Strv m/38
Tier II Light Tank Sweden

Strv m/38

Tank ID 385

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

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.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

325

Weight

8.7 t

Forward speed

45 km/h

Reverse speed

18 km/h

View range

290 m

Signal range

290 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 13 13 13
Turret 13 13 13

Engine: Scania-Vabis 1664 · 170 hp

Radio: 25 W Sv/1 m/39

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

20 mm akan m/40

Calibre 20 mm
Reload time 5.0 s
Aiming time 1.6 s
Dispersion 0.44
Rate of fire 85.02 /min
Ammo capacity 500

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 11 / 14 / 18

Penetration 23 / 31 / 39 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 11 / 14 / 18

Penetration 44 / 59 / 74 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 14 / 18 / 23

Penetration 8 / 10 / 13 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
450
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
654
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
845

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 272
Avg. spotted 1.33
Avg. kills 1.30
Avg. defence 1.46
Exp. win rate 57.13 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

51.86 %

Avg. WN8

1,192

Battles

1,263

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 31 of 51 at Tier II

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 killakannon eu 1,649 64 50.00 %
2 F6L3X eu 1,375 149 51.01 %

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