Swedish Weapons on the Ukrainian Frontline: Archer, Strv 122 and CV90 in Action
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2024
- The Swedes have long been known for their military craft. So, it is not at all surprising that the descendants of the Vikings continue to create effective weapons that today help Ukrainians defend their native land.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Sweden has transferred various types of weapons to Ukraine, which have already proved useful. Watch this video to learn more about the best Swedish combat vehicles available to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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🇸🇪 Thank you Sweden! 🇸🇪
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Vi borde skicka mer
Alla borde skicka mer utrustning till ukraina
You welcome!
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As an American, if Sweden weren't our ally I would be terrified of their defense capabilities. They're on par for their size country with us proportionally, and make the best meatballs too.
I'm sincerely sorry to say: be very worried for the maniac Tr@mp.
Not to forget half of my interior is Swedish :)
Well I wouldn’t go that far but as a Swede, thank you! Your praise is appreciated.
@@95Karlsson Welcome! Happy to have you good folks in NATO now too. :D
@@nullc0ntext Happy to be here!
Excited CV9040 driver sounds. :)
Swedish blood is blue and yellow.
As a Swede i have red blood
@@pilsner2930 you sure you're not Danish ;)
Here in sweden we are proud of our knowledge of engineering. We hope you feel more secure with our gear. Our whole country stands with you fighting this sickening war. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦✊
I actually served on the cv 90 and it felt like it was gliding trough the battle field, and we got hit by two anti tank mines and stumbled upon two t80s
Is it so, you are proud, so why did your educational system sank so low last 20 years? Hmmmm, and why did you take so many scientist from muslim world whose IQ is 160 only when you combine two, rite? So, wake up. And I am not going to even ask about gangs that rule your cities selling drugs and killing innocent....how is your engineering going to solve it?
They were produced in a country that cares for human life unlike the Russian mobile crematoriums.
When you have a smaller population then live in Moscow alone survivability matters.
@@PaletoB Well, it always matters, not least for morale. Look at the US with more than double the Russian population, they produce top notch equipment for their soldiers.
Sweden sent 10 tanks in a war that stretches across the entire length of Ukraine. Sweden doesn't care about human life either.
Besides the tank all other vehicles are tin cans, one direct hit that's it.
@@ligametis Direct hit from what? The CV90 is built to be able to withstand 30mm from the front.
With love, we send it all with love. Slava!
i don't know how to express our gratitude to Sweden and other Scandinavic countries...
you guys are the best..
@stevefox7793 I know precisely 93% of my fellow swedes will agree with me when I say it is we who are grateful to ukrainians.
Last week, my ukrainian language teacher thanked me for my support of Ukraine and I felt like I could die from shame and embarrassment. She has just left Kharkiv, while I'm drinking lattes in Stockholm, and the only sacrifice I make is money donated and time spent going to rallies.
All Swedish weapon systems are designed for defense against a larger invading enemy , and most are designed for "shoot run hide repeat" warfare.
To grind the enemy down over and over.
Keep in mind that Sweden is a fairly large size country covered with 69% forest, where the weapons often are nearly invisible..
the only problem is that after about one day the forest is basically gone, so the cover is gone as well
@@BornAgain223 i would disagree, unless nukes are used.
The forest in sweden and finnlan is thick and old, with a lot of lakes and rivers, it would be like vietnam to take down the forest.
@@arvalb0they may have been referring to the small tree lines between fields in Ukraine, otherwise, yeah there's no way all of Sweden's forests are getting cleared 😅
Care to share link or any proof of clearing forest in one day? Swedish forest territory is extremely thick but if you got any proof of your statement pls share
@@BornAgain223 u MUST be American..hahaha
CV90 is the best looking infantry tank (IFV or BMP).
Agreed. But Bradley looks like it has a lot of purpose on the battlefield, maybe not as aesthetic, though.
@@tankman66sure if there is no snow
I'm so happy that Sweden joined NATO.
They do benefit from membership, but NATO gets a lot more from Sweden...
Thank you Sweden!
Sweden benefit from membership how? Thats the biggest lie.
Nato gains nothing. Military industrial complex gains billions.
what do we benefit? NOTHING. nato is a terrorist organisation MAKING PROFIT from war.. you are a clown
@fredfred2363 - you might be happy, but your everyday Swede is probably like "Damn Americans forcing everyone to do their thing otherwise they'll crush their economy" (a dude from my work in his early 50s). The funny part is that the government have hard time balancing between military spending (NATO requirement) and social funds (for those "pesky immigrants" from 2015). Calling a country made on IKEA's cheapest desk an ally is quite the statement. Alright - the tech is great, but everyone has other problems on their minds (gang wars, bombing, Muslim protesting every time they've got a chance, burning cars, low value of the Swedish currency - u name it) :|
Full respect for Sweden's tech. Thanks for helping Ukraine.
Tack så mycket!
Ya only coz Europe is scared of Russia so they all using Ukraine as a proxy and battle ground, hoping Ukraine saves them. but it's the thought that counts right?
I am seriously SO glad that both Sweden and Finland are now part of NATO.
Swedish engineering is always leaps ahead of everything else. Beautiful machines!
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It's sort of ironic that Putin was the best recruiter for NATO 😊
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Why can Sweden with a population of 10 million be so technologically advanced while Canada with a population 0f 40 million has no military capability?
@@keithpeterson5127 Let's unpack that, there's a few layers.
First, Canada does have military capabilities. Those capabilities are indeed relatively limited, however the training and efficiency of the Canadian military is often commented upon by allies during joint exercises. Canada also boasts the JTF-2 elite unit, which is widely regarded as peer to Delta Force, SEALs, SAS, etc. I have personally known a former JTF-2 member; at 21 years old, he was hunting Serbian snipers in Sarajevo. Top tier stuff, but with a very clear "defensive" mindset, i.e. keeping the city safe rather than going on the offensive.
Second, Canada has historically chosen to position itself geopolitically in more of a support role; logistics, medical units, peacekeeping, etc.
Third, Canada can afford to focus on such "less lethal" roles because it has no enemies within striking distance.
Sweden on the other hand, is well within direct reach of a Russian strike. They NEED to be able to resist a direct attack. It's an entirely different situation.
@@keithpeterson5127 Here in Sweden we have focused on an education system that is open and free. We have also tilted away from pure fact studies, that makes us look bad in for example PISA, to focus a bit more the usable side of education with creativity, analysis and reasoning that pays of in the innovation index rankings.
@@keithpeterson5127 Born in Sweden in 1975 I grew up with Soviet/Russian threats in mind. At 8 I knew where our local shelter was. I watched recurring reports on the news about their planes breaching our air space. I saw one of their submarines run aground next to one of our top secret military bases. Suffice to say the list is rather long. There was never any doubt as to who our enemy would be in the event of war. I hazard to guess this constant military threat might be the largest factor when it comes to answering your question.
Being American, I drive a Volvo because let’s be straight ItS AWESOME AND LASTS FOREVER!!
Nah, im Swedish and Lexus last forever. And im driving a BMW 😁. Had a Lexus for 18 years without a single breakdown nothing. But Volvo is a very nice car, not like a BMW though.🙃
Hell yeah:) I have an old Volvo 240 that i got from my dad, i drove it 2009-2017. It's an friggin tank fit for the zombie apocalypse. Ran for like 20 years without needing any real repairs or much maintenance at all. When i got it i replaced all cables, engine belt to new ones, nothing else has ever needed to be replaced or repaired. We had an Volvo 121(We call it Volvo Amazon in SE) as well when i was a kid, beautiful car and just as sturdy as the 240.
@@jocke278don't get me wrong Lexus is great, but my coworkers haven't had much luck with recent models. Like the saying goes though, 'they don't build em like they used to'
That Guy said the CV-90 was 'cool' which is what every vehicle wants to be when infra-red seeking weapons are around !
Thank You Ukraine and Sweden,
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Sweden has punched well above its weight in innovative armaments since the days of the Bofors Gun and before. Many think the JAS39 Gripen is the best fighter for Ukraine given the circumstances. It is easier to maintain and more versatile runway requirements than the F16 but fewer would be available.
sweden sent 10 tanks. to a war hundreds of miles long. and you are telling me they are punching above their weight. Are you joking with me?
@@davidanalyst671 I said they punched above their weight in developing innovative weapons systems. I said nothing about the relevance of their contribution of these vehicles. As a percentage of GDP Sweden ranks 13th in their relative contribution to the Ukrainian war effort, with 0.51%. That’s at a level similar to Great Britain, Germany and Czechia. The US ranks 19th at 0.32% of GDP. Tops is Estonia at 3.55%. I think Sweden is doing its share and no, I’m not joking about that. They could do better in comparison to their neighbours like Denmark at 2.41% of GDP and hopefully some F16’s coming up, or Norway at 1.72% of GDP but still 13th is not bad.
@@davidanalyst671Yeah now look at the Swedish NLAW, 1500+ Russian tanks destroyed.
Sweden has punched above their weight since at least the 30 years war in the early 1600s. Few in number but well trained, well diciplined and well equipped with cuting edge well made gear have made Sweden able to do so. Numbers have always been Swedens biggest weakness, still are.
@@sirseiganThe low population was once a tightly kept military secret. The heartland of the Swedish empire was almost empty compared to countries like France and Germany.
Swedens equipment
Jas Gripen, Str122, CV90, Archer art and Carl Gustav is among the best in the world, some of them maybe the best when it comes to perfprmance versus cost.
Together with great maintenance and logistic along with superb maneuvering they are worldclass!
Continue support Ukraina
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and swedish submarine Gotland-class.
And the AT4 and the NLAW
Proud Swede here. I really love to see how our ordnance helps Ukraine. I think the Swedish Archer is awesome
Thx to Sweden
sweden makes very good military equipment! glad to have them in the nato family :)
That archer is hitting targets 18 miles away!!😮
30 KM... we refuse Freedom Units outside aviation (and no one care about what the sailors think anyway ;)
30km for standard rounds. 60km(37.3mi) for the more specialized rounds. it's capable of fireing a multitude of different shells.
@@lovehagglund3234that’s impressive!
@@saintsljp1 And you can scop away 6 rounds pack up and be gone before these rounds hit their targets, and they land simultaneously...
Glad you like them! 💙💛
I will always love me a Bradley but I have to be real, looks wise the CV90s are on point. They look freaking cool, and those thermal covers are very smart. I wish the US has those for Bradleys.
Some of the best looking IFVs in the world.. and with a big boy cannon. Love the CV90s!❤
We could probably give more CV90s (gave 50? and have more than 500?), at least another 50, and more tanks (gave 10 out of 120), at least 30. And perhaps another 10 Archers. Could probably also give 1 out of 4 Patriot batteries. Should be enough to keep one for the mining area in the north, one for Gothenburgh and one for Gotland. But most of all we should scale up the artillery shell production. It is probably difficult to replace the equipment within a few years, but the potential risk for a land war in Southern Sweden must be very low and most threaths could be dealt with by the marine and airforce. The army is primarily needed in the North to help defend Northern Finland with CV90s, Strv 122 and Archers.
Ammunition production is the main weakness of the west right now, so everyone needs to increase production fast!
it will just be sent to the scrapyard... Swedens weak as fuck air defence needs everything it can back home now when psychopaths in government made Sweden a target.
The problem with shell manufacture is that we only have one factory doing that in Sweden, and they're at capacity and have a lead time of a couple of years at the moment (as in, you place an order today, and get the shells in like three years or so). In addition, the factory is owned (via intermediaries) by Norway and Finland, so the Swedish government can't just step in and say "our orders take priority, get to it." My understanding is that they're working on modernizing their machinery which should increase production, but that's not something done overnight. There's also talk about starting up more factories, but that's also something that takes time - there are quite a lot of rules around building things that go boom, so you can't just open one anywhere.
Long term, it would be good to have factories that can easily switch between production of peacetime and wartime stuff. Something like artillery shells in particular gets used at an alarming rate when the poop hits the ventilation system, but that kind of production speed is kind of wasted in peacetime. A problem of course is that modern manufacturing is increasingly specialized. I doubt that a scheme like how the British converted a lot of auto manufacturers into building Spitfires would work today.
@@jonasbarka The issue is not as problematic as people make it out to be. We need to increase production to support Ukraine that is true but not to help ourselves. NATOs primary weapon to deliver ordnance is the air force and not the artillery and NATO have shit ton of stored air launched munitions to offer. This is why the Ukrainians need to strengthen their air force to reduce their reliance of artillery. Artillery as a means to support ground operation is very costly in manpower and materiel. The only way to truly dominate on the ground is to dominate in the sky first.
Ukraine needs about 2-300 modern jet planes and radar/surveillance planes to turn this war around. They might get this in about 2-3 years perhaps if we keep the same pace as we currently is doing. But they should eventfully get there, it is just so sad it have to take such a long time.
Personally I don't think Ukraine can win without being able to at least have regional air superiority over a few selected areas of the battlefield.
@@BalooSJ Even bigger problem is that the Swedish government should have started planning to increase the the artillery shell production already in summer of 2022 when the need started to become obvious. And early 2023 they should have ordered many more shells. The factories need large orders first and then they can start increasing the production capacity. And it takes probably a year to add buildings and machinery before production can increase substantially. The government was asked in the fall of 2023 about increasing the shell production and could not really answer, just that they waited on some some EU decision. They were embarrassingly late on the ball. In particular considering that Denmark and Norway have given considerably more support to Ukraine, and this is something that Sweden should be able to help with. And a documentary from the Swedish factory, filmed in late fall of 2023 I believe, showed a production line that was still partly manual. Even if they planned on using a robot for this part, and they might do it now, it was not what you wanted to see considering the desperate need for artillery shells in Ukraine.
Sweden has also donate BVS10 viking a All-Terrain Amphibious Tracked Armored Vehicle
Wasn't that the UK?
Checked, UK, the Netherlands and Italy sent BVS10.
@@AlexKall you might be right
@@AlexKall still Swedish design
@@lordcurre39 this was about donation, not about who designed it.
the archer might be the most terrifying piece of equipment out of these things
Yeah, it's the best/fastest and most mobile artillery system in the world.
@@LyricalSteelerthat title belongs to Koalitsya S
@@off6848 keep on dreaming vatnik
When I was doing my military service in the late 90s I imagined something very close to Archer.
We then had aging artillery on tank chassis and traditional towed artillery. Why not put that artillery on a dump truck body? Turns out that's what they did. The carrier is a modified civilian heavy dump truck, a great compromise between road speed and terrain capability.
@@off6848 wouldn't be so sure
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Yes equipment is superb probably the best NATO equipment
It all dies to drones and artillery the same.
Hopefully all NATO countries will learn and upgrade together. Swedish tech seems smart and well thought out. So many innovators across so many countries, surely the world can recover safety through strength.
I really hope our PM is true to his word about sending Gripen C now when we are in NATO
The Gripen was manufactured by Sweden, so they don't need permission to give them to Ukraine.
@@deloughi1887 well our Prime Minister made it clear that for us to send Gripen we would first need to be part of NATO
@@deloughi1887 the engine is American.
@@andersmalmgren6528 Probably for the added protection for making the choice..
@@SonsOfLorgar Doesn't matter, the airframe is what matters when it's up to a third party..
Bring on the Gripens! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🔱🇸🇪
Thank you to all the people of Sweden. Partnering with Ukraine to build more is great news. I can only imagine what the combination of Swedish and Ukrainian engineers will produce. I look forward to seeing those weapons.
Bravo Sweden!
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Don’t tell the enemy how much you have of anything brothers
That surprised me a lot in the beginning of this war how open everyone is on everything "oh, we're doing this and we're sending that". Nothing comes as a surprise
waaaaiiit u forgot the combat boat 90
Those hasn't been delivered yet 😉
@@SonsOfLorgar nor has the gripen, but they been promised
@@Benderswe1 Gripen has not been promised.
Stridsbåt 90 is really nice
@@AlexKall i meant the boat
Nice to see that we swedes still got some viking blood left but now we turn it to good weapons instead.
Wasnt that Sweden that made submarine with piston engine so silent that it alarmed USA that they bypassed their defence in simulations?
THank you SWEDEN
Glad we swedes could help!
Thank You Sweden! Congrats on joining NATO and Thank You for giving Ukraine the means to fight the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Its like Swedish motorcars,if anyone has ever drove one,they'll know what I'm talking about. Especially in the last 15 years. Volvo are the best safest ost reliable cars you can own if your lucky enough!
I think also as an IFV,its better than the Bradley which is saying something!
the SWEDEN BOFORS AUTO-CANNON IS BADASS...
You can see how tired the tank operators are. God speed!
Gripen is slick
Proud Swedish
i drive a saab 9-5 aero which was saabs car but now they make tanks and camoflauge How cool isnt that?!??. from Sweden
strv122 has real time map on computer screen in it that shows where all other vehicles with system is and they can mark enemys in real time on the map like in video games
Slava Ukraini 💪 Greetings from Sweden
Indirect fire from autocannons? Would be interested to hear more about this.
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excellent
that swed arty cannon is sweet
Fantastic to hear. Stay strong and keep up the fight. Слава Україні
These tanks have good might vision to assist in performing missions ...
The French have an MRE with a wine bottle. Truly amazing technology.
Keep using them well, Ukraine. You're putting them to the greatest test, but it's exactly that live test on the battlefield that will aid their improvement, for the defence of Europe.
I am extremely glad the previous government of my own country also finalized the procurement of CV 90s. It's good to have a high-quality IFV like that on one's own side.
High tech Swedish weapons with good protection...
This was a really great video! Thanks y'all!
I think Sweden will impress even more in future now when the factories there are producing more and more military equipment :-)
The problem is just the amount of equipment and ammunition. Ukraine is a huge country so 10 tanks, 8 archers or 50 CV90 is better than nothing but just too little to make an big impact.
All European countries really need to scale up their production. The US will not send any more aid in the coming 4 years so Europe has very little time to scale up and the decisions to do so needs to be made. It should not be possible for Russia to overproduce 30+ countries that are helping Ukraine.
I do agree with your last statement, but it does however come down to whether or not europe actually decides to go all in on their production. And here in Europe our bureaucracy tends to move slowly, especially on larger collaborative efforts. But i certainly hope we get going soon, ill do my best and vote for a party the pushes for more aid to Ukraine now in the up coming EU election
CV90 will definately make the most impact out of all the systems delivered. Especially when they can start producing their own. Ukraine chose wisely to go for this vehicle for joint production.
Hope you have got also good stuff from Finland. (Mostly kept secret so we do not even know the details..)
I read an article some days ago about an Archer taking out an Msta. Not gonna lie, that was a little bit of a national pride moment. That's always been the case for Sweden, punching way above your weight class. You kinda have to when you are only 10 million in a country larger than Germany.
yes!
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All CV90 has an antiaircraft capability and it is unique for a combat vehicle.
Do they come flat packed with an allen key and incoherent instructions?
Love watching your video brilliant thank you
Great report, guys!
It seems that the Ukrainians are better with deploying Bradley’s than the M1 tanks. Five of the M1’s have already been wasted to date and all are pulled offline.
Theses Swedish tanks have more precise ammunition targeting than the most advanced Russian tanks like T-90 and yes it offers more armoured protection than even the upgraded Russian Soviet T90s...
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Ukrainian tech tree finna go crazy ngl
The best artillery system in the world - by far.
The second best tank in the world (after the Challenger 2).
One of the 2 best AFVs in the world (along with the Bradley)
Not bad for a small nation like Sweden. Sweden and Finland add so much to NATO.
To be fair, the tank is German.
@@fredrikcarlen3212 No, it's a vastly improved Swedish version of a German tank.
@@kingcurry6594 I’d say vastly improved is an exaggeration. The only real changes are more top and front turret armour, less underside armour and some, although admittedly not much different electronics.
The one I drove was made in Germany, but the later ones were assembled in Sweden, but with parts shipped from Germany. We never actually made them from scratch.
All of the improvements made to the Swedish 2A5 were added to the 2A6 in 2001, one year before the last delivered 2a5 to Sweden, meaning the Swedish and German variants were about on par.
Thanks Swedish!
is there made in Norway weapons for ukraine?
I wish the EU and USA would come together and deliver a significant number of tanks. 50-60 tanks is much better than nothing, but 500+ modern tanks would have made a big difference. On a similar note, 1000+ IFV's like the CV90 and M2 Bradley, but other modern western IFVs. But critically for now is just artillery shells, ammunition, HIMAR rockets, drones, and lots of anti-air (anything from 20-40 mm autocannons to Patriot systems). Shell production has ramped up a lot since the start of the invasion, it's just not enough to meet demand, and the Ukrainian people suffer for it. I'm really happy that the aid package in the USA got through, but us in the EU need to get our shit together as well.
Im swedish and for som reason i refuse to believe that they would be so impressed about our armoured vehicles
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can you make a video about the m901 and the m113 tow 2
I would love to hear feedback from Ukrainian Gripen pilots.
Wait half a year or so...
It's just a proposal nothing decided!
@@andrewhayes7055 Yes, I know!
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"The descendents of the vikings..."
Dude, really? 🤣
Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland have sent more aid to Ukraine than UK and France combined. Considering the Nordic countries have a combined population of 27 million vs 130 million for UK and France means a factor of 4.8 times more aid per capita! Imagine of all countries helped at that level...
wOW FIRing at targets from 7km away thats insane
Dont let the russian get their hands on that thing and copy it
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gigle gigle..
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No S tanks? 😀
Swedish weapons are not joking.
There are crowd funding and collection of money from some Ukrainian and foreign groups to donate drones to the Ukrainian army plus Ukraine is starting to increase its weapon production .
Things could change unexpectedly...Everything is possible...
Remember that although money and arms do play a big role in a war but there is something that money alone and military power can not necessarily bring into life and that is the goodwill to live and evolve ...
Sing the song of freedom
And allow life to be
created to all you and me
Liberty coming above the sea ,
Know the truth to set you free
It is a better world for all to see
Being reborn again is a key ...
Viva Ucraina !
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Welcome to NATO, Sweden.
Disch isch for yooo, Schweden
Yeah it’s look good but when we see it Effective
What?
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