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'''Landsverk L-5''' was one of the first [[tank]]s designed by the Swedish industrial company [[AB Landsverk|Landsverk]]. It was first produced in 1929 as a series of experimental wheeled-and-tracked vehicles utilizing the wheel-cum-track system. It never entered service and the prototype remained uncompleted.
'''Landsverk L-5''' was one of the first [[tank]]s designed by the Swedish industrial company [[AB Landsverk|Landsverk]]. It was first produced in 1929 as a series of experimental wheeled-and-tracked vehicles utilizing the wheel-cum-track system. It never entered service and the prototype remained uncompleted.


The concept was revived in the [[Landsverk L-30]] design a few years later.
==References==

== See also ==
*[[Landsverk L-30]]

== References ==
*''Tanks of the World 1915-1945'' by Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis 1972/2002 p 159.
*''Tanks of the World 1915-1945'' by Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis 1972/2002 p 159.
*http://aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/germany/rader_m28.htm
*http://aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/germany/rader_m28.htm
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{{Weapons made in Sweden 1914–1945|style=wide}}
{{Weapons made in Sweden 1914–1945|style=wide}}


[[Category:Landsverk vehicles]]
[[Category:Tanks of Sweden]]
[[Category:Tanks of Sweden]]
[[Category:World War II tanks]]
[[Category:World War II tanks]]

Latest revision as of 14:27, 1 June 2023

Landsverk L-5
TypeLight tank
Place of originSweden, Germany
Production history
DesignerAB Landsverk
Designed1928
ManufacturerMaschinenfabrik Esslingen
Produced1929-1930
No. built5-6
Specifications
Mass7 t
Length4.38 m
Width2.4 m
Height1.6 m
Crew4

Main
armament
37mm cannon
Secondary
armament
2 x 7.92mm Dreyse light machine guns
Engine4-cylinder petrol Benz-50-PS, 70-PS-NAG-D7P
52hp-77hp
Suspensionsemi-elliptic leaf spring
Fuel capacity70-85 l
Operational
range
180 km
Maximum speed 23 km/h (tracks), 46 km/h (wheels)

Landsverk L-5 was one of the first tanks designed by the Swedish industrial company Landsverk. It was first produced in 1929 as a series of experimental wheeled-and-tracked vehicles utilizing the wheel-cum-track system. It never entered service and the prototype remained uncompleted.

The concept was revived in the Landsverk L-30 design a few years later.

See also

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References

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