Landsverk L-60

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Strv L-60
Stridsvagn m/40K at the Hässlehoms Museum, Sweden
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	1935 – 2002
Used by	Sweden Kingdom of Hungary Ireland Dominican Republic
Wars	World War II (see Toldi tanks) Dominican Civil War
Production history
Designer	Otto Merker
Designed	1934
Manufacturer	AB Landsverk
Variants	L-60 L-60 Ö L-60 S Strv m/38 Strv m/39 Strv m/40L Strv m/40K Toldi tanks (Hungarian made tanks based on the L-60)
Specifications (Original Landsverk L-60 specifications)
Mass	8.5 t (8.4 long tons; 9.4 short tons) (laden)
Length	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Width	2.075 m (6 ft 9.7 in)
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Crew	3
Armor	5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in)
Main armament	Madsen 20 mm cannon
Secondary armament	7.92 mm Madsen machine gun
Engine	Bussing-Nag V8 cylinder 7.9 litres 150-160 bhp at 2500-2700 rpm
Suspension	Torsion-bar suspension
Operational range	270 km (170 mi)
Maximum speed	45 km/h (28 mph)

The Landsverk L-60 was a Swedish tank developed in 1934. It was developed by AB Landsverk as a light tank which included several advanced design features such as torsion bar suspension, periscopes rather than view slits and all-welded construction.^[1]

The L-60 was progressively improved with several turrets, engines and guns offered by Landsverk. The L-60 entered the international market in 1935 and was eventually adopted by the Swedish army in 4 main variants: Stridsvagn (Strv) m/38, Stridsvagn m/39, Stridsvagn m/40L and Stridsvagn m/40K.