Description

Developed in the 1950s, then modernised in the 1980s, the Stridsvagn 103
S-Tank is the first main battle tank to use a turbine engine and to
dispense with a turret. This unconventional design has a unique gun
laying process: its fixed gun is traversed by engaging the tracks and
elevated by adjusting the hull suspension. The result was a very
low-profile design with an emphasis on survivability and heightened crew
protection level.