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Tank destroyer: 34 converted from captured T-60s. 1 x 76.2 mm M-1936 F-22 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun ... List of Romanian military equipment of World War II.
Romanian R35 at the Bucharest National Military Museum (note the metal-rimmed wheels) The Romanian industry adapted to maintain complex AFVs after the 1941 campaign, when it managed to repair 50 of its Panzer 35(t) light tanks at Ploiești. [3] More comprehensive repairs were carried out for Romania's Renault R35 tanks. An important upgrade was ...
R-3 tank; Romanian armored cars during World War II; Romanian armored fighting vehicle production during World War II; T. T-1 tractor; TACAM R-1;
Main Battle Tank ~300 On 31 January 2023, Romanian military personnel visited Hyundai Rotem. According to experts, Romania showed interest in the tank. [224] After an initial order for 54 M1A2 tanks was signed, it was announced that the MBT program might increase to 300 MBTs. Other offers could include the Leopard 2 or the K2 Black Panther.
List of Romanian military equipment of World War II; 0–9. 75 mm Reșița Model 1943; A. Argeș (flamethrower) C. Coastal batteries of Romania; O. Orița M1941
Antonescu and Adolf Hitler at the Führerbau in Munich (June 1941).. In the immediate wake of the loss of Northern Transylvania, on 4 September 1940, the Iron Guard (led by Horia Sima) and General (later Marshal) Ion Antonescu united to form the "National Legionary State", which forced the abdication of Carol II in favor of his 19-year-old son Michael.
In 1942, a medium tank was proposed to be produced by the Axis-aligned Kingdom of Romania.The reason behind the proposal was the lack of a Romanian-produced armored fighting vehicle capable of challenging enemy Soviet tanks on the Eastern Front, as well as the allied Nazi Germany not being capable of supplying Romania with considerable amounts of tanks.
The predominantly defensive structure of the Romanian Land Forces was also highlighted by the five anti-tank (missile-artillery) regiments (each with 36 Romanian made 100 mm anti-tank gun M1977 and 12 ATGM launcher vehicle based on BRDM-2 4x4 scout armoured car a.k.a. 9P133 "Malyutka" (with 9M14 Malyutka anti-tank guided missiles) and 9P148 ...