Fun fact the gripen has never lost a dog fight or failed a mission, and Sweden does alot of training with the us and Canada. One gripen took down five f-16's in red flag Alaska 🤣

@stainz7709

3 ай бұрын

f16 is cold war tech you really think you did something with that huh?

@thomast2798

3 ай бұрын

Well except the mission where they showed Gripen for the public and it turned into a very expensive plow... :..)

@BalloonInTheBalloon

3 ай бұрын

I recall that being said about the Challenger 2 too...

@crazykitten4272

3 ай бұрын

Gripen first participated in Red Flag 2006 with the Gripen A, It was assigned to the red team. Reduced AWACS, reduced ground support. The Gripens connected their link systems and acted themselves as AWACs, got the battlefield awareness necessary and avoided all ground defence, scored 10 kills the first day including a Typhoon. No losses were recorded on day one they remained undetected. One Gripen pilot knoicked down five F-16 Block 50+ during close air combat in Red Flag Alaska. And the Gripen never lost any aerial encounter or failed their missions objectives. It was the only fighter that performed all planned starts, while others were sitting on the ground waiting for weather to clear up. And no disrespect to any other fighters, including Norwegian pilots, because they're just as well trained, but during a combat exercise with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, 3 Swedish Gripens went up against 5 RNAF F-16s. The result was 5-0, 5-0 and 5-1 after having flown 3 rounds.@@stainz7709

@Off3er

3 ай бұрын

​@@stainz7709 u mad

Sweden has been away from war and been neutral for 200 years, not 100 as they say in the movie

@kronop8884

3 ай бұрын

Abandoning 200 years of neutrality says a lot about the current geopolitical situation

@knowledgeisgood9645

3 ай бұрын

@@ispbrotherwolf Who needs an embassy in North Korea???

@samolofsson2401

3 ай бұрын

​@@knowledgeisgood9645well the world do, total blockade of any nation is a failiure of the world there always needs to be a diplomatic channel.

@laves820

3 ай бұрын

@@ispbrotherwolfits all good for sweden. You cant make one good point in not to join. Only vatnik want us to stay out from joining our brothers.

@matso3856

3 ай бұрын

@@laves820 I agree its not time to be selfish , but instead join and help our neighbours and the rest as well.

Gripen is often mistaken for a fighter. It is a fighter, but it's so much more. The JAS part stands for 'Jakt, Attack, Spaning' - Hunt, Attack, Recon. It does it all.

@thatdamngamers

2 ай бұрын

multirole has been the standard for the last 40 years, rarely does any jet be put into anything else with an exception to air superiority fighters such as the F-15 or F-22. saying "Fighter" to refer to the multirole capability of the gripen or any other multirole plane is this video's least concern. there were way bigger problems in the video. in the army chapter, the tank isn't referred to as being the Stridsvagn 122 but instead mixed up with what i could only imagine being the Leopard 2A5 or A6, saying stuff like "it has two MG-3 machine guns" which is wrong it has one coaxial. and for what i know there have been no thoughts of implementing a CROWS Remote weapon station. the Leopard 2's armor is being said to "survive Kinetic penetrators 125mm in length", video creator means 125 in diameter (on top of which, kinetic penetrators are submunitions so the penetrator itself is technically smaller than that being around 30mm in diameter, but immensely long at around 640mm when speaking about the 3BM60 round). as its the main armament of the T-72, T-80, T90 tanks the 125mm 2A46. "the sides and rear too is covered in heavy ballistic and steel reinforced armor skirts" they aren't, the STRV 122 only has the NERA blocks on the sides covering the driver the rest of the vehicle is only covered with about 20-30mm of armor, just enough to stop 20mm autocannon fire. on top of which the gun is said to be able to fire the the LAHAT ATGM, which technically is true as the Israelis use the same base gun as the 122, bu i don't think any operator of the leopard actually uses the LAHAT. and especially not the swedes. in the video the narrator says "being one of the most popular jets", we cant even find a buyer for it lol, we had to bribe Hungary to buy them, and they only bought 4, and the Philippines are still pretty reluctant, the F-16 block-50 is way more bang for the buck than an aging but expensive JAS39C. he even got the hardpoints wrong, the gripen C which is in service has 8 hardpoints, one on each wingtip, two under each wing and two under the belly. the amounts of gripens are also wrong, "70 jas 39 gripen", we have 74 of the 39C, 24 of the 39D and 3 of the 39E, ending up at 101 gripens all in all, though those 24 'D' variants are twin-seater trainers, but can be used for specialized missions and are completely combat capable.

@wahaha6961

2 ай бұрын

Allow me to point out that Brazil, Czechia, Hungary, South Africa, and Thailand employ the JAS 39 Gripen of different specifications in varying numbers..! Definitely not as many countries, nor as many in numbers, as Sweden would've liked, but it is what it is 🤷

@thatdamngamers

2 ай бұрын

@wahaha6961 absolutely but remember that only South Africa and Brazil ever bought more than 20. Thailand only bought 6 Hungary bought 4 last week and have had more on lease but never invested in buying more. Czechia leased 14 The Philippines are looking into buying a sizable amount of Gripen E/F planes though, we'll see how that goes

@LorentzHallMusic

2 ай бұрын

@@thatdamngamersas far as I know Brazil ordered 140. It was all over the news when I was in Brazil.

@thatdamngamers

2 ай бұрын

@Stellarius then you've misunderstood, brazil ordered 36 gripen, which were starting to get delivered in 2019. In August last year, they expanded the order from 36 to 40 planes, and made a theoretical future order for 34 more planes. They haven't ordered anything close to 140 planes yet, and I have no idea where you got that number

The main factor is Finland and Sweden are brothers and act like it, everywhere one is a little weak the other is strong. Any attacker is insane to consider them separately.

@hickspaced2963

3 ай бұрын

What are you talking about?

@saloscontent

2 ай бұрын

sweden and finland is strong both alone but stronger together how did u not get it?xd@@hickspaced2963

@memkiii

2 ай бұрын

@@hickspaced2963What's difficult to work out? Finland amongst other places (ie all the Baltic states), was part of Sweden before Russia did the usual let's annexe it thing.

@hickspaced2963

2 ай бұрын

@@memkiii i think You commented under the wrong comment. I responded to an incorrect comment about swedish and finnish military cooperation.

@Spiffer

2 ай бұрын

What?? "Finland and Sweden are brothers and act like it" lol

Just adding some thoughts about evaluating the Swedish navy: 1. Sweden has the most islands of any country in the world (267,570 islands) Our coastline is less shore and more... shredder. Stockholm is a city built on 14 islands, with another 30.000 islands in the Stockholm archipelago. 2. We have only one enemy and basically only the Baltic/Botnia Sea to patrol. So: One sea. Two hundred thousand islands. Seven good neighbors, one a''hole. 3. We actually do have the best aircraft carriers in the world, the unsinkable HMS Sweden and HMS Gotland. Can't imagine anything more ridiculous for the Swedish navy than an aircraft carrier that floats. Where would it go? What would it do? Did I mention we have a lot of islands? In a very small sea?

@mcsteekify

2 ай бұрын

who the enemy?

@upstream1942

2 ай бұрын

Who the a*hole?

@guru230

2 ай бұрын

Sweden doesn't have any carriers. What are you talking about? (Edit) Oh, I just realised you meant mainland Sweden and Gotland as carriers, but that was a confusing statement.

@medeology4660

2 ай бұрын

I wonder what urban warfare would be like in a city built on islands?

@medeology4660

2 ай бұрын

@peterfredrikson8100 Oh look, the huylo cheerleading squad arrived, i смердить як тонна.

Dont forget "archer"

@sysghost

3 ай бұрын

..and CV90... and CB90 .. and BV206 ...

@trezspre

2 ай бұрын

@@sysghostbv206 o 208 är underbara

@Mrborgarn

2 ай бұрын

@@sysghost And BvS10...

Swedens battletank is actually STRV122, which is a licensbuilt but enhanced Leopard2.

@barryscotland250

2 ай бұрын

RHEINMETALL, the leading Gun Barrel makers in Europe. If its German its probably over-engineered to perfection.

The submarines aren't very big, but very very silent.

@Northman-from-the-North

3 ай бұрын

Ofcourse, the propeller was invented by the swedes so they most probably know how to make it silent

Surprised they didn’t mentioned the archer artillery.

@SuperLapplander

2 ай бұрын

We dont like to brag ^^

@peterfredrikson8100

2 ай бұрын

Massive help from NATO and a lot of military vets from west fighting for Ukraine and Ukraine is losing big, enormous losses in soldiers and modern weapons from NATO, a lot of modern Swedish weapons destroyed by Russia.

@macjonte

2 ай бұрын

@@peterfredrikson8100 Tjena Peter. E du lite smygryss eller bara allmänt depressiv i skogen? ;)

@user-lv3yv7eg5t

2 ай бұрын

Yea, Archer is an insane artillery system

@mathiaslofstedt5956

2 ай бұрын

@@peterfredrikson8100 I prefer vets over young kids desperately going to war for money they will never recieve from a dictator. And I sure as hell prefer modern weapons over sending masses to the meatgrinder...

Gripen ismade to be able to land on a highway and our highways are made to be able act as airstrip during war, effectivly making the whole of Sweden a giant airstrip.

@dennisbjerredeleuran1380

3 ай бұрын

How well does that work, if maintenance and ammunition should follow?

@djmerlin2

3 ай бұрын

@@dennisbjerredeleuran1380 works just fine they have prepp for that dont worry

@bigyeet8905

3 ай бұрын

​@@dennisbjerredeleuran1380it needs a very small crew to service, like 1 or 2 trucks iirc

@christofernystrom2840

3 ай бұрын

@@dennisbjerredeleuran1380 On the country side the jets and crew can hide in a barn. A Highway is not needed. Country rode's are very very often intentionally big, wide and straight in Sweden. They are made for Gripens to lift from them.

@richardbutler4654

3 ай бұрын

​@@dennisbjerredeleuran1380The gripen has a 10 minute turnaround time rearming and refueling with one technician and 5 conscripts. Engine replacement time is one hour.

Don't forget to mention the motorbike Husqvarna 258. 😂

@vinkelnisse

3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@BolinFoto

3 ай бұрын

With the skis, don't forget the skis :D You need the skis to or it's not a real Husqvarna 258 :D :D kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZOruNGgn9LRo5c.htmlsi=LMYh8pP_QEXzr86F

@JoFe-bv2oy

2 ай бұрын

Our pride!

As a swede I would say we have good equipment and also a good education for our soldiers, so we have the quality, but we need the quantity. We put more money into the armed forces atm, so we will reach a good quantity in time. If we look at sweden in the 60s, little sweden had the third or fourth largest air force in the world. So we have a lot of experince when it comes to our fighter jets. I dont think any country in scandinavia will start a war and I would say your pretty nuts if you should attack any of the northern countries on their home ground. We complement each other in a way thats truly impressive. Finland have a lot of strong ground troops, Sweden have the steel, the technology and the equipment to build both, fighter jets, air defence, armored vehicles, different vessels, good artillery with the archer and you can ask the Americans how our subs are doing 😉. Norway have the oil, the fishing and huge hydroelectric power resources, Denmark is sharp as a needle when it comes to technology, they export a lot of meat and we must not forget their good beer and dont forget little Iceland, with its big fishing industry. All of us also have the one thing no one cant ignore, we always have the weather and the winter on our side. For shure we always try to annoy each other, like sibblings do. But we also are like sibblings when the shit hits the fan to. Thats the time we stand together. I would say your in deep shit if you try to wake up this sleeping bear. 🇫🇮🇮🇸🇩🇰🇳🇴🇸🇪

@annabackman3028

3 ай бұрын

Nowadays, we will undoubtedly stand unified, but the number of years all together, in the numerous wars Sweden and Denmark have fought through history, could tell another story. Luckily we have grown up, and have become the siblings we actually are. Perhaps not always in sports, but that's a different topic.😅

@winstonsmith7801

3 ай бұрын

If you were smart you would've stayed neutral.

@pgbm7658

3 ай бұрын

@@winstonsmith7801 scared, Boris ?

@winstonsmith7801

3 ай бұрын

@@pgbm7658 Just some advice.

@howardinothegreat136

3 ай бұрын

👍

Sweden relied almost exclusively on domestic development and production of planes, weapon systems, vehicles etc for the build up during the cold war. This led to a very competent weapons industry both for hardware and tech systems.

@BalloonInTheBalloon

3 ай бұрын

I guess some American companies will make some $$$ now that Sweden has joined NATO and will need to adopt standardized equipment.

@mathiasjonsson8222

3 ай бұрын

@@BalloonInTheBalloon Most likely.

@craigquann

3 ай бұрын

That's a big advantage. In house manufacturing.

@mathiasjonsson8222

3 ай бұрын

@@craigquann Bofors cannons, Carl Gustaf recoilless, various APC:s and tracked vehicles as well as high tech digital systems and ordnance. Yes, the know how is in place. Now we need to scale up a couple of notches.

@jesperwall839

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@BalloonInTheBalloonWe are already adapted to NATO standards, and have been for many years.

The Grippens ability to operate from dispersed and non standard airfields is unprecedented in modern aviation. It can be maintained by a small team, often made up of several conscripts, in a forest. Engine can be swapped in the field in a very short time. In conjunction with Swedens highway design, it means its airforce is much better equipped to handle coming under fire. NATO has really slept on the threat of long range missiel strikes taking out airbases.

@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle

3 ай бұрын

That’s because the thinking was dominated US doctrine. long ranges strikes by f117 b52 b2 and b1 which are deemed too far to hit and carrier based strikes which are mobile.

@johnadam2885

3 ай бұрын

Now all the Europeans have been defeated by Russia, they are talking up Sweden as a great power ! Give me a break.

@andylees2940

2 ай бұрын

Yes compare the Gripen’s maintenance overhead w that of the F16 which is something like 7 hrs maintenance by a big crew for every hour of flight!! F16 is so not the right aircraft for Ukraine. The Gotland class subs a very small as they are not carrying ICBM’s which adds to their covert capabilities. Tanks are just as prone to mines and drones. Nothing about drone capability in the air on the ground or even maritime - a glaring weakness and lastly nothing, nada, about anti drone defences. Work to be done.

@thatdamngamers

2 ай бұрын

"unprecedented in modern aviation" not really, the finns do the same with their F-18 Hornets. "It can be maintained by a small team, often made up of several conscripts" now thats a key point! "NATO has really slept on the threat of long range missiel strikes taking out airbases" not really, all western airforces tried to combat this threat their own ways, West-Germany developed tons of VTOL jets like the Dornier-31, i mean just read the design chapter on the wikipedia: "During the late 1950s and 1960s, the German Air Force became increasingly concerned that, in the event of a major conflict with the Eastern Bloc, its airfields would be highly vulnerable to attack, quickly preventing the use of conventional aircraft in any such conflict. Seeking to counter this threat, the service actively researched the possibility of dispersed operation" they also developed VTOL Fighters like the VFW VAK 191B to compliment the dispersed tactics, and also rocket-assisted takeoff for their fleet of F-104 starfighters. the French also dabbled a bit in the idea with the SNECMA C.450 Coléoptère, a tail standing VTOL aircraft. and just like the Do-31, just read this paragraph on wikipedia: "During the 1950s, aircraft designers around the world engaged in programmes to develop fixed-wing aircraft that could not only perform both a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), but transition into and out of conventional flight as well. As observed by the aviation author Francis K. Mason, a combat aircraft that possessed such qualities would have effectively eliminate the traditional reliance on relatively vulnerable runways by taking off and landing vertically as opposed to the conventional horizontal approach." the reason only we and the finns do it today is because the threat from the soviet union ended 30 years ago, a lot of nations completely cut their military budget and sacked staff. doctrines changed from preparation of Soviet Strategic strikes on NATO airfields to insurgent slaying, with Yugoslavia in 1990s, Iraq 2 times etc. NATO changed their strategy but with Sweden being Neutral we had to defend our own borders, thus keeping our wartime doctrine but cutting budgets.

@jeramiahvanfisten2975

2 ай бұрын

Does Grippen have VTOL ?

Nice video but the narrator is missing some key points. The CV-90 IFV and Archer SPA should've been in there, and the most significant advantage of Gripen is EW and C&C abilities, were missed out. One Gripen is not more than a very capable fighter, but since it can communicate with both army and navy units and share data between aircraft automatically, providing additional targeting data, it allows for some powerful combos. And since it's stealth is software-based, it is much cheper to maintain than physical stealth measures

@CombatReadyHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you and yes he could have added in more content and information.

@leelawrence3379

3 ай бұрын

Also the Gripen has a 12 minute turn around for refuel and rearming with a 3 to 5 person crew, and can do this on a highway if the runways get destroyed. It can also rotate it's radar to look sideways and has state of the art electronic warfare that match or exceed the f-35. Definately a well engineered aircraft and an asset for NATO.

@peterfredrikson8100

2 ай бұрын

Massive help from NATO and a lot of military vets from west fighting for Ukraine and Ukraine is losing big, enormous losses in soldiers and modern weapons from NATO, a lot of modern Swedish weapons destroyed by Russia.

@Checker76

2 ай бұрын

​@@peterfredrikson8100stoo your bullshit

@stefanlangekristensen6053

2 ай бұрын

@@peterfredrikson8100 if you say so ruskibotski :D

Their biggest strength is their in-house manufacturing. That's massive

@notundermywatch3163

2 ай бұрын

It was 25 years ago

Germany - BEHOLD the Leapord 2 the finest of tanks there ever was...Sweden what are you doing? Sweden - (holding an Hammer) ITS NOT PERFECTION ENOUGH!

Wasn´t it a sub against an entire aircraft carrier group, Just not a arcraft carrier?

@Pstaars

3 ай бұрын

correct.

Forgot to mention the Archer Artillery System.

The Meteor and RBS-15 is nasty!

The Strv 122 is the best upgraded variant of the Leopard 2 and is only recognisable by its shape; the insides the Swedes have perfected to their needs. While the Strv 122 sure takes all the glory, I still think the more interesting machine is Sweden's own infantry fighting vehicle, the CV90, which, to my knowledge, has the heaviest main armament on any infantry fighting vehicle, the Bofors 40 mm, capable of knocking out main battle tanks from the right angle.

Sweden is boosting a modified version of Leopard 2A5 with substantially thicker armor at the front and auxiliary power unit among other enhancements.

@peterfredrikson8100

2 ай бұрын

Massive help from NATO and a lot of military vets from west fighting for Ukraine and Ukraine is losing big, enormous losses in soldiers and modern weapons from NATO, a lot of modern Swedish weapons destroyed by Russia.

@mats66

2 ай бұрын

@peterfredrikson8100 Can you elaborate on "losing big"? There has not been any substantial land gains at all since shortly after the invasion. The loss of soldiers and equipment is substantially higher on Russian side.

Weird that it’s stupendous artillery pieces and the CV-90, which us probably the best IFV out there atm

meh.. Stridsvagn 122 - Strv122 is Swedish made (under licence) modified version of the Leopard 2, Extra amour by Saab, turret made by Bofors, , Chassi is made by Alvis Hägglunds AB, Radio system by Ericsson. .and lots of other modifications/Changes. Engine and transmission, electric system is still German made i believe... more on that find a video LOL

@Henry1500G

3 ай бұрын

And they said it could fire missiles, wtf that is wrong as hell😂😂 I know that the T90 can fire ATGMs from the main gun, but I dont think the strv 122B+ can fire any

@aquaman3874

2 ай бұрын

@@Henry1500GRheinmetall developed an upgrade that allows firing Israel's LAHAT ATGM from the 120 mm gun. I don't think any Leopard 2 operators have purchased this upgrade however.

@Henry1500G

2 ай бұрын

@@aquaman3874 ooooh, didnt knew, thanks for letting me know.👌

@peterfredrikson8100

2 ай бұрын

Massive help from NATO and a lot of military vets from west fighting for Ukraine and Ukraine is losing big, enormous losses in soldiers and modern weapons from NATO, a lot of modern Swedish weapons destroyed by Russia.

@perwestermark8920

2 ай бұрын

​@@peterfredrikson8100And the foreign agent keeps betting and spreading the same post hundreds (or thousands?) of times all over the place.

Strv 122 is a upgraded version of the Leopard 2A5 with much thicker front, top armor and much thicker hatches on the turret, better swedish made aiming and fire control system along with other things. Strv 122 is about to get upgraded with the longer L/55 gun , better night sights for gunner and commander and night driving camera for the driver , greater possibility of programmable ammunition , replacement of basically all electronic components and many other things and gona be called strv 123A.

@laves820

3 ай бұрын

hear hear

@znail4675

3 ай бұрын

The key differences to the regular versions are apart from the armor is the command and control system. Essentially, this is the one part that Sweden liked in the Abrams and regular Leopard 2 only got that in 2A7.

@KarILsson

3 ай бұрын

Yeah they want the systems to align with other modern Leopard 2

@laves820

3 ай бұрын

@@AureoleWebweaver the terrainis no prob vatnik

@laves820

3 ай бұрын

@@AureoleWebweaver no wonder why you have to get an orgasm when you hit even one tank. Thats how low your bar is. You have the godcomplex says more of you then us in the west.

Swedens greatest defense is terrain. dense forrests, mountain range along pretty much the entire border to Norway, lots of rivers to cross and the entire coast line is full of islands, making it very hard for an attacker to navigate a naval fleet. Russia would also have to go through either Finland or Norway to get to Sweden by land.

It wasn't just and aircraft carrier it was a full A carrier strike group (CSG), 7,500+ sodiers, a cruiser, a squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates, and a carrier air wing of 65 to 70 aircraft, a submarine, attached logistics ships and a supply ship, all of that with just one purpose to protect the Supercarrier, and the Gotland blew through all that and sank the USS Ronald Reagan 4 times. The US military extended the lease on the sub for another year just to try and develop counter meassures for it, never heard that they managed to do that.

Do note we have the Archer artillery (howizer on a Volvo dumperrtruck chassi with computer aided aiming). We have the old S-tank. We have CV90 apc that could have a turret with the same cannon as the leopard2 if one cuts infantery passengers by a third. CV90 can also carry the Mjölner mortar system.. we got some. so what follows behind the mbt got sharp teeth too. Add to that mobile radar installations and aa combined in teams on Beowulf tracked carriers who have proven we can down US stealthbombers at any altitude in air...so anything Russian is toast. Our main problem is that we need 4x the crew and 2x the material to be fully effective.

Also, do not forget the landscape. Obviously it's not something Sweden can export or use as aid to other countries, but an attacker will have to think twice before attacking over such difficult terrain.

""Every statement that the resistance is to cease is FALSE! - Never surrender!" That line summons the swedish war thinking and doctrine and it's something that ALL swedish men have learn from a early age

@pierreborjesson6584

3 ай бұрын

🤣

@kronop8884

3 ай бұрын

That doctrine has not been taught for decades to the general public since virtually no one has done military service in ages

@Orangeemarmaladee

3 ай бұрын

That is a false statement.

@calventine

3 ай бұрын

What a load of bullshit - most swedish men has not even done basic military training, and the few who has are more then likely not even reserves anymore. No, Sweden is NOT a military superpower.

@74Darkman

3 ай бұрын

@@OrangeemarmaladeeNope it isn't. My whole life growing up (born 1974) i read folders about exactly this...constant information about where to take (as a civilian) cover, what to do in case of war etc. Absolutely every swede knows this, the information campaign was more or less removed for a a while (+-2000-2020), but not it is back to what it was. It is STILL a LAW that EVERY citizen has a duty to serve in case of war, this goes for anyone between the age of 16-70. If you are unable for military service you are bound to do some sort of civiliant duty (firefighter etc.Sweden WILL rely on your civilian skills to make everything work even in case or full blown war). This is NOT propaganda, this is facts. As i wrote, everyone from 16 to 70 have a duty to serve in case of war.

Funny they did not mention archer, all the anti tank and anti air weaponry etc. There are more than meets the eye.

A lot of errors in that clip. Example: Talking about Leopard 2, showing Abrams and Challenger. Talking about JAS 39 Gripen, showing F16 and F18 😂

@heine0670

3 ай бұрын

Yes and when talking about the leopard 2 showing the 2a6 ore 7, and the 2a4, sweden only have the 2a6-7.

@saloscontent

2 ай бұрын

and it was a danish flag in the end hahahaha

@ollep9142

2 ай бұрын

@@heine0670Nope! Strv 122 is defined Leopard 2A5S (now with some later upgrades). The later A6 and A7 varieties carry the longer gun barrel that the Swedish army decided not to get. (We don't need the longer range but benefit from having a shorter barrel in woods and built up areas. The main difference between A5S and other (earlier) A5 variants is that A5S has a much thicker roof armor, like five times thicker. I don't know if this has been introduced to some/most/all of the newer Leopard versions.

@peterfredrikson8100

2 ай бұрын

Massive help from NATO and a lot of military vets from west fighting for Ukraine and Ukraine is losing big, enormous losses in soldiers and modern weapons from NATO, a lot of modern Swedish weapons destroyed by Russia.

@perwestermark8920

2 ай бұрын

​@@peterfredrikson8100 Do you argue for free or do you receive payments from Russia? The account name seems to indicate you are a foreign country agent. Russia has quite a number of such agents spreading random noise statements. Not unusual for dictatorships...

The Swedish submarines defeated the carrier strike force several times WITHOUT being detected once. Also the Gripen vs F22 or F35 is far more one sided than you think. It even got missile lock on a Blackbird and received a diploma from the USAF for that. The STRV 122 optics are far superior to a standard Leo II, as is the armour protection.

@jantegner36

Ай бұрын

The missile lock on Blackbird was way before we had the Gripen fighters. It was a Viggen or Draken fighter who did that. Full stealth means not as good flying capabilities, but Gripen has a really small radar cross section and with Meteor under it wings it is the most deadly fighter in the world. It has beyond visual range capabilities and the Meteor is so fast it will catch up fleeing jets. So, don't let the size, top speed and lack of full stealth fool you. Besides the pilot training is brutal. They are flying on the edge. I have seen Gripen flying below the tree line and a former pilot told me back in the 70's they were flying so hard they had tree branches in the landing gear when they came back home. Train as you fight!

There are some mistakes in this video like the Swedens neutrality thats 200 years instead of 100. And Finland is not shown as a Nato member. Perhaps this video was made before Finland was ratified as a member. But Sweden is not yet a member the Hungarian new presidents signature is still needed for it. Maybe it will happen next week on the 5th of march when he takes the office. Or maybe the Hungarians will find some other ways to delay it even longer.

basically everything in the video is wrong, here are some key points: in the army chapter, the tank isn't referred to as being the Stridsvagn 122 but instead mixed up with what i could only imagine being the Leopard 2A5 or A6, saying stuff like "it has two MG-3 machine guns" which is wrong it has one coaxial. and for what i know there have been no thoughts of implementing a CROWS Remote weapon station. the Leopard 2's armor is being said to "survive Kinetic penetrators 125mm in length", video creator means 125 in diameter (on top of which, kinetic penetrators are submunitions so the penetrator itself is technically smaller than that being around 30mm in diameter, but immensely long at around 640mm when speaking about the 3BM60 round). as its the main armament of the T-72, T-80, T90 tanks the 125mm 2A46. "the sides and rear too is covered in heavy ballistic and steel reinforced armor skirts" they aren't, the STRV 122 only has the NERA blocks on the sides covering the driver the rest of the vehicle is only covered with about 20-30mm of armor, just enough to stop 20mm autocannon fire. on top of which the gun is said to be able to fire the the LAHAT ATGM, which technically is true as the Israelis use the same base gun as the 122, bu i don't think any operator of the leopard actually uses the LAHAT. and especially not the swedes. in the video the narrator says "being one of the most popular jets", we cant even find a buyer for it lol, we had to bribe Hungary to buy them, and they only bought 4, and the Philippines are still pretty reluctant, the F-16 block-50 is way more bang for the buck than an aging but expensive JAS39C. he even got the hardpoints wrong, the gripen C which is in service has 8 hardpoints, one on each wingtip, two under each wing and two under the belly. the amounts of gripens are also wrong, "70 jas 39 gripen", we have 74 of the 39C, 24 of the 39D and 3 of the 39E, ending up at 101 gripens all in all, though those 24 'D' variants are twin-seater trainers, but can be used for specialized missions and are completely combat capable.

Uss Ronald reagan was ofc guarded by a bunch of destroyers etc which hms gotland sank too in simulations time after time after time . Our leopard 2 is different from Germanys, We update the control systems and aiming systems etc so its not really comparable. Jas 39 have been killing of f16/f18/typhoon etc etc 2:1 k/d in Arctic challenge year after year as well

Well... Sweden was/is ready to defend the country against Russia for weeks, months but as we were NATO unofficial partner and really good friends with Finland (was neutral country as we were) it was expected and relied upon some sort of support from this... that was "my" expectation... but as we all seen from Ukraine, even Sweden alone could probably lasted for years from a Russian attack... It's a bit scary that Ukraine have fought Russia for 2 years and still not got the full support that I expected... They also was an "unofficial" partner to NATO I guess... ---edit JAS 39 Gripen C/D is just awesome... it's serves our airforce perfect as it it's built for us (and will serve other air forces rightly so). The E/F variant is icing on the cake, not that much bigger and built with the same principle but just better in most ways (bigger radar, more payload, more fuel, 2020 computer tech and so on). Most bang for the buck as the americans say... but ofc it's not better then F-22 (well R&D would almost build the Swedish air force alone), F-35 (any variant) and so on... But again I guess 4 E variants can (and probably would) take a F-22 down with some tactics and 4 JAS 39/E would be a lot (a looot) cheaper then 1 F-22 in 2-3 year span of buying, servicing... so for the long haul... JAS 39 Gripen (C/D/E/F) is one of the best planes out there... 1 against 1 it will suffer against a couple of planes out there... But Gripen is never alone, and with the cost of ownership it will never be alone in a fight... 10 F-35 could be meet by 30 Gripens. F-35 is great (all variants) but 5-10 years it will have a significant cost compared to Gripen E/F and the technology transfer pretty much means (as in Brazil) that you can produce your own... But lets not argue as Sweden is (now hopefully) a NATO country! And that means 10 F-35 can be escorted by 30 Gripens and probably rule the skies! :-) ----edit Forgot about the Rafale, and Eurofighter Typhoon. Obviously awesome planes! Mostly better specs then JAS-39 C/D but again cost of ownership is failing. E/F variant is equal and surpassing some of the specs. Twin engines has a purpose but maintenance of these engines is not just twice as hard it's probably thrice as hard. And that defeats some of the benefits of having 2 engines actually... Servicing these in a wartime setting I'm guessing is not ideal. I could argue either way, but my conclusion is that 1 reliable, easily serviceable is better then 2 that is harder to be service in a wartime setting. ---edit again (commenting as I watch :) Another pride of the Swedish Military is the CV90, the latest variant is just awesome. Could almost be considered as a really light "tank"... but is ofc an IFV and as an IFV it's great! Then we have the Archer Artillery System... suites us for our defense pretty much perfect, will suite many other ofc. With it's shoot and scoot capability it's up there with the top artillery in the world I think...

@saloscontent

2 ай бұрын

not true.. it wasnt finland it was hungary

@saloscontent

2 ай бұрын

and w e have XC90 TO! DONT FORGET!

@SwedishEmpire1700

2 ай бұрын

Bro ÖB himself said we can hold 1 city for like 4 weeks then the fight is up.

@KokayMate

2 ай бұрын

Russia is fighting the entire west at the same time buddy. It is a financial war and the west is looking big. Europe is on the brink of a financial crisis at this point. The goal is not to end the war fast...

Dont worry, Sweden has Carl Hamilton, who singlehanded defeated russian plutonium smugglers, intrnational terrorist organisations, the sicilian mafia and Goldfinger. Correction ... That latest should be James Bond.

@user-lo5dk7uv7r

2 ай бұрын

Hah... yeah you are right. Just don't forget about The Phantom, or "läderlappen", the Swedish superhero. Commercialized in a lost world... when Swedish men had their housewife, when ordinary people still used to mangle sheets and the majority of the women did dress in classy dresses and stunning hats that are barely seen these days...

The new Gripen E is almost like the F-35 minus the stealth. It has Data-Link, ability to lock on targets with helmet so it does not have to have its nose pointed in the direction of the target etc. Regarding maneuverability its like an F-16 with canards

@memkiii

2 ай бұрын

So is it like the F-16 or like the f-35? Both are completely different concepts.Are you just basing this on WarThunder and what they look like?

@loke6664

Ай бұрын

@@memkiii Nah, the Gripen E is nothing like the F-35. The F-35 relies on stealth, it isn't a great flyer or very fast compared to most fighter jets but it is supposed to find the enemy before it finds them and fire off a couple of missiles. Gripen is a very different beast, it isn't stealthy but highly maneuverable and quick to get back in the air after a mission. Both are multi purpose planes though, they have that in common. But Gripen's way of avoiding detection is flying very very close to the ground and the only reason it can do that is because Sweden's real advantage: Swedish pilots generally stay in the air force about 4 times longer then an American pilot so you have more experienced pilots. There is a drawback there too, because replacing a pilot with over 10 years experience quickly is impossible. But the planes are made with totally different military doctrines in mind. Yes, both uses pretty advanced radar and electronic counter measures and so on but that doesn't make them like. To be fair is Gripen not that much like an F-16 either as they claim in the vid. Sweden's military situation is nothing like US situation and both countries makes planes to in first hand fit their own needs. Comparing them in any other way then a simulated dogfight is pretty useless. I am surprised they didn't mention the SAAB Global eyes AWAC system though, if you want to pit a Gripen Vs a F-35 it kinda needs it so it can see the F-35 quick enough and it is a vital part of Sweden's strategy since it is the only way to detect 5 gen planes in time. Gripen is a fine plane but it is not a plane that would fit something like USAF who have very different needs. I don't think I would want to fight an F-22 in a Gripen any day soon either, unlike the F-35 it is both stealthy and a great flyer so that is unlikely to end well for the Gripen.

The Corvette you saw was the Visby type of Corvette, we have ordered 4 of the new Luleå-class that will be larger than our existing Visby and Gävle-class corvettes and will be equipped to operate in all levels of conflict against surface, air and sub-surface targets…

Kinda crazy to make an overview video about the Swedish military and not talking about things like the archer an CV90. But always with military's it's about what they need to do. For example Sweden has no use for aircraft carriers because the military is meant to only protect Sweden which only have the Baltic sea to worry about. Britain needs to be able to defend the common wealth so if Australia is attacked it might be good to move aircraft's there.

"Small country" - Eh what? 3rd largest country in the EU, 4th in Europe.

@elestromusicgamesfun1101

3 ай бұрын

@@AureoleWebweaver Manhattan is 59,2 (key west is smaller) km2. Sweden is 450 295 km2. Stupid much?

@Pstaars

3 ай бұрын

@@AureoleWebweaver did you lol there? You have no clue. lol

@Asa...S

3 ай бұрын

@@AureoleWebweaver Let me try to explain this in a very simple manner, in a way that even an American might understand it. Sweden is 173,860 sq mi, that means it's is bigger than 48 of the 50 US states. Only Alaska and Texas is bigger.

@saloscontent

2 ай бұрын

i think the americans means populations not area, sorry to be the swed that correct my own people LOL! but if i have wrong im sorry then they are dumb haha @@Asa...S

You should check out the Swedish Archer FH77BW, that's something from the future.

You miss the point about the Gripen, it can operate from roads, 2 conscripts can fill fuel on and mount weapons. So they can be dispersed. In the cold war, Denmark had groups of Harriers and Jaguars from RAF operating from roads in training multiple times of the year

@memkiii

2 ай бұрын

And now the RAF has no Jags, Harriers, Tornadoes, Buccs, Vulcans, Lightnings, or Spitfires. Most if not all Western combat Jets can operate from Roads. Certainly Eurofighter, F35, F15, F-16 & A-10, The difference with Sweden BTW is that they would pretty much have to operate from roads, whereas the rest "can" operate from roads. And 2 conscripts is BS. They would be pretty busy, and bloody slow if they have to do everything. Who drives the truck? Who feeds them? Who does fire cover? Who guards the FoB? Who brings the weapons forward? Who operates the comms? It takes 2 men to load a bomb, 2 men to load an Aim-9. 4 or 5 is the minimum just for the aircraft side of things, and then everything still needs to be there on the spot.

@jolan5254

Ай бұрын

@@memkiii The teams sent from air bases to dispersed road bases, civilian air field, pretty much anywhere with a straight road (16x800 meters) are 1 technician and 5 conscript mechanics. They bring fuel and weapons. They rearm and refuel a Gripen in about 10 minutes. For a demonstration give "Gripen - Always combat ready" a watch. A note on the A-10. I heard that thing can land on an potato field. :)

200 years not 100

When it comes to land forces, Finland has a lot more than us. We are better regarding airforce and navy

@anderskarlsson5910

3 ай бұрын

Fmv did reales not long ago that Sweden can get 800 000 soldiers. Think they did tell true numbers becaus Hungary did say yes. Before Sweden didnt what to tell because it can help enemy

Sweden also has the patriot air defense system as well as one of the most nimble artillery systems in the Archer. Our only lack is long range deterrents like cruise missiles since I guess we didn't feel they were a part of a defense, perhaps? There are cruise missiles that can be fit to the gripen but I can't seem to find any info on Sweden actually having any.

@aquaman3874

2 ай бұрын

Long range weapons and several other defense projects were killed by the "Genomförandegruppen" in Reinfeldt's cabinet back in 2008 in order to save money. End result was that Swedish taxpayers had to pay more money when these projects were again revived by later governments. Gripen has been tested with Taurus KEPD 350 which has a range in excess of 500km. FMV placed an order with Saab in 2017 for Rb 15 Mk 3+ for the Navy and Rb 15 F-ER for the air force. These missiles have a range in excess of 300km and delivery of initial batch was from 2017-2026.

Swedish version of the Leopard have a Bofors gun and not any gun from Reinmetall

The narrator does lay it on a bit thick, but it is a good military for a nation of its size.

@CombatReadyHQ

3 ай бұрын

Yeah exactly that, they are a great military but totally get that

@matso3856

3 ай бұрын

@ReadyHQ They got mulitple stuff wrong though , forgot the 4th branch the 'weekend warriors' AKA Hemvärnet , 200 years of neutrailty etc etc , also Stirling engine is UK invention that we are grateful for , we just upscaled it and put it on a sub :)

@gonace

3 ай бұрын

​@856 to be fair the Stirling engine is a design that we use, but the engine on our subs is not the same as the original design. Not every V8 is the same, not every I5 is the same, and so on. The Stirling has it's origin in the UK though.

@andreastullgren7595

3 ай бұрын

Sweden is the greatest asset to Nato ever. Period. Most advanced military.

@NUMMEHARBEN

3 ай бұрын

@@matso3856 Hemvärnet = Home guard is a voluntary military force with up to date weapons and they can be at a certain place as a bridge, military supply store etc. within less than one hour because the members lives nearby. There are more than 25 000 before the Russian attack on Ukraine and after the number of them increasing very much.

you need to think of how Sweden was thinking during the time as a neutral country, everyone is the enemy, no one comes to your aid as a neutral country, and due to Sweden being a low populated country good, advanced and the very best we can afford and operate military item´s is needed, and a big focus of giving the soldiers as high as possible survivability due to the low population. And due to the low amount of soldiers Swedish soldiers have more "responsibility" to solve issues and problems. they dont wait for a "commander" to tell them what to do. So what you see is just a strategy as a small neutral country.

A thing about the tank leopard 2. Yes it is a leopard.. Buuuut. Now it is Stridsvagn 122. More improved. During the Swedish adaptation, the vehicle's level of protection has been further improved compared to the German basic design, such as the introduction of a Swedish-developed roof armor package intended against lighter roof-hitting combat units (e.g. weapons such as Saab Dynamics NLAW and Bofors STRIX). The heavy armor protection made, at the time of acquisition, tank 122 the best protected tank in the world.

the JAS airplanes stands for Jakt, attack och spaning, witch means, Hunt, attack and reconnaissance, it is indeed a all in one plane

Unfortunatly that was one of the worst clips ive seen. It's obviously an american production. Many errors and also not mention CV90 or Archer.

Sweden's acention into NATO is a great game changer. Their military is built on one purpose. Defeating Russia. They may even take a lead in Europe and that is a good thing.

@ronnyhelsing7499

3 ай бұрын

Where do you get your info about Swedens military? Its non existing! Its a country that cant even controll their internal security, Its not safe in the streets, There are som many bombs exploding in Sweden so it can only be compared with a war zone.

@calventine

3 ай бұрын

Are you nuts? Swedens military power is not built for deafeting Russia, what gave you that idea? 10 years ago Sweden estimated they could hold out for 1 week. Today Sweden has given away 1/4 of their supplies and without NATO could do very little to defend themself, let alone defeat *that* enemy.

@Nick-wh4jt

3 ай бұрын

@@calventine yes and Sweden is more woke now than even the United States, Swedes don't know which public restroom to use without asking both mothers for help, Sweden would last a couple of days at the most.

@erik_gaming7026

3 ай бұрын

@@calventine how are the russians doing in ukraine?

@ParaFoxxen

3 ай бұрын

@@erik_gaming7026Oh look, a brainwashed sheep! Please tell us how Russia is doing in Ukraine, as you seem to be sitting on some secret intelligence information🤡 Bet you even think Covid came from the wet market 🤣🤣

14:52 Danish flag on the tank, and the area where it's looks like the military camp at western coast of Jutland, Denmark.

When I was a child in Stockholm archipelago my mother went for a morning pi*s and there around the corner was an inflatable rubber boat with russian speaking soldiers in it. That's how the cold war was. Almost psychotic.

@medeology4660

2 ай бұрын

​@@peterfredrikson8100here again with your copy paste ru-prop? Why don't you do like ruskie karabel's?

@johanbogg9158

2 ай бұрын

@@peterfredrikson8100huh

@daedalus6433

2 ай бұрын

@@peterfredrikson8100 bot

Such an amazing and impressive video .

The Gripen E version is a bit bigger than than the older ones and can take more weapons than before (more hardpoints).

Wow. they didnt add the archer artillery we have. thats a game changer for ground battles i anything ^^

They did not show the Archer system. That artillery system is the fastest one the market. I takes 30 seconds from the first shot + two additional and then it is on its way again. Good stuff

14:31 So it is a Danish tank.

SAAB 39 JAS come with a Volvo RM 12 jet engine - nothing else. It’s a modified GE engine but intirely modified and built by Volvo. Nothing else.

Nice little feature with the danish flag on the leopard 2 tank in the video 😄

@sleightofhansen1

3 ай бұрын

I was also wondering about that.

Hello mate !.. glad to join your channel.. I knew you years ago on another channel !! Ha ha .. cheers to you !!

@CombatReadyHQ

3 ай бұрын

Hello mate, thank you! Appreciate the support. How are you?

@JimTimber

3 ай бұрын

@@CombatReadyHQ All well here my friend !! Cheers to you Sir !!

I am a swede, and i think we have some stored "secret" weapons, and we have rebuild the leopard 2, to bee even more better for defence.

They test swedens response time nearly daily, flies flighter jets over my house pretty much daily and its no training

the thing narrator people often forget is in the top of the map with with the border ... it's Norway and not Sweden but yeah I do enjoy some Nordic military strength

@catd11ng74

3 ай бұрын

I have never seen a map that is wrong. The map in this video also showed clearly that Sweden border don't go all the way up. You can clearly se the map at 2:35

@TrymTheXboxGamer

3 ай бұрын

if I could mark off where I am talking about you would understand besides do you even know which is which@@catd11ng74

Swedish "neutrality" is a construction to serve Swredish arms-export. We have not been involved in war for 200 yrs, correct, but we have been in bed with the US since the 50's to an extent that far exceeds the responsibilities with the new NATO situation in mind. Our cooperation with the US (Stay behind/CIA, FRA etc etc) is far from "neutral" as dictated in the Vienna Convention in 1849 where Swefen, Switzerland and Lichtenstein (?) declared "neutral", but we have and are not neutral....Hermann Göring -20'..?, Swedish Bankers via Warburg Bank helped A.H to power....SAAB...Junkers 88 logotype?? Neutral? Drop it!

1:08 "100 YEAR NEUTRALITY ENDS" last time I checked we don't currently live in the year 1913 the last war that Sweden was a part of ended the 14th of august 1814... so nearly 210 years of neutrality. 209 years and 7 months

Sweden had the Leopard 2A5 rebuild and it is called "Stridsvagn 122"

GE started by a son of a Swedish immigrant to US Edison. Now GE produces engines for Swedish air force. Justice!

In addicision, you can now count us together with Finland, Norway and Denmark. Put plus instead of VS

4:45 Nope, SwAF got 97. (71 var. C, 23 var. D, and 57 var.E that's on its way (as of now 3 var.E has been delivered)) At the time when this video was made, SwAF had 94.

Well presented.

the gripen beat the f-16 in war games 10-0 10-0 10-1 and it whould prolly be able to fight a f-35

Sweden have 4 branches in the military: army, navy, air force and The homeguard. Home guard being the biggest of them

The F16 is almost a 50 year old plane, and yet it still look amazingly sexy! I wonder how it would have looked 50 years ago, like something out of the future!

They didnt even mention the Archer. The worlds most advanced artillery.

That's a Danish LEO2 in the movie...

I'm a bit confused as to why there's a Danish flag on the tanks while talking about the swedish forces 😅

The fact that they didn't mention the Archer is insane. It's way better than a tank.

Thank you for your content, I really appreciate it. Since my basic military training in Sweden in the nineties, the Swedish military downsized its army for almost 2 decades. I am glad to now see the Defense Budget rapidly increasing again, and expanding the defense capabilities not only with top of the line technology and advanced equipment, but also in quantity. Joining NATO, finally, is a great move, but also a very natural step. Sweden has had tight cooperations with the US, UK, Germany and basically all of the existing NATO-countries for a long time. Sweden being “neutral” (IMO) has only been theoretical on paper for many years. There has never been any questions about what values, and who’s “side” Sweden is on, should another Great War ever divide the world again.

They only have on refueler. That can’t be right. No way you can depend on have one plane to refuel the rest. I had to have heard that wrong. If that is correct and they lose that one it would hamper them.

Wrong we have about 90 Gripens,, and the e variant at least 4 for testing

I guess we will probably put AI in our jets in the future like if the pilot faints, or get injured the plane will not crash and AI will take over control and fly back to safety

I love your flag and salute all brave brittish soldiers.

Thank you SWEDEN AND FINDLAND!! U.S. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER!!!!❤

we never go to vote so its wrong to say we want to join NATO and it over 200 years not 100...

What happens when you combind a nuclear submarine and a swedish one? I Wonder if that would be possible. And it would probably have to be more large.😄

100 year neutrality? Double that and you will get it correct.

How to make 1080P or 4K in 40sec

Did you walk the Airborne in the Netherlands?

The bottom line is, we have high tax so we can spend some extra on expensive custom made toys even if we are small. But i wouldn't call us a superpower, we're just primarly geographically lucky. We got the Finnish in the northeast, a huge mountainrange to the west and norway, and a big coast to the south and east to a small ocean with an indestructible aircraft carrier in it. Along with thousands of islands scattered everywhere. And forest everywhere you look so a swede might pop up anywhere with an anti-tank, anti-air missile or a hunting rifle. There are basicly two roads to traverse the whole country and everywhere else there is just dense dense forest except for in the furthest south, but i'm guessing the passage to the botnic sea by denmark would be a pretty dumb decicion since there is a narrow pass, and the passage between finland and Estonia is also a pretty narrow pass and could easily be completely mined. And aircrafts can land, refuel and rearm at different locations on any decently paved road even if airports gets destroyed.

Denna video gör mig stolt över att ha varit soldat i rikets armé.

@Cobbido

2 ай бұрын

Varför?

ofc gripen isnt a f35 but the f35 just to run cost more than an whole gripen aircraft

40 seconds and full trousers will have

The swedes were not happy with leopard 2 so they re-build it to get better. Now strv122 is ranked no1 in the world according to discovery channel.

@matso3856

3 ай бұрын

Yes and no , not much was changed with the hull , but we did replace the turret with a domestic one , which the germans later was impressed by and borrowed some solutions for their own upgrade.

@Karl-Benny

3 ай бұрын

Not that they are not happy with it they just like to do some thing`s differently

@nomennescio4604

3 ай бұрын

@@matso3856 Hm, the Swedes also slapped about 3 tons more armour on it, and added some nifty anti-IR covering.

@bengtmowitz5012

3 ай бұрын

Don't forget the Archer system and the CV90 family of AFV's

@matso3856

3 ай бұрын

@@nomennescio4604 Again , I'm just opposing the argument that we changed "everything" , the 3 tons extra armour was all in the homemade turret , again the Hull the engine the gearbox all was superior to anything we could do in Sweden without breaking the bank , hard to beat the germans on this so better to improve on situation awareness (optics) and stuff we are better in currently(barracuda camo net).

All Swedish fighter jets are designed to take off from small runways or roads, due to how our country is, we can mobilise a strike force from anywhere. I'd put the Gripen against anything any nation has to offer and she would win.

As a swed i have seen a gripen in production 😅

What about CV90, one of, if not the most capable IFV on the planet! Not even mentioned