Stormpanservogn m/79

Stormpanservogn m/79 is the designation of a family of medium, tracked combat vehicles. It exists in several variants, including as an Infantry Fighting Vehicle and several supporting vehicle types.

Design
The m/79 was desinged to provide mobility and fire support to infantry in a much greater capacity to it's predecessor, which had suffered during the Sorland War due to a lack of in-built firepower.

Variants
The SpV. m/79 has been offered in many variants and across several upgrade series including Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Self-Propelled Guns and auxilliary roles.

SpV m79F1
The m/79F1 incorporated a number of changes such as the addition of a Panservernmissil m/85 ATGM launcher and a new thermal sight.

SpV m/79F2
Introduced in 1991 the F2 variant introduced a modification of the suspension, fuel tanks, cooling system and water-jet cleaning system. Additionally a new sighting system was installed. The infrared search light equipment was removed, and all vehicles were fitted with thermal imagers.

SpV m/79F3
Introduced in 2002 the F3 variant incorporated moderinsed digital fire control and communications systems.

Stridsvogn m/82
The Stridsvogn m/72 is a medium tank developed from the SpV m/79 specifically for the needs of the Prince Erling Island Defence Force (Prins Erlingsøya Forsvarsstyrke), equpped with a 105mm Rifled gun tanken from earlier MBT models it was designed to be more suitable for the terrain and transportation limitations of the island. 72 were ordered for the force and it has since been offered for export.

SpV. m/79F4 and Derivatives
The SpV. m/79F4 was designed from the start to be a single type replacement for earlier models covering as many roles from a universal chassis, with most being entirely new build platfroms, however the changes are offered as an upgrade package for export.

SpV. m/79F4 IFV
The SpV. m/79F4 IFV was designed to be much more capable in almost every way than its predecessor, as such it is much more heavily armed and armored, coming fitted with a Remotely operated Stålgilde K40 40mm Cased Telescoped Ammunition Autocannon, a dual box launcher for the Panservernmissil m/90 and a series of mounted and co-axial armaments, it is capable of transporting 8 fully armed infantrymen and providing adequate fire support. The APC variant is almost identical apart from the turret ring being capped and a remote weapons station forming the primary armament.

SpV. m/79F4-LvK SHORAD Platform
The SpV. m/79F4-LvK is the short range air defense variant of the SpV. m/79F4, with it's cannon mounted in high elevation mount,, a dual box launcher for LvM /05 surface to air missiles mounted in place of the ATGM Launcher, the vehicle is intended to provide air defense to frontline maneuver forces.

SpV. m/79F4-BK Mortar Carrier
The mortar carrier version is fitted with twin 120mm mortars and is designed to provide close-in indirect fire support to armored infantry units.