35025 SWEDISH TANK CREW

The Swedish Army (Swedish Svenska armen) is one of the most powerful armed forces in Sweden (Swedish Försvarsmakten). In 2017, the latter had approximately 22,500 soldiers in the line and approximately 34,500 reservists of both sexes. It is worth adding that in 2019 the Swedish government allocated the equivalent of approximately EUR 5.68 billion to its armed forces, i.e. 1% of Sweden's GDP. With the end of the Cold War, the Swedish army was significantly reduced in size, and its armored forces were also affected by the reduction process. At present, the main battle tank of the Swedish army is the Stridsvagn 122 car, the first units of which entered service in 1997. This vehicle is a very far-reaching modernization of the Leopard 2A5 and is perceived by some specialists as a different type of tank. It is assumed that the unit cost of acquiring such a vehicle was approximately $ 5.7-6 million. However, the basic infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is the various versions of the CV90 vehicle, and the armored armored personnel carrier (KTO) is the Patgb.360, which is in fact very similar to the Polish Rosomak APC.