| Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 | |
|---|---|
 PV-1110 in Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces service | |
| Type | Recoilless gun |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1953 |
| Manufacturer | Bofors |
| Produced | 1959 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Barrel: 120 kg (264 lb) With carriage: 260 kg (573 lb) |
| Length | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Barrel length | 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 0.47 m (1 ft 7 in) to 0.87 m (2 ft 10 in) depending on firing position |
| Crew | 3 |
| Shell | 90x760mm HEAT |
| Caliber | 90 mm |
| Elevation | -10 to +15° |
| Traverse | 75 to 115° |
| Rate of fire | 6 to 8 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 650–700 m/s (2,132-2,296 ft/s) depending on ammunition used |
| Effective firing range | 900 m (980 yd) |
| Sights | Optical with coaxial 7.62 mm Ag m/42-based spotting rifle |
The Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 (Pvpj 1110) is a Swedish 90 mm recoilless gun also widely known as Pv-1110 or the "Stovepipe" (Kaminrör). It entered service at the early 1960s and was phased out of service in the Swedish Army in the late 1990s after 1,600 had been produced. Some 300 weapons were transferred to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Pvpj 1100 was typically towed by, or mounted on, a Pansarvärnspjästerrängbil 9031 Volvo truck. From the late 1970s it has also been mounted on the Terrängbil 11 and the Bandvagn 2062 tracked carrier.
For Arctic warfare it could also be fitted to a pulka and pulled by two skiers.
The Pvpj 1110 is fitted with an optical sight and has an iron sight as backup. A modified Ag m/42 rifle with matching trajectory is used as ranging gun under the designation Inskjutningsgevär 5110.
The type was used by the Irish Army in towed form, and experimentally fitted to the chassis of a Comet tank in place of the turret.
The Pvpj 1110 have been seen in use by the Ukrainian army during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1]
Ammunition
The ammunition consists of a projectile inserted into a patronhylsa m/59 brass casing to form a cartridge. The same projectiles were used in the main armament of the Infanterikanonvagn 91 although with a different casing. Pvpj1110 is designed to fire HEAT rounds with tracers. The Swedish designation for these rounds are spårljuspansarspränggranat (slpsgr).[2]
- Spårljuspansarspränggranat m/62, a 10.7 kg HEAT round that penetrates 380 mm of rolled homogeneous armour (RHA).
- Spårljusövningsgranat m/62, 10.7 kg practice round (no explosive filling) with tracer.
- Laddblindpatron m/1959, a inert round for training purpose.[3]
- Spårljuspansarspränggranat m/77, an 11.2 kg HEAT round that penetrates 500 mm of RHA.
- Spårljuspansarspränggranat m/84, a 10 kg HEAT round that penetrates 800 mm of RHA.
Users
Dominican Republic
Estonia: Estonian Defence League
Ireland (withdrawn)
Iraq 
Latvia: Latvian National Guard
Lithuania: Lithuanian Armed Forces.
Ukraine: Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Sweden (withdrawn from service but kept in storage)
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/138fxwv/swedish_pansarv%C3%A4rnspj%C3%A4s_1110_pvpj_1110_90mm_towed/
- ↑ Johan "Eskil" Fredriksson. "Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 Avvecklad" [Anti-tank piece 1110 Withdrawn] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "9 cm laddblindpatron m/1959" [9 cm blank cartridge m/1959] (in Swedish). Swedish Armémuseum. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
External links
Media related to Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 at Wikimedia Commons- Bofors presentation reel