Kan Strv 121 (120 mm)

Description

The 120 mm Kan Strv 121 is the Swedish domestic production of the famous 120 mm Rheinmetall L/44 cannon.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The Kan Strv 121 offers a balance of firepower, accuracy, and sustained rate of fire. This L/44 variant is reasonably accurate at long range with any ammunition, however minor round deviation may be evident at extreme ranges (over 2,000 m).

Available ammunition

It has three rounds available to it: slsgr m/95, DM13 APFSDS and DM23 APFSDS. Of these, only DM13 is available when the vehicle is stock, with slsgr m/95 as a tier 2 and DM23 as a tier 4 modification. It's advisable to primarily rely on the best available APFSDS round for engaging other MBTs. HE should rarely be used but can prove to be useful for more experienced players.

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

APFSDS are a fantastic jack of all trades, being able to penetrate and destroy all manner of enemies in a quick and effecient manner.
HE, if used correctly, can destroy even the most heavily armoured tanks.

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Sweden tank cannons
20 mm	Akan m/47D · Pvlvkan m/40
37 mm	kan m/38
40 mm	akan m/70B
57 mm	Pvkan m/43
75 mm	kan m/02 · kan m/41 · kan Strv 74 · lvkan m/37 A · pvkan m/43
84 mm	kan Strv 81
90 mm	kan Ikv 91
105 mm	kan Bofors · kan Ikv · kan m/44 · kan Strv 101 · L74
120 mm	automatkanon · CTG · kan Strv 121 · kan Strv 122
150 mm	fsthaub m/02
155 mm	kan m/60
	Foreign:
35 mm	Bushmaster 3 ^(USA)
73 mm	2A28 ^(USSR)
75 mm	M3 ^(USA)
88 mm	KwK43 ^(Germany)
105 mm	L/50 ^(Belgium) · L7A3 ^(Germany)
125 mm	2A46M-1 ^(USSR)
155 mm	CN98 ^{(South Korea)}
	Finland
37 mm	Psv.K/36
114 mm	Psv.H/18
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 ^(USA)
45 mm	20-K ^(USSR)
75 mm	KwK40 L48 ^(Germany)
76 mm	D-56TS ^(USSR) · F-34 ^(USSR) · L-10 ^(USSR)
77 mm	OQF Mk.II ^(Britain)
84 mm	20pdr OQF Mk.I ^(Britain)
85 mm	ZIS-S-53 ^(USSR)
100 mm	D-10T ^(USSR) · D-10T2S ^(USSR)
105 mm	L/50 ^(Belgium)
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 ^(Germany) · Rh120 L/55 ^(Germany)
125 mm	2A46 ^(USSR)