Combat Vehicle 90 (Stridsfordon 90) (Sweden) KEY RECOGNITION FEATURES • Hull has well sloped glacis plate with turret in centre that is offset slightly to left of hull. The sides and rear of hull are vertical with large door in hull reai • Suspension either side consists of seven road wheels very close together, drive sprocket front, idler rear and upper part of suspension covered by skirt with wavy bottom • Turret of 40mm version has sloped front, vertical sides and rear, 40mm cannon has distinctive muzzle with large gunner's sight in the right of turret roof
SPECIFICATIONS Crew: Armament:
3+8 1 x 40mm, 1 x 7.62mm MG (coaxial), 2 x 3 smoke grenade dischargers 6.471m Length: 3.003m Width: 2.5m (turret roof), 1.73m (hull top) Height: 0.45m Ground clearance: 22,800kg Weight, combat: Power-to-weiqht ratio: 24.12hp/tonne 0.53kg/cm2 Ground pressure: Scania DS14 diesel developing 550hp Engine: 70km/hr Maximum road speed: Maximum road range: Not available Fuel capacity: 525 lit 1.40m Fording: 1.0m Vertical obstacle: 2.4m Trench: Gradient: 60% 40% Side slope: Armour: Classified Steel Armour type: NBC system: Yes Night vision equipment: Yes (passive)
DEVELOPMENT In 1985 HB Utveckling, a small holding company jointly established by Bofors and Hagglunds and Soner (now Hagglunds Vehicle), were awarded a contract by the Swedish Defence Material Administration for the construction of five prototypes of the Stridsfordon 90 (or Combat Vehicle 90) family of armoured vehicles for the Swedish Army. Before this, under
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separate contracts, an automotive test rig and a two-man 40mm turret had been funded. In 1986 a further contract was awarded for four two-man turrets, three with the 40mm cannon and one with a 25mm cannon. Early in 1991 the first production order was placed for the Combat Vehicle 90 (CV 9040) with first production vehicles delivered in October 1993. Hagglunds Vehicle build all of the chassis and send these to Bofors who will build the 40mm turrets and integrate this with the chassis and then deliver the complete system to the Swedish Army. The driver is seated at the front of the vehicle on the left side with the powerpack to his right, the two-man turret is in the centre with the troop compartment at the rear. The infantry are seated either side facing inwards and enter and leave via a door in the rear. Roof hatches are also provided but there is no provision for the infantry to use their weapons from within the vehicle. The 40mm gun has an elevation of +35° and a depression of -8° with turret traverse a full 360°, the CV 9040 has fully powered traverse and elevation with manual controls for emergency use.
VARIANTS CV 9025 IFV, two man turret, 25mm cannon, prototype only. TriAD 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Swedish Army. CV 90 Forward Command Vehicle, Swedish Army. CV 90 Forward Observation Vehicle, Swedish Army. CV 90 Armoured Recovery Vehicle, Swedish Army. CV 90 anti-tank, concept. CV 9030N, two man 30mm turret, for Norway. CV 90105 TML, 105mm turret, trials. CV 90120, 120mm light tank, trials only CV 9, twin 120mm mortar, trials only
