typ B • VIIIUDES 03 • VIIIStrv S1 • IXStrv 103-0 • XStrv 103B |
| Self-Propelled Artillery |
