Landsverk L-5

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.

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