Strv m/42

Strv m/42 stats at a glance

The Strv m/42 has 520 hit points , 55mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 45 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 150 damage per shot with 128mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1428. The vehicle can equip 3 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.8:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.3:1. The Strv m/42 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

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Available guns (3)

With the top-tier gun, the Strv m/42 can theoretically output up to 1428 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Strv m/42 compares to its peers

There are 43 tier 5 medium tanks in WoT, including the Strv m/42. Its 520 HP places it in the top 69% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 548). Frontal hull armor of 55mm ranks in the top 45% for the class (peer average: 62mm). Top forward speed of 45 km/h is faster than 38% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 150 damage per shot, higher than 86% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 128mm puts it in the top 12% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Strv m/42 vs M4 Sherman — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Strv m/42 vs M4 Sherman — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• Strv m/42 vs ARMT — tier 5 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 5 medium tank tier list — all 43 vehicles ranked

Related tier 5 medium tanks

• 25TP KSUST II — Poland
• AEC Armoured Car — UK
• ARMT — USA, premium
• Cavalier — UK
• Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai — Japan, premium
• Type 3 Chi-Nu — Japan
• Cromwell Applique — UK, premium
• DS PZInż — Poland
• All Sweden tanks · Tier 5 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

Developed on the basis of the Lago medium tank in the 1930s. The 75-mm Bofors gun was mounted on the 22.5-ton tank. A total of 282 vehicles of different variants were produced. The TM, TH, and TV variants used the Scania-Vabis L-603 twin engines, which provided 160 h.p., while the Strv m/42 EH tanks were powered by a single Volvo A8B engine that provided 370 h.p.

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