The Stridsvagn 103 tank is just as odd as it looks: for a main battle tank, it had extremely short tracks, and an incredibly squat design — because it doesn’t have a turret. But that’s not all, it is ...

Sweden has officially been a neutral country since the days of King Gustav XIV in 1834. But its non-alignment stance stretches back even further to 1812, amidst the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.

The Stridsvagn 103 tank is just as odd as it looks: for a main battle tank, it had extremely short tracks, and an incredibly squat design — because it doesn’t ...

Introduced in 1967, the Stridsvagn 103 broke all conventions in tank design. With no turret and a fixed gun, this Cold War-era machine relied on hull movement for aiming. Sweden created it not as an ...