Units In Spirit of Liberty #2 | Landsverk L-182 Armored Car
Landsverk L-182 was a unique Swedish reconnaissance vehicle. Quite literally, since only one of its type was ever produced and sold.
The lucky buyer was Finland, who acquired the vehicle in 1936 as part of the attempted motorization of its army. Based on Landsverk's dependable L-180 design and armed with Finnish-produced weaponry, it was a modern enough vehicle for its time. Several more were supposedly on the way, when suddenly the looming threat of the Soviet Union became a clear and present danger, and the young republic had to mobilize everything it had.
Miraculously, this one-of-a-kind vehicle operating in a theater notoriously hostile towards vehicles managed to survive the entire Winter War, and into the Continuation War a year later. Still, like most Finnish equipment at the time, despite its incredibly skilled operators it quickly became morally and factually obsolete. In late 1941, as more and more Soviet armored cars were being taken as trophies, Landsverk L-182 was finally allowed to retire.
In the game
In Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty we highlight the scarcity of the Finnish military equipment. So, you will get only one core Landsverk L-182 unit at the start of campaign and would not be able to acquire more. However, there will be Soviet recon cars BA-10 and BA-10M that you have probably already seen in the previous Strategic Mind titles. These are arguably one of the best early recon cars in the series, since they have a powerful 45 mm gun as well, and could attack early tank models successfully. So, instead of getting more Landsverks, you could try and get your hands on some pretty good Soviet models to fill the needs of your Arny with good reconnaissance cars. The Landsverk, though, is really helpful and plays important role early in the war, when your equipment is the most scrace. It could also remain at your side later in the campaign if you keep the unit alive, level it up, or even assign a hero on it, making it quite powerful instead of being obsolete.
Let us know if you are looking forward to using this unique vehicle in your campaign.
Also, see our previous unit posts:
Vickers 6-ton tank
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Starni Games team