@Al92LA Me too, I'm proud of having the down to earth Finns as our neighbours, you're great people. We got the same principles from living in tough conditions, you cannot complain about nonsense.
I'm impressed that you got the majority of the details right, must have taken a lot of time to resarch. Nice mix of footage aswell, I think I could spot myself atleast 3 times ;) Great video, and greetings from Sweden!
The Swedish military might be the most atheistically pleasure military in the world. All of their equipment and personnel look modern, yet extremely pragmatic. Their camouflage is also very effective.
During conscript training we would be asked to go hide in the woods as close to the sergeant as possible. Some came very close to the sergeant without him noticing. The camouflage is very effective. In rain conditions the saturation of the colors matches what are seen in the forest, and in summer or sandy conditions, the same apply.
Only Sweden has the beautiful nature with dark forests and marshes full of mosquitoes. The other Scandinavian countries only have fjords and mountains or endless sandy beaches, nothing to see.
Sweden has also always pushed military innovation forwards. Since early modern history revolutionizing field artillery uses and tactics, creating one of the most professional armies in the world until current times with technological innovations. Stridsvagn 103, Gripen, CV90, Archer... I'm not a swede myself but I've always been impressed by their doctrine and quality. My guess is rewarding and encouraging innovation was their way to make up for small population
Sweden prior to the Napoleonic wars which was the last wars we fought in, had like, a lot, of wars. Might help in learning to. You might think that the record for most wars between two countries falls to the UK/France. Nope, Sweden and Denmark. One time Sweden marched from Poland to Jutland in Denmark, over the frozen over belts and all the way to Roskilde just outside Copenhagen before the Danes signed away 1/3 of their country to get peace..... The king was not satisfied however and tried to continue but the Dutch came over and said no. Sweden around that time is known in our history books as our time as a great power. Considering that "Sweden" in this definition included modern day Finland, and that we still only reached like 2.5m inhabitants..... Yep not a lot of people up here. Sidenote as a Swede, this video is pretty hilarious with the pronunciations. You can tell that there was an attempt to do it right, but it's not quite right.
The Swedish Army is a very well-equipped force! I hope Finland will buy more of the excellent CV90s in the future (atm we only have ~100). -Greetings from a Finnish Army reservist.
@@nilsingvar7319 Yes, the Swedish Army, at the moment, is still relatively small. However, if I'm right, Sweden is considering significantly increasing its military budget. In addition, Sweden has now reintroduced conscription. I hope Sweden will once again become the "Israel of the North" like it was during the cold war. The threat from the east can never defeat the Nordic countries if we really start investing into our respective armed forces.
I would love to see how the new Type-x'es would start to play into the thing, and how the Estonian navy would use their planed new autonomous modular ships for transport of the mechanized units.
On the fighting from the hatches. It's based on Germanys tactics from WW2, when their grenadier would be fighting mounted from halftracks following the tanks into battle. A proven and successful concept in other words. If facing troops that are forced to dismount, as the enemy relocate to find a good spot to dismount, the swedish CV90 can advance with troops ready, put pressure on the enemy and A) force them to relocate, or B) catch them as they dismount and kill them. Aggressive maneuvering is key to the swedish doctrine
Hey, the CV90 is the military equivalent of the Volvo 740. Doesn't matter if you want a drift car, drag racing vehicle, daily driver, rally car or anything else. With a few mods it will do whatever you want.
@@gundalfthelost1624 i dont know about cv90, but the old stridsvagn-S was part conpatible with volvo 2000 series tractors. And viggen fighter jet is part compatible with DC10 airliners... and Archer is of cause part compatible with colvo CE machinary. Proboly much more i dont know about. Just look it up. CV90 is part compatible with Scania trucks
These seem like very tough formations. The CV90 is a real stud of an AFV; even the support and command elements are very prickly with 40mm Bofors guns. And I very much like how liberal they are with the infantry's selection of arms right down to platoon level. It warms a Yankee's heart to see our Euro friends are still ready to go.
And then there's the motorized home guard light infantry. Organised in rapid reaction companies and batallions either in Bv206 tracked all terrain utility vehicles or modified Mercedes Sprinter vans. Kitted out very similiar to the armored infantry dismounts only with Ak4C (G3, Spuhr adjustable stock) battle rifles with either aimpoint red dot or refurbished 3x DMR scopes, a number of m203 launchers/platoon a couple of Ksp 58 (FN MAG), a couple of Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, some at4s, a k9 search team, and on batallion level, more land mines and explosives than what's healthy around creative part time trained militia troopers where many platoon and squad leaders are KFOR/IFOR/Afghanistan veterans and a single platoon can have everything from HR management to water treatment techs, radar&radio maintenance and installation specialists, construction workers and high voltage electricians... And since a few years back, the home guard has their own integrated 12cm mortar platoons crewed by former artillery and mortar conscripts using the towed 12cm m/41 mortars the army abandoned when the Mjölner CV90120 mortar system entered service.
The Swedish military was built around a large army of conscripts, then after the cold war it change to a pure (smale) professional army, so so there are mountains of AK5, AT4 and Carl Gustavs from the conscript time. So the military have a gigantic surplus of infantery wepons, take what you want we have more (of the older wepons)
Us Euro's have actually been trying to limit our militaries as much as possible you know. We don't really trust ourselves with sharp objects these days. So we're sticking to the bare minimum to not get invaded by the Russians. If aliens invade it might be different but for everyone's sake it's better if we keep it on the down-low for the foreseeable future. Just look at history.
@@karl-erikmumler9820 but thanks to all that cuts...European economy is far beyond what can Russia dream of. Even Italy has bigger economy than Russia. Anyway, this means, Europe can pump out thousands of (Germany) Leopard 2s or build tens of high quality Carriers and Destroyed (Italians) in short terms if necessary. Meanwhile Russia struggles to move "Admiral Kuznetsov" without help of tugboats or produce (non-prototype) T-14s. Even SU-57 became a failure and no-one has shown real interest in it. If you play strategy games...you know that everything you spend on military early on takes precious resources that can be invested into other things which will speed up economic and technological developments and you will crush your enemy with more units. RN. Even, relatively demilitarized EU has two times more active tanks in service than Russia. Not to mention, those tanks were designed to take on waves of Soviet T-72s, T-80s and T-62s rushing the Eastern Europe.
I have always been impressed by the top-notch equipment and capabilities of the Swedish armed forces. Many do not realize that the Swedes have a long, and storied military history, having produced one of the great military geniuses of history, Gustavus Adolphus, and having a long history of combat against the Russians. Most impressive is their superior ASW capability. The fighting spirit of their Viking ancestors is still very apparent in the Swedish military today.
@@jonashylten6741 I'm going to take this opportunity to state something I have been thinking about for a long time. Clearly this is not the format for long and detailed historical, cultural and religious justification. So, plainly put, we should be doing everything possible to come to an understanding with and accommodation of Russia....even Russia under Vladimir Putin. If the west is to survive the coming Chinese onslaught, it will need Russia as a strong and capable ally.
@@exeter1588 *Russia will never be with the lying West for one thing, in the coming days in Beijing an agreement will be signed between Russia and China on the creation of a military alliance in opposition to NATO and the West! For the Swedes, all wars with the Russians always ended badly! ;-)* ua-cam.com/video/BKtOIAkT6ls/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Aqueelanix
@@UltraTotenkopf The day is coming where Russia will be nothing more than China's bitch. I bet that resource-laden, sparsely populated Siberian east is already starting to look irresistible to China. :-)
I'd love to see the rest of the nordics covered in the future, including the Nordic Defense Cooperation (a pan-nordic defense organization)! Keep up the great work!
15:27 I love the name the soldiers gave to the brass-catcher that the soldier closest to the camera has on his gun: Elefant-pung, or Elephants-scrotum when translated 😅
I find the swedish military fascinating... I love to see a video breaking down how one of their fighter squadrons and associated support elements operate out of austeur distributed bases... Either the old viggen squadrons, new gripen squadrons or both
@@shearing5594 Because just like right wingers in America, they think their own country suck. All these liberals, feminists, immigrants etc. That's how they measure things. They are not "thinkers".
Noticeable is also that the armor defeating capability is increaced by re-equipping the Bofors Rb 56 BILL with its latest munitions. This meanwhile a more modern system is deployed to the companys. Will most likely consist of 1 platoon (3 AT wehicles) per mechanized coy. A fast moving and protected mortar element is now already in effect. The GRKPV 90 with 2 12cm mortars in each veheichle. What is mentioned above will truly reinforce the batallions to wage war if necessary.
Pioneer soldier here! Good job on this! only thing missing is the Pioneer platoons within the Tank companies use a modified version of the MTLB, Pioneers dont use a CV90. Modifications are mostly storage related for it to carry a large complement of explosives, mines and other field work equipement. chainsaws, mine detectors and Anti tank systems (RBS 56 BILL), Carl Gustav, AT4 and NLAW.
Some platoon commander "we were issued all of this equipment and by god we will use all of it". Queue clown music as troops try to dismount loaded (down) with AK5C/m203, CG, AT4, NLAW, Antitank mines, LMG ksp90, GPMG ksp58, AK4D, medic gear.
It is good to keep in the vehicle so you are versatile as a unit depending on what you're up against. Not like you bring it all when dismounted. You get orders for what loadout as you get the order to prepare for dismounted combat. Atleast back when I was in. 😁
Quality but serious lack of volume though. We are jealous of our finnish brothers brute numbers in soldiers in the army. It's slowly getting better since our new budget got cleared.
This was really brilliant, subbed and shared! I love learning about these topics and so glad i found your channel. In the future could you do the uk? But tbh many nations like russia, us, china, france etc would be facinating and i think theres a big audience for stuff like this
this reminds me of the debate about whether mechanized infantry "need to dismount" or "dismount when needed" in this case, seems like they are wholeheartedly in the latter camp, at least according to the TOE if I remember correctly, on the other end of the spectrum is the British doctrine ("If in doubt, dismount"), where the entire platoon leadership and most of the more senior NCOs (section commanders) dismount
Most other countries have at least the platoon leader dismount. The person left commanding the vehicles is usually an NCO, like the Platoon Second-in-Command (e.g. Russia and the US) or a dedicated vehicle-element commander (e.g. the Warrior Sergeant in Britain and the LAV Sergeant in Canada). The Dutch are interesting because they duplicate the platoon leadership entirely for CV90 units, so both the mounted and dismounted elements have a Platoon Commander and Deputy Platoon Commander, with the Platoon Commander who remains with the vehicles being the most senior.
@@BattleOrder another interesting thing is that even when we talk about dismounting the platoon HQ, most of the time it's the senior NCOs (like the PSG) that remains to command mounted element rather than the PL himself, I wonder why? (for example, we rarely see "dismount sergeant" in big armies, Sweden and Netherlands were rare cases) perhaps because senior NCO has the extensive experience with the vehicle? or they just emphasize dismounted ops so that the PL need to lead them on foot?
8:04 I actually love this design, its so smart if it takes a hit only half of the vehicle is destroyed and either the troops in the back or the vehicle and crew still survive.
I did a 10 month conscription training in a mechanized infantry coy (more independent than the armored types, same gear) in 2004-2005 as a CV90 gunner and the info about those type of armored infantry coys seems legit as it was then :) In training my platoon had 2 regular officers being CO/XO ("F", "G") and 3x conscript vehicle commanders (~NCOs trained as platoon commanders) where one was the formal dismounted commander, one in reserve and one manning the first in line vehicle ("E") as commander.
1:53 Thats the best thing I have ever seen. A gpmg with a decent sight. That weapon is supposed to be a machine gun but its a fucking sniper rifle in my experience. I remember it in training. We were supposed to use it as a suppressive weapon, but I remember firing it in very short bursts, almost single shot, and thinking, this is seriously accurate at long range, I could do some serious damage if I dont fire at long bursts. but meh....whatever
7:20 is not the Forward observation vehicle it's the command vehicle, you can easily tell by the lack of a thermal sight and that the license plate number starts with 142. Also no luck in the C&C and Observation vehicles getting the 40mm gun, that was as part of an older organization where all CV90's would not be modernized or needed so a number of 40mm turrets would be lifted from IFV variants and put on command and control and observation vehicles. With the expanded organization there is a shortage of CV90's so we are more likely of seeing new build CV90 with 35mm cannons than any of that. 140xxx = IFV 141xxx = Forward Observer 142xxx = Command and Control 143xxx = Anti Aircraft 144xxx = Armored Recovery 145xxx = Mortar
The logistics company's pioneer platoon do not consists of a bridgelayer. The bridgelayers are located in the Engineer bn.. Also, there is a difference between "pansarskytte" and "mekaniserad skytte (mekskytte)", where the formers purpose is to support tank units, and the later is to fight as an own unit. In the the upcoming Armyorganization for 2025, these two batallion types are the bulk of the three mechanized brigades. However, when you look upon them they look the same (same equipment), it's their training and tactics that differs.
Our king is actually a person you can relate with unlike most world leaders around the planet. Dyslectic and very simple minded (not dumb), he's basically your average dad but with a crown.
I'm a Swedish woman and I am disabled wheelchair bound and tramatisk brain injury and I am very proud of my country Sweden and proud to be Swedish they have my support to 1000%
Great documentary! More on Scandinavian brigade structure and details pls. This was obviously very well reseached and put together, looking forward to seeing more content. Subbed.
They got the best tank currently on the market. They got the best fighter currently on the market. They got the best Submarine currerntly on the market. Their military system is based more on guerilla warfare than outright war. Their Bill2 rocket melts tanks like a blowtorch to butter. And they have a pact with all scandinavian countries should war occur. It would be stupid to go to war with any scandinavian country.
Itd be stupid if we were equal in numbers, but someone like russia could just throw bodies at us until we're eventually overwhelmed. The only real thing that makes it stupid is if we were part of NATO lol
@@Gunsforbuns Huh? Well the USA has 2-3 times the population of Vietnam and the Vietnamese still won against a superior military, industry and population
@@laseen7809 Sweden and vietnam are relatively equal in size, country wise, but vietnam literally has x10 our population. Vietnam also did just that, throw bodies at the americans. The russians dont have a more advanced military, they just have the numbers
Yes especially regiments near Stockholm and Malmō. Sweden also have Europes most modern urban combat training “town” called Spång. It is an experience to train at that place 👍🏻
Can you possibly do a video on how UN peacekeeping operations are organized? Do the retain their parent organization from contributing nations? Or do they form in to task forces based on mission profile? I'm very curious on this. There's not much information on this particular subject.
We also has the electronic warfare battalion including LAVs (and more CV90s of course) with technology for triangulation and communications interference. And of course the Archer artllery system as showed in the video. Would also like to see more about the navy and airforce of Sweden.
Lol...you dont know much about sweden. We are "neutral" on the paper, we are peacekeepers....but sweden sell alot of weapons that the whole world use. We shut down our Atomic power plants because they are bad IF they blow Up. Look have clean sweden is, under the table we import dirty electricity from Germany.... We are just pro in hiding the truth..
Would you please explain, what are the 191 and the 192 battalions doing in Finland? To my knowledge, we are not (yet) under attack from the swedes, are we?
The focus of dismounted combat in the 1950's and -60's was not due to the low capability of the pbv 302 (which was still better armed and armoured than for instance the M113), but an effort to use dispersion as protection against the threat of tactical nukes simply by not providing a valuable enough target to spend such assets on. The real shift came when the Soviet Union fell apart, and the whole military structure got reorganised into "Insatsförsvaret" to focus on international missions in the era of everlasting peace.
I moved here to Sweden 7 years ago from the USA. Lemme tell you, anyone who says the US is a great place to live is either dumb or drinking the kool-aid. It's better here in literally every way. Healthcare, income, social programs, clear government activity, and more. I renounced my US citizenship last year after I finalized my Swedish citizenship, and I'm gonna be volunteering for the army here in a few months so I can give back to my new homeland. Never going back to that hellhole across the pond.
@@kristofferhellstrom Because when you get some perspective and look at the US in genuine comparison, you see that it's no different to other fascist tyrannical countries. I wouldn't wanna be a citizen of China, North Korea or Russia, so same thing with America. I renounced my citizenship there after becoming a Swedish citizen because I want no relation to the US. People back there only believe the US is great because they've been fed propaganda their entire lives.
@@NorthernNorthdude91749 Aaah ok. Så du bodde här i 5 år? jag förstår fortfarande inte varför du sa upp ditt medborgarskap. Så vad har du jobbat med under din tid här i Sverige?
Did you know that the Swedish Leopard 2 was the first tank in the world with a digital command and control system in 1995. It is still the only Leopard 2 with reinforced roof for top attack threats.
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I am proud of my brothers and sisters of Sweden. Greetings from Finland.
Well we truly hope you grind down the russians for us so we can handle the rest ;)
Kitos
@Al92LA Me too, I'm proud of having the down to earth Finns as our neighbours, you're great people. We got the same principles from living in tough conditions, you cannot complain about nonsense.
And to both: welcome :)
Sweden is, at least, equally proud of Finland. But in reality, more.
I'm impressed that you got the majority of the details right, must have taken a lot of time to resarch. Nice mix of footage aswell, I think I could spot myself atleast 3 times ;)
Great video, and greetings from Sweden!
While too old to spot myself (conscript service in 03-04) I could pinpoint almost all of the filming locations by terrain features alone XD
Hej Ludde :) //Din älskade skytt
majority, what did he get wrong? just asking out of curiosity
Tack :)
I would never have imagined a non Swedish production would be able to go so in depth.
Fantastic visuals as well.
Great work!
The Swedish military might be the most atheistically pleasure military in the world. All of their equipment and personnel look modern, yet extremely pragmatic. Their camouflage is also very effective.
That tricolor camouflage is gorgeous
@@WoooshProductions Its called m90 camoflauge and is probably the most effective camo out there. Its also very stylish (:
@@V_VIKING_K geometric type of camo looks cool :)
The camouflage was first used in the 70ies so it has been used for a while :)
During conscript training we would be asked to go hide in the woods as close to the sergeant as possible. Some came very close to the sergeant without him noticing. The camouflage is very effective. In rain conditions the saturation of the colors matches what are seen in the forest, and in summer or sandy conditions, the same apply.
Scandinavian nature is truly beautiful. I can't help but compliment a views, especially one at 16:50.
Only Sweden has the beautiful nature with dark forests and marshes full of mosquitoes. The other Scandinavian countries only have fjords and mountains or endless sandy beaches, nothing to see.
@@MrGunnar69 It seems like you just dodged the joke masterfully.
@@MrGunnar69 i think he was referring to the arse.
@@zoom5024 however, if I got them right, MrGunnar made a fair point - Sweden isn't the only country that have fine arse, either.
good for gorrila warfare
Sweden has also always pushed military innovation forwards. Since early modern history revolutionizing field artillery uses and tactics, creating one of the most professional armies in the world until current times with technological innovations.
Stridsvagn 103, Gripen, CV90, Archer... I'm not a swede myself but I've always been impressed by their doctrine and quality. My guess is rewarding and encouraging innovation was their way to make up for small population
Thanks man. That makes me very proud as a Swede.
Sweden prior to the Napoleonic wars which was the last wars we fought in, had like, a lot, of wars. Might help in learning to. You might think that the record for most wars between two countries falls to the UK/France. Nope, Sweden and Denmark. One time Sweden marched from Poland to Jutland in Denmark, over the frozen over belts and all the way to Roskilde just outside Copenhagen before the Danes signed away 1/3 of their country to get peace..... The king was not satisfied however and tried to continue but the Dutch came over and said no.
Sweden around that time is known in our history books as our time as a great power. Considering that "Sweden" in this definition included modern day Finland, and that we still only reached like 2.5m inhabitants..... Yep not a lot of people up here.
Sidenote as a Swede, this video is pretty hilarious with the pronunciations. You can tell that there was an attempt to do it right, but it's not quite right.
I served on the CV9040 as a "pansargrenadjär" at P4 Kvarn back in 2004-2005. The information here is overall correct! Good job!
Sjukt att se ditt namn här efter så många år. Hälsninga skytten på FA vagnen. 🙂
I served as Skyttesoldat on CV9040 at P4 Kvarn back in 2003/2004 :D
I guess, tank you for your service?
Dude, props for not chickening out on the pronunciations of the place names! Overall, not a half bad job.
I love your profile picture.
@@Joseph-xj4ex Thank you, I am very happy with it. 😊 Looking quite buff yourself. 👀
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I have the Anglo Saxon version of your name lol
The Swedish Army is a very well-equipped force! I hope Finland will buy more of the excellent CV90s in the future (atm we only have ~100). -Greetings from a Finnish Army reservist.
Hope so too! also probaly the JAS-39E. much love from sweden
we have Patria :) and our military budjet is shifting from tanks to dorne and fighter jet warfare
Buy the gott damn Gripen FIRST! ;P
It's just underfunded and undermanned :/
@@nilsingvar7319 Yes, the Swedish Army, at the moment, is still relatively small. However, if I'm right, Sweden is considering significantly increasing its military budget. In addition, Sweden has now reintroduced conscription. I hope Sweden will once again become the "Israel of the North" like it was during the cold war. The threat from the east can never defeat the Nordic countries if we really start investing into our respective armed forces.
Fun fact for you! At 15:34 ; the guy at the top left in the vehicle, is the Swedish king👑
He looked kind of good before the raging coke habit got the better off him
@@kored8688 Bro, what are you on about?
@@TheSuperKnug It's hardly a secret that the Swedish monarch used to be an avid fan of hookers and blow.
@@kored8688 Who can blame him? Being a king without power must be frustrating. Gotta do something with all that energy. 😁
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A video on the Baltic military forces could be an interesting idea.
I would love to see how the new Type-x'es would start to play into the thing, and how the Estonian navy would use their planed new autonomous modular ships for transport of the mechanized units.
Nope, better about Invincible divisions of Liechtenstein
Do this for all relevant militaries
For example about the Iron Wolf brigade.
Our military is too pathetic
On the fighting from the hatches. It's based on Germanys tactics from WW2, when their grenadier would be fighting mounted from halftracks following the tanks into battle. A proven and successful concept in other words.
If facing troops that are forced to dismount, as the enemy relocate to find a good spot to dismount, the swedish CV90 can advance with troops ready, put pressure on the enemy and A) force them to relocate, or B) catch them as they dismount and kill them.
Aggressive maneuvering is key to the swedish doctrine
Sweden: "How many CV90 variants do you want?"
Swedish Army: "Yes."
Hey, the CV90 is the military equivalent of the Volvo 740.
Doesn't matter if you want a drift car, drag racing vehicle, daily driver, rally car or anything else. With a few mods it will do whatever you want.
@@gundalfthelost1624 sexy, angular and attracts babes?
😂😂
@@matsv201 Dang right. Then straight to Biltema for parts and hotdogs.
@@gundalfthelost1624 i dont know about cv90, but the old stridsvagn-S was part conpatible with volvo 2000 series tractors. And viggen fighter jet is part compatible with DC10 airliners... and Archer is of cause part compatible with colvo CE machinary. Proboly much more i dont know about.
Just look it up. CV90 is part compatible with Scania trucks
I like many times Swedish disruptive camouflage patterns, good weapon systems too.
The camo is called M90, and it's awesome!
These seem like very tough formations. The CV90 is a real stud of an AFV; even the support and command elements are very prickly with 40mm Bofors guns. And I very much like how liberal they are with the infantry's selection of arms right down to platoon level.
It warms a Yankee's heart to see our Euro friends are still ready to go.
And then there's the motorized home guard light infantry.
Organised in rapid reaction companies and batallions either in Bv206 tracked all terrain utility vehicles or modified Mercedes Sprinter vans.
Kitted out very similiar to the armored infantry dismounts only with Ak4C (G3, Spuhr adjustable stock) battle rifles with either aimpoint red dot or refurbished 3x DMR scopes, a number of m203 launchers/platoon a couple of Ksp 58 (FN MAG), a couple of Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, some at4s, a k9 search team, and on batallion level, more land mines and explosives than what's healthy around creative part time trained militia troopers where many platoon and squad leaders are KFOR/IFOR/Afghanistan veterans and a single platoon can have everything from HR management to water treatment techs, radar&radio maintenance and installation specialists, construction workers and high voltage electricians...
And since a few years back, the home guard has their own integrated 12cm mortar platoons crewed by former artillery and mortar conscripts using the towed 12cm m/41 mortars the army abandoned when the Mjölner CV90120 mortar system entered service.
The Swedish military was built around a large army of conscripts, then after the cold war it change to a pure (smale) professional army, so so there are mountains of AK5, AT4 and Carl Gustavs from the conscript time. So the military have a gigantic surplus of infantery wepons, take what you want we have more (of the older wepons)
Us Euro's have actually been trying to limit our militaries as much as possible you know. We don't really trust ourselves with sharp objects these days. So we're sticking to the bare minimum to not get invaded by the Russians. If aliens invade it might be different but for everyone's sake it's better if we keep it on the down-low for the foreseeable future. Just look at history.
@@karl-erikmumler9820 but thanks to all that cuts...European economy is far beyond what can Russia dream of. Even Italy has bigger economy than Russia. Anyway, this means, Europe can pump out thousands of (Germany) Leopard 2s or build tens of high quality Carriers and Destroyed (Italians) in short terms if necessary. Meanwhile Russia struggles to move "Admiral Kuznetsov" without help of tugboats or produce (non-prototype) T-14s. Even SU-57 became a failure and no-one has shown real interest in it.
If you play strategy games...you know that everything you spend on military early on takes precious resources that can be invested into other things which will speed up economic and technological developments and you will crush your enemy with more units. RN. Even, relatively demilitarized EU has two times more active tanks in service than Russia. Not to mention, those tanks were designed to take on waves of Soviet T-72s, T-80s and T-62s rushing the Eastern Europe.
They have to if they are to defend against the Russian army, which is mostly a big fleet of artillery with a lot of tanks.
Nice! As a Swede i like seeing things like this on my recommended
Love you Sweden, greeting from a Norwegian (yes, real norwegian) 🇳🇴❤️🇸🇪
Back attya! 💞
We are envious of your oil, but will always love you.
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Right back at you. We are blood family.
Brödrafolkens väl might sound different to a norwegian but to most swedes it points out my first sentence.
I have always been impressed by the top-notch equipment and capabilities of the Swedish armed forces. Many do not realize that the Swedes have a long, and storied military history, having produced one of the great military geniuses of history, Gustavus Adolphus, and having a long history of combat against the Russians. Most impressive is their superior ASW capability. The fighting spirit of their Viking ancestors is still very apparent in the Swedish military today.
The Russians are our sons. Read about Viking Varjaeger and Russias kings from Roslagen in Sweden.
@@jonashylten6741 I'm going to take this opportunity to state something I have been thinking about for a long time. Clearly this is not the format for long and detailed historical, cultural and religious justification. So, plainly put, we should be doing everything possible to come to an understanding with and accommodation of Russia....even Russia under Vladimir Putin. If the west is to survive the coming Chinese onslaught, it will need Russia as a strong and capable ally.
@@exeter1588 *Russia will never be with the lying West for one thing, in the coming days in Beijing an agreement will be signed between Russia and China on the creation of a military alliance in opposition to NATO and the West! For the Swedes, all wars with the Russians always ended badly! ;-)*
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@@UltraTotenkopf The day is coming where Russia will be nothing more than China's bitch. I bet that resource-laden, sparsely populated Siberian east is already starting to look irresistible to China. :-)
@@exeter1588 Well this did not age well.
I'd love to see the rest of the nordics covered in the future, including the Nordic Defense Cooperation (a pan-nordic defense organization)! Keep up the great work!
As a swede this video has made my day!
Älskade uttalet av Skåne, Revingehed etc
Same at_missile Jäger!! Greets from Finland
Same here my fellow svensk! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
15:27 I love the name the soldiers gave to the brass-catcher that the soldier closest to the camera has on his gun: Elefant-pung, or Elephants-scrotum when translated 😅
I hope you'll doing a video on British Airborne/Airlanding units soon.
YES!
There already have been multiple common wealth nations though
G u r k h a t i m e
so 16 air assault brigade ?
As a soldier working in the 42 battalion wilska company. I can say that even I learnd a few things today! Good job! :)
Are you saved by Jesus Christ, my friend? Please believe before it is too late amen 🙏
I love these kind of videos, and I just stumbled across your channel. Big plus for a video about Sweden 🇸🇪.
I find the swedish military fascinating... I love to see a video breaking down how one of their fighter squadrons and associated support elements operate out of austeur distributed bases... Either the old viggen squadrons, new gripen squadrons or both
I'm a casual sweden fanboy and I enjoy this
That's because you're not Swedish. You wouldn't be a fanboy of Sweden if you lived there.
@@cargobob7817 I'm Swedish, and I'm a fanboy.
@@cargobob7817 why so negative uwu sweden rocks
@@shearing5594 Because just like right wingers in America, they think their own country suck.
All these liberals, feminists, immigrants etc. That's how they measure things. They are not "thinkers".
As a swedish soon to be conscript, this video was very informative and not something I knew about!
För Sverige i tiden, for Sweden in our times
Dit konugen går
@@jonert654 Vi gör vad som synes omöjlight,
@@ZETH_27 Var än framtiden står
Vars fan la ni ölen? :P
*gitarr-solo*
Great detail. You even got it right that the new CV90 logistics vehicles also have 40mm cannons now. This upgrade was made just a year ago.
I’m biased towards the Swedish Royal Marines. Badass dudes
I... don't think we have "Royal Marines." (That would be the English.) Are you thinking of the Coastal Rangers?
@@RelativelyBest tror mannen menar amfibiesoldater
K3
Noticeable is also that the armor defeating capability is increaced by re-equipping the Bofors Rb 56 BILL with its latest munitions. This meanwhile a more modern system is deployed to the companys. Will most likely consist of 1 platoon (3 AT wehicles) per mechanized coy.
A fast moving and protected mortar element is now already in effect. The GRKPV 90 with 2 12cm mortars in each veheichle.
What is mentioned above will truly reinforce the batallions to wage war if necessary.
Pioneer soldier here!
Good job on this! only thing missing is the Pioneer platoons within the Tank companies use a modified version of the MTLB, Pioneers dont use a CV90.
Modifications are mostly storage related for it to carry a large complement of explosives, mines and other field work equipement. chainsaws, mine detectors and Anti tank systems (RBS 56 BILL), Carl Gustav, AT4 and NLAW.
Out of all the armed forces in the world, Swedish military is definitely among the sleekest.
Mmmmmmhhh
In all international missions as well they have been absolutely the sleekest indeed.
This video had amazing visuals as always! Great job!!
Some platoon commander "we were issued all of this equipment and by god we will use all of it".
Queue clown music as troops try to dismount loaded (down) with AK5C/m203, CG, AT4, NLAW, Antitank mines, LMG ksp90, GPMG ksp58, AK4D, medic gear.
Works if it's a fixed defensive position but harder if being mobile. ;-)
It is good to keep in the vehicle so you are versatile as a unit depending on what you're up against. Not like you bring it all when dismounted. You get orders for what loadout as you get the order to prepare for dismounted combat. Atleast back when I was in. 😁
QM: "So what do your guys need ?"
PC: "YES"
Love the way you explained how the platoon is organized for these mechanized platoons.
Finnish Defence Force here, really fucking butt mad jealous of how excellent and high quality all the Swedish equipment is.
Quality but serious lack of volume though. We are jealous of our finnish brothers brute numbers in soldiers in the army. It's slowly getting better since our new budget got cleared.
Great video my dude! I was working the DSG when I was in service, good times.
Second 🥈 and cool video, waiting for other nations' militaries soon
Well... I wouldn't want to mess with those Vikings, looks very well organised. Greetings from PL.
this was worth the watch just to hear you say "skövde"
Maybe do a video on the new danish light infantry in the future.
More Interesting is perhaps something about the danish navy.
@@Sofus. Not much to talk about really (sadly).
Danish food is probably the most lethal thing that comes out of Denmark.
This was really brilliant, subbed and shared! I love learning about these topics and so glad i found your channel. In the future could you do the uk? But tbh many nations like russia, us, china, france etc would be facinating and i think theres a big audience for stuff like this
this reminds me of the debate about whether mechanized infantry "need to dismount" or "dismount when needed"
in this case, seems like they are wholeheartedly in the latter camp, at least according to the TOE
if I remember correctly, on the other end of the spectrum is the British doctrine ("If in doubt, dismount"), where the entire platoon leadership and most of the more senior NCOs (section commanders) dismount
Most other countries have at least the platoon leader dismount. The person left commanding the vehicles is usually an NCO, like the Platoon Second-in-Command (e.g. Russia and the US) or a dedicated vehicle-element commander (e.g. the Warrior Sergeant in Britain and the LAV Sergeant in Canada). The Dutch are interesting because they duplicate the platoon leadership entirely for CV90 units, so both the mounted and dismounted elements have a Platoon Commander and Deputy Platoon Commander, with the Platoon Commander who remains with the vehicles being the most senior.
@@BattleOrder another interesting thing is that even when we talk about dismounting the platoon HQ, most of the time it's the senior NCOs (like the PSG) that remains to command mounted element rather than the PL himself, I wonder why? (for example, we rarely see "dismount sergeant" in big armies, Sweden and Netherlands were rare cases)
perhaps because senior NCO has the extensive experience with the vehicle? or they just emphasize dismounted ops so that the PL need to lead them on foot?
Cries in PERSEC/OPSEC
I was a part of the old Cold war defenseforce... but this... Wow! this is damn good.
8:04 I actually love this design, its so smart if it takes a hit only half of the vehicle is destroyed and either the troops in the back or the vehicle and crew still survive.
I did a 10 month conscription training in a mechanized infantry coy (more independent than the armored types, same gear) in 2004-2005 as a CV90 gunner and the info about those type of armored infantry coys seems legit as it was then :) In training my platoon had 2 regular officers being CO/XO ("F", "G") and 3x conscript vehicle commanders (~NCOs trained as platoon commanders) where one was the formal dismounted commander, one in reserve and one manning the first in line vehicle ("E") as commander.
We used double FN MAGs/squad at that time.
Erik vagnchef 🤘🏻
WOW! Sweden's armed forces kick ass! Awesome!
If your ride can fit a 40mm auto cannon, you bring it.
Absolutely the best information on UA-cam, hands down.
1:53 Thats the best thing I have ever seen. A gpmg with a decent sight. That weapon is supposed to be a machine gun but its a fucking sniper rifle in my experience. I remember it in training. We were supposed to use it as a suppressive weapon, but I remember firing it in very short bursts, almost single shot, and thinking, this is seriously accurate at long range, I could do some serious damage if I dont fire at long bursts. but meh....whatever
Amazing, truly fantastic video. And this comment section is really humbling as well. Have a great day everyone! :)
7:20 is not the Forward observation vehicle it's the command vehicle, you can easily tell by the lack of a thermal sight and that the license plate number starts with 142.
Also no luck in the C&C and Observation vehicles getting the 40mm gun, that was as part of an older organization where all CV90's would not be modernized or needed so a number of 40mm turrets would be lifted from IFV variants and put on command and control and observation vehicles. With the expanded organization there is a shortage of CV90's so we are more likely of seeing new build CV90 with 35mm cannons than any of that.
140xxx = IFV
141xxx = Forward Observer
142xxx = Command and Control
143xxx = Anti Aircraft
144xxx = Armored Recovery
145xxx = Mortar
This video must have taken ages to make! This is the best Sweden army video out there.
obligatory "you got most words right however the Ö's are not O's" rating it 7/10.
Greetings from Sweden!
Great video - very accurate!
You Sir just got yourself a new subscriber!
The logistics company's pioneer platoon do not consists of a bridgelayer. The bridgelayers are located in the Engineer bn.. Also, there is a difference between "pansarskytte" and "mekaniserad skytte (mekskytte)", where the formers purpose is to support tank units, and the later is to fight as an own unit. In the the upcoming Armyorganization for 2025, these two batallion types are the bulk of the three mechanized brigades. However, when you look upon them they look the same (same equipment), it's their training and tactics that differs.
Noticed you're one of the few non-Swedes who can be arsed to make a proper effort regarding Swedish pronunciations. Props to you!
Great to see my buddy getting a feature in one of the pics
Carl Gustaf eller? 😉
@@PaletoB faktiskt inte, en fd pansarbasse ;)
Pretty good pronunciation of Swedish. Not the best I've heard from a non-Swede, but leaps and bounds over most anglophones.
15:34 Fun fact, the guy in the apc is the king of Sweden. He’s just being cool as usual
Our king is actually a person you can relate with unlike most world leaders around the planet. Dyslectic and very simple minded (not dumb), he's basically your average dad but with a crown.
I'm a Swedish woman and I am disabled wheelchair bound and tramatisk brain injury and I am very proud of my country Sweden and proud to be Swedish they have my support to 1000%
Can you do a Britain military vid pls, love ur content btw
Excellent video.
One of your best, for sure.
Love these videos! Can you do one on Finland?
Great documentary! More on Scandinavian brigade structure and details pls. This was obviously very well reseached and put together, looking forward to seeing more content. Subbed.
Nice video!
Would love to see a video of Australia's Armoured forces. Especially a breakdown of our unique 2RAR amphibious capability.
A look at the structure of a small country like New Zealand would be quite interesting
NZ basically has no military or naval assets
@@wattsy4468 we have 2 frigates and 1 brigade thank you very much
Your pronunciation of the names of Swedish areas and places is impeccable! 🙂🇸🇪
You gotta do Brazil my mam, love the vids
Great video.
I would love to see a video like this about the Dutch military.
Keep up the good work.
I Did my military service for 12 months in Boden at the Mechanized infantry.. Brings back fond memories..❤❤🇸🇪
As a swede, I love this!
wow on the point / old Pansarskytte guy.
Detta gillar du väl Per från krigshistoriepodden?
Brilliant video about a great army.
They got the best tank currently on the market.
They got the best fighter currently on the market.
They got the best Submarine currerntly on the market.
Their military system is based more on guerilla warfare than outright war.
Their Bill2 rocket melts tanks like a blowtorch to butter.
And they have a pact with all scandinavian countries should war occur.
It would be stupid to go to war with any scandinavian country.
Or nordic
Itd be stupid if we were equal in numbers, but someone like russia could just throw bodies at us until we're eventually overwhelmed. The only real thing that makes it stupid is if we were part of NATO lol
@Bjørn Should be! Much better than NATO.
@@Gunsforbuns Huh? Well the USA has 2-3 times the population of Vietnam and the Vietnamese still won against a superior military, industry and population
@@laseen7809 Sweden and vietnam are relatively equal in size, country wise, but vietnam literally has x10 our population. Vietnam also did just that, throw bodies at the americans. The russians dont have a more advanced military, they just have the numbers
Good Video. I would like to know how the Swedish Mechanized Battalion organizes its tanks and Mechanized infantry in Urban scenarios.
Yes especially regiments near Stockholm and Malmō.
Sweden also have Europes most modern urban combat training “town” called Spång.
It is an experience to train at that place 👍🏻
Can you possibly do a video on how UN peacekeeping operations are organized? Do the retain their parent organization from contributing nations? Or do they form in to task forces based on mission profile? I'm very curious on this. There's not much information on this particular subject.
Glad to see a video done on this topic
6:09 Am I the only one who finds the composition of the battailon even more interesting than the maneuver elements?
Fully agree. I find it quite unconventional to have mixed arms concept in battalion level.
The CV-90 just comes with 50 diffrent Ikea instructions on how to assemble to fit current fighting situation.
This is really good and accurate
We also has the electronic warfare battalion including LAVs (and more CV90s of course) with technology for triangulation and communications interference. And of course the Archer artllery system as showed in the video. Would also like to see more about the navy and airforce of Sweden.
Great job!
Thanks!
Holy shit, you almost pronounced Skövde correctly! Amazing for a foreigner, nice job
Can you do soviet 1980 army structure?
The map at 4:00 could do with an update as they've added several regiments to increase the operational organisation.
No nation can match Swedish seriousness in respect to affirmation of its neutrality.
I so respect them for that.
Lol...you dont know much about sweden. We are "neutral" on the paper, we are peacekeepers....but sweden sell alot of weapons that the whole world use. We shut down our Atomic power plants because they are bad IF they blow Up. Look have clean sweden is, under the table we import dirty electricity from Germany....
We are just pro in hiding the truth..
@@Swingmesideways Yep, like vattenfall being so green but then having coal power stationed in germany
@@Swingmesideways We are not neutral, we are a nonaligned State.
@@chrille11 "not allied nation"
Switzerland and Finland would probably like a word about that, especially the latter. I say this as a Swede.
Another great video. Watching from India
For a country relatively small, that is very impressive.
12:53 DAMN GIRL. Oh yeah and great video on our scandinavian brother. Greeting from DK
Hello. Can you do Army of czech republic, please? :)
Hell yeah
Would you please explain, what are the 191 and the 192 battalions doing in Finland? To my knowledge, we are not (yet) under attack from the swedes, are we?
Looks like a hell of a force. I wish i could do a rotation in Swden to train with them. Hopefully they join NATO and we can start it up.
The focus of dismounted combat in the 1950's and -60's was not due to the low capability of the pbv 302 (which was still better armed and armoured than for instance the M113), but an effort to use dispersion as protection against the threat of tactical nukes simply by not providing a valuable enough target to spend such assets on.
The real shift came when the Soviet Union fell apart, and the whole military structure got reorganised into "Insatsförsvaret" to focus on international missions in the era of everlasting peace.
I moved here to Sweden 7 years ago from the USA. Lemme tell you, anyone who says the US is a great place to live is either dumb or drinking the kool-aid. It's better here in literally every way. Healthcare, income, social programs, clear government activity, and more. I renounced my US citizenship last year after I finalized my Swedish citizenship, and I'm gonna be volunteering for the army here in a few months so I can give back to my new homeland. Never going back to that hellhole across the pond.
Really? You renounced your US citizenship? Why?
@@kristofferhellstrom Because when you get some perspective and look at the US in genuine comparison, you see that it's no different to other fascist tyrannical countries. I wouldn't wanna be a citizen of China, North Korea or Russia, so same thing with America. I renounced my citizenship there after becoming a Swedish citizen because I want no relation to the US. People back there only believe the US is great because they've been fed propaganda their entire lives.
@@NorthernNorthdude91749 How long did it take you to get a citizenship in Sweden?
@@kristofferhellstrom Quite a while. You need to live in Sweden for a minimum of five years before you're permitted to apply for citizenship.
@@NorthernNorthdude91749 Aaah ok. Så du bodde här i 5 år? jag förstår fortfarande inte varför du sa upp ditt medborgarskap. Så vad har du jobbat med under din tid här i Sverige?
The mounting in stridsfordon 90 is mainly for added vision into the woods.
Did you know that the Swedish Leopard 2 was the first tank in the world with a digital command and control system in 1995. It is still the only Leopard 2 with reinforced roof for top attack threats.