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/82 is a medium tank developed from the SpV m/79 specifically for the needs of the Prince Erling Island Defence Force, equipped with a 105mm Rifled gun taken from earlier MBT models (Later switched to 110mm) 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. It has since been ordered for the Marine Corps for employment in the Fire Support Platoons.