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Medium tank: 139-195 75 mm howitzer, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs 43M Turán III: Medium tank: 1-2 75 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs 43M Zrínyi II: Assault gun: 72 105 mm howitzer 44M Zrínyi I: Tank destroyer: 1 75 mm gun, 6 × Nebelwerfer 41 rockets were also mounted during testing 44M Tas: Heavy tank: 2 prototypes (destroyed by bombing before they ...
The Turán tanks were a series of Hungarian medium tanks of World War II. They were produced in two main variants: the original 40M Turán (or Turán I) with a 40 mm gun and later the 41M Turán (or Turán II) with a short-barreled 75 mm gun, improved armour and a new turret. A total of 285 40M Turán I tanks were made. [2]
However, the Turan I tank (with a 40 mm gun) and the Turan II tank (with a short 75 mm gun) were still no match for a standard Soviet T-34 tank, and, compared to the T-34/76, the Soviets had many much-improved T-34/85 tanks by 1944. Manufacture of the potentially more effective Turan III tank (with a long 75 mm gun) never developed beyond ...
The Hungarian Turán II medium tank from which the Turán III was developed. Though the Turán I and II had not yet seen combat, [ 4 ] in February 1943 the General Staff of the Honvédség decided it was necessary to begin a modernisation program to improve the tanks. [ 5 ]
Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in just a few countries. However, during World War II, most armies employed tanks, and thousands were built every month. Tank usage, doctrine, and production varied widely among the combatant nations.
This is a list of World War II weapons of Hungary. Hungary mainly fought in World War II as part of the Axis forces on the Eastern Front but also took part in the Axis Invasion of Yugoslavia. In March 1944 Germany occupied Hungary and put in a puppet government after Hungary had been secretly negotiating a peace settlement with the United ...
The Toldi was a Hungarian light tank of World War II, developed on the basis of the Swedish Landsverk L-60. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi . The Toldi was made in several different variants including some armed with a 20 mm gun, some armed with a 40 mm gun, some fitted with schürzen plates, and even a ...
Pages in category "Tanks of Hungary" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 40M Nimród;