Torvogn m/30

Designed by Otto og Mattis, a northerner and sami who entered the design as a competitior to the m/35 who ultimately won the contest. Whilst the "Torvogn" offered superior speed and handling to the m/35 it had far less armour and a significantly less powerfull *Hotchkiss 23mm autocannon*.

Earning it's name after the Norse god of thunder "Tor" due to the distinct banging noise the tank would produce when making more than 15kh/h.

No more than 15 were built before it was decided to abandon the project. It was howerever revived in 1931, when the Royal Norwegian Navy showed an interest in amphibious warfare. The "Torvogn" was light and relatively hydrodynamic. As a new variant was developed for the navy the 23mm Hotchkiss was removed and repalced with a water-cooled domestically produced Colt HMG.

After trials the newly designated "Torvogn (KF)" proved seaworthy, albeit rather slow whilst in the water.

* The most notable use of the "Torvogn (KF)" was in December 1940 when 4 were launched from the British heavy cruiser "Devonshire" to break through the ice and provide fire-support for landingcraft making their way to the city of Moss in order relieve the exhausted Norwegian and French defenders who had retreated to the island of "Jeløya" and push back the German force occupiyng the city and it's industrial plant.*