Cost7,800(~€28.43)
VIII
Medium tankVersatilePremium
Medium tankVersatilePremiumStrv 81
World of Tanks EU statistics for the VIII SWEDEN medium tank Strv 81.
Strv 81 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 230hp
- … vs modules
- 118hp
- Penetration
- 226mm
- … at 500m
- 211mm
- DPM
- 2,091
- Reload
- 6.60s
- Rate of fire
- 9.09/min
- Aim time
- 2.30s
- Dispersion
- 0.330m
- … moving
- 0.140
- … hull traverse
- 0.140
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 3.50×
- … gun damaged
- 2.00×
- Shell velocity
- 1,300m/s
- Max range
- 720m
- Caliber
- 83mm
- Ammo capacity
- 65
- … potential damage
- 14,950hp
- Shell cost
- 680
- … full ammo
- 44,200
- Gun depression
- 18°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 50km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20km/h
- Engine power
- 950hp
- Power/weight
- 18.7hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 36.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 36.0°/s
- … hard
- 1.00
- … medium
- 1.10
- … soft
- 1.90
- … hard
- 50.0km/h
- … medium
- 50.0km/h
- … soft
- 36.0km/h
- … hard
- 36.0°/s
- … medium
- 32.7°/s
- … soft
- 18.9°/s
Terrain resistance
Effective speed
Effective traverse
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,450hp
- … front
- 76mm
- … side
- 51mm
- … rear
- 38mm
- … front
- 254mm
- … side
- 89mm
- … rear
- 89mm
- Track armor
- 20mm
- Fire chance
- 20.0%
- Track repair time
- 10.03s
- … ammo rack
- 220 / 150hp
- … track
- 200 / 150hp
- … engine
- 247 / 123hp
- … fuel tank
- 200 / 80hp
- … turret ring
- 140 / 70hp
- … viewport
- 100 / 50hp
Hull armor
Turret armor
Module HP (max / repaired)
Spotting & other
- View range
- 400m
- Signal range
- 710m
- … stationary
- 11.7%
- … moving
- 8.8%
- Weight
- 50.8t
Camouflage
Ammunition
Equipment
Consumables
Directives
Field Modifications
Crew Skills
Crew level100%
Commander
Driver
Gunner
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Strv 81 historical reference
In the mid 1950s, Sweden purchased approximately 240 Centurion Mk. 3 and Mk. 5 tanks from Great Britain. In the Swedish army, the vehicles were designated Strv 81. They remained in service until the early 2000s and underwent several modernizations throughout service.