Tier V Medium Tank Sweden

Strv m/42

Tank ID 1153

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed on the basis of the Lago medium tank in the 1930s. The 75-mm Bofors gun was mounted on the 22.5-ton tank. A total of 282 vehicles of different variants were produced. The TM, TH, and TV variants used the Scania-Vabis L-603 twin engines, which provided 160 h.p., while the Strv m/42 EH tanks were powered by a single Volvo A8B engine that provided 370 h.p.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

620

Weight

21.7 t

Forward speed

45 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

330 m

Signal range

400 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	55	30	20
Turret	34	28	20

Engine: 2 st Scania-Vabis L 603/1 (42) · 440 hp

Radio: 70 W Sv m/43

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

7,5 cm kan m/41 strv (42)

Calibre 75 mm

Reload time 5.0 s

Aiming time 2.3 s

Dispersion 0.38

Rate of fire 12.00 /min

Ammo capacity 90

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 90 / 120 / 150

Penetration 83 / 110 / 138 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 90 / 120 / 150

Penetration 98 / 130 / 163 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 131 / 175 / 219

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

822

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,195

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,543

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 498

Avg. spotted 1.18

Avg. kills 0.91

Avg. defence 1.03

Exp. win rate 53.96 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

53.23 %

Avg. WN8

1,675

Battles

9,377

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 57 of 87 at Tier V

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	skill4ltu eu	6,034	80	61.25 %
2	3rdMarker eu	5,383	59	71.19 %
3	ArmorSlayerCA na	4,345	390	65.13 %
4	herhor67 eu	4,032	90	66.67 %
5	m00h eu	3,943	117	66.67 %
6	Eumelmad eu	2,886	78	55.13 %
7	SupremeMaster eu	2,598	108	62.04 %
8	Papawurstkaese eu	2,307	181	54.70 %
9	Manitoba_Defender eu	2,147	53	64.15 %
10	Hypno eu	2,062	62	51.61 %