Think modern armies always use brand-new tanks? Think again. In the 1990s, Sweden was still operating the Strv 104—a heavily modernized British Centurion tank originally designed in 1945.
Faced with massive Cold War defense budget pressures, Swedish engineers upgraded these aging beasts with explosive reactive armor (ERA), modern diesel engines, and advanced fire control systems. Find out how this WW2 legend held the line until the Leopard 2 arrived!
Source: European Defense
