A few pictures (however many as I can be arsed with before sleep deprivation floors me) from the military centred on the gun batteries built outside of Helsingborg to cover the narrowest part of Ă–stersund.
Starting with an early Strv103 prototype.
Strv m/39
Assorted WW2 era barricades.
One of the (now glassed in) main gun emplacements.
Entrance to the bunker for ammo storage etc.
How to pass shells from storage out to the gun with a minimal risk of letting unfriendly shrapnel in.
Dito for propellant cartridges.
Civilian bomb shelter.
>>35174397
>Strv103 prototype
To think of it, it probaly is the best tank for using ERA, why was this never implemented?
>>35174608
We did end up slapping ERA onto some centurions (run a google search for Strv 104). That was pretty late on though IIRC, might be that no one felt like bothering with (paying for) upgrades to Strv103 at that point. Perhaps it may also have been felt that the considerable slope of the top armour along with the anti-HEAT fence made era more weight than it as worth.
15cm position haubits model [unreadable, possibly 1906]
>>35174657
Strv m/42 turret. I didn't see Gittan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM22sN0P3Vs) anywhere so I guess it's hers.
Into another bunker we go.
>Do your duty, buy war bonds!
Backed with a massive PR campaign the Swedish government started issuing war bonds on the 25th of April 1940. It managed to scrape together 800 million SEK, against a goal of 500 million.
A second round of war bonds was offered starting on the 15th of January of 1941. Here to the plan was to get half a billion and then stop offering them. Public demand forced an extension however, and in the end bonds were sold for 609 million.
A third and final round was started spring 1942. 200 million was passed within three days, and it totalled 915 million in the end.
All three together managed to bring in 2 324 million SEK, or an average of 365SEK per person, adjust for inflation and that's ca 7600SEK today. Google will happily convert to your currency of choice.
Completely normal ordinary rock.
Bofors kanon 12/70, watercooled barrel.
21cm cannon m/42
Robot (as we in Sweden call guided missiles) 52. By and large the French SS-11 ATGM, somewhat update warhead for better effect against sea targets.
WW1-era uniforms.
Rb 08
And I think I'll end, or at least pause, it here.
These pictures and the rest: https://www.mediafire.com/file/nyk61s7cryjcfih/Beredskapsmuseum.zip
>>35174397
Why did the Swedes not join the wars happenining during the 20th century?
>>35175088
Neutrality over everything.
>>35175088
Because we could avoid it.
>>35175102
How did they manage to steer clear of the Soviet menace in the late 30's
Aren't they going to be attacked or something?
>>35175125
Where's the Strv 74?
>>35174602
guy offering flowers should be black.
guy on the horse should wear a fabulous faggot outfit.
this would fit current sweden quite well.