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Yes, as premium vehicle
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Yes, in the battlepass
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Sweden
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Germany
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other
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The Landsverk L-181 was part of the successfull Swedish Landsverk Armoured Car L-180, L-182 series destined for export & sold to the Dutch, Danish, Irish, Finnish, Estonian and
the Lithuanian Army, which was desperately in need of newer armoured cars because all of theirs dated from their independence war. In 1933, Lithuania contacted the Landsverk company resulting in an order of 6 armoured cars. It was officially adopted by the Lithuanian Army in 1935 due to several testing failures in the previous year.
The vehicle was lightly armoured with a thickness of 9mm on the turret/hull front, 7mm on the turret/hull/rear sides, the floor & roof covered with 5mm armour sheet, but well angled attaining a angle of 15* on the side plates except for the casing around the hull mg.
Armament consisted of a Swiss made 20mm S1 Oerlikon autocannon , allegedly an improved version of the Oerlikon S , capable of maintaining a firerate of 280 rpm and a muzzle velocity of 830m/s, plus 2x Mg 08s , one installed in the turret & the other in the front hull. Ammunition consisted of about 240-300 20mm x 110 RB rounds totaling 16-20 mags, each containing 15 rounds in addition of 3000-4000 x 7.92mm rounds in 30-40 belts of 100 bullets.
A rectractable mg mount for AA-purpose was installed on the turret roof.
A max speed between 65-70 kmh could be attained when driving on paved roads, when going reverse , it could reach 41.5 kmh.
Tracks, which were strapped on the right side of the rear hull, could be attached to the double rear wheels transforming it into a halftrack improving its cross-country mobility.
The crew is composed of 5 members, 2 drivers, one sitting at the front and the 2nd one in the back, 1 hull gunner, 1 commander & 1 gunner.
Each vehicle received a 3-tone camo pattern which shared similarities with the Swedish camo plus the application of Lithuania’s national symbol the “Columns of Gediminas” on both sides of the hull beneath the turret.
In 1940, Lithuania shared the same fate as Latvia & Estonia: annexation by the USSR integrating their armies into the Red Army.
Once Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, an anti-Soviet rebellion known as the June uprising was initiated by the underground resistance group named Lithuanian Activist Front across whole Lithuania liberating Kaunas & Vilnius. More than 5000 soldiers belonging to the Soviet 29th Rifle Corps, which included personnel of the former Lithuanian Army, deserted to the rebels taking with them 2 Landsverks. One was destroyed in the fighting and the 2nd one handed over to the Germans. The rest of Landsverks were taken away by the Red Army deep into Soviet Russia not knowing their fate further.
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Year—1934
Vehicle Type—Heavy Armoured Car
Origin & Designer—Sweden/Landsverk
Numbers Produced—6
Crew—5 (Commander/Loader, Gunner, Hull Gunner & 2 x Drivers)
Main Armament—1 x 20mm S1 L/70 Oerlikon Gun
Elevation— -10° to +23°or 30*
Turret Traverse—360° (Manual)
Secondary Armament—2 x 7.92mm Maxim Machine Guns (Coaxial & Hull)
Ammunition Storage—240 or 300 x 20mmx110RB rounds & 3000 or 4000 x 7.92mm
Height—2.35m or 2.45m or 2.5m
Width—2m or 2.1m or 2.24m
Length—5.56m or 5.60m or 5.85m or 5.87m
Combat Weight—6.200-6.500 kg
Ground Clearance—0.25m
Fording Depth—0.65m
Climbing Ability—22*–24°
Armour
Hull Front/Sides/Rear— 7mm
Hull Top/Bottom— 5mm
Gun Mantlet— 9mm
Turret Front/Sides/Rear/Top— 9mm
Wheels— 570×160 mm
Turning Circle— 14m
Wheelbase— 3.88m or 3.95 m
Engine— Mercedes-Benz M09 6 cylinder (Petrol)
Engine Power— 65 or 68 or 75 hp at 2800rpm
Power-to-Weight ratio— 8.1kW/t
Chassis— Mercedes-Benz G3a/p
Transmission— Forward & 1 Reverse
Fuel Capacity— 120L
Maximum Road Range— 250-350 km
Maximum Road Speed— 65-70 kph (41.5 kph Reverse)