Hungarian light tank 38.M “Toldi” II In the spring of 1941, an order was issued for 200 improved tanks, called 38.M "Toldi" II. They differed from the tanks "Toldi" I overhead armor 20 mm thick around the tower. The same 20 mm armor was applied to the front of the hull. The prototype "Toldi" II and 68 production vehicles were manufactured by the Ganz plant, and the remaining 42 by MAVAG. Thus, only 110 Toldi IIs were built. The first 4 "Toldi" II entered the troops in May 1941, and the last - in the summer of 1942. Tanks "Toldi" entered service with the first and second motorized (MBR) and second cavalry brigades, each with three companies of 18 tanks. They took part in the April (1941) campaign against Yugoslavia. Prototype light tank "Toldi" IIA The first and second MBRs with the first cavalry brigade began hostilities a few days after Hungary entered the war against the USSR. In total, they had 81 Toldi I tanks. As part of the so-called "moving body" they fought about 1000 km to the Donets River. A very battered "mobile corps" returned in November 1941 to Hungary. Of the 95 Toldi tanks of the Second World War that participated in the battles (14 arrived later than the above), 62 vehicles were repaired and restored, 25 due to combat damage, and the rest due to breakdowns in the transmission group. The combat service of the Toldi showed that its mechanical reliability was low, the armament was too weak, and it could only be used as a reconnaissance or communications vehicle. In 1942, during the second campaign of the Hungarian army in the Soviet Union, only 19 Toldi I and II tanks made it to the front. In January 1943, during the defeat of the Hungarian army, almost all of them died and only three left the battle. Serial tank "Toldi" IIA (numbers - thickness of frontal armor plates) The performance characteristics of the Hungarian tanks of the second world war Toldi-1   "Toldi" I Year of construction 1940 Combat weight, t 8,5 Crew. 3 Body length, mm 4750 Length with gun forward, mm   Width 2140 Height, mm 1870 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 13 Hull board 13 Tower forehead (deckhouse) 13 + 20 Roof and bottom of the hull 6 weaponry   Gun brand 36.M Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 20/82 Ammunition shots   The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns 1-8,0 Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges   Engine, type, brand carb. “Busing Nag” L8V/36TR Motor Power, hp 155 Top speed km / h 50 Fuel capacity, l 253 Range on the highway, km 220 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2 0,62 Toldi-2   “Toldi” II Year of construction 1941 Combat weight, t 9,3 Crew. 3 Body length, mm 4750 Length with gun forward, mm   Width 2140 Height, mm 1870 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 23-33 Hull board 13 Tower forehead (deckhouse) 13 + 20 Roof and bottom of the hull 6-10 weaponry   Gun brand 42.M Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 40/45 Ammunition shots 54 The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns 1-8,0 Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges   Engine, type, brand carb. “Busing Nag” L8V/36TR Motor Power, hp 155 Top speed km / h 47 Fuel capacity, l 253 Range on the highway, km 220 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2 0,68 Turan-1   "Turan" I Year of construction 1942 Combat weight, t 18,2 Crew. 5 Body length, mm 5500 Length with gun forward, mm   Width 2440 Height, mm 2390 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 50 (60) Hull board 25 Tower forehead (deckhouse) 50 (60) Roof and bottom of the hull 8-25 weaponry   Gun brand 41.M Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 40/51 Ammunition shots 101 The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns 2-8,0 Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges   Engine, type, brand Z-TURAN carb. Z-TURAN Motor Power, hp 260 Top speed km / h 47 Fuel capacity, l 265 Range on the highway, km 165 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2 0,61 Turan-2   "Turan" II Year of construction 1943 Combat weight, t 19,2 Crew. 5 Body length, mm 5500 Length with gun forward, mm   Width 2440 Height, mm 2430 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 50 Hull board 25 Tower forehead (deckhouse)   Roof and bottom of the hull 8-25 weaponry   Gun brand 41.M Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 75/25 Ammunition shots 56 The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns 2-8,0 Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges 1800 Engine, type, brand Z-TURAN carb. Z-TURAN Motor Power, hp 260 Top speed km / h 43 Fuel capacity, l 265 Range on the highway, km 150 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2 0,69 Zrinyi-2   Zrinyi II Year of construction 1943 Combat weight, t 21,5 Crew. 4 Body length, mm 5500 Length with gun forward, mm 5900 Width 2890 Height, mm 1900 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 75 Hull board 25 Tower forehead (deckhouse) 13 Roof and bottom of the hull   weaponry   Gun brand 40 / 43.М Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 105/20,5 Ammunition shots 52 The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns — Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges   Engine, type, brand carb. Z- TURAN Motor Power, hp 260 Top speed km / h 40 Fuel capacity, l 445 Range on the highway, km 220 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2 0,75 Toldi, Turan II, Zrinyi II Hungarian tank 38.M "Toldi" IIA The campaign in Russia showed the weakness of Toldi's weapons” II. Trying to increase the tank's combat effectiveness, the Hungarians re-equipped 80 Toldi II with a 40-mm 42M cannon with a barrel length of 45 calibers and a muzzle brake. The prototype of this gun was previously prepared for the V.4 tank. The 42.M gun was a shortened version of the 40-mm gun of the Turan I 41.M tank with a barrel length of 51 calibers and fired the same ammunition as the 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun. The 41.M gun had a small muzzle brake. It was developed at the MAVAG factory. Tank “Toldi IIA” Click on the picture to enlarge The new version of the rearmed tank received the designation 38.M "Toldi" IIa k.hk., which in 1944 was changed to "Toldi" k.hk. Toldy IIA tank A modernized 8-mm machine gun 34 / 40AM was paired with the gun, the part of the barrel of which, protruding beyond the mask, was covered with an armor casing. The thickness of the mask armor reached 35 mm. The mass of the tank increased to 9,35 tons, the speed decreased to 47 km / h, and the cruising range - to 190 km. The gun ammunition included 55 rounds, and the machine gun - from 3200 rounds. A box for transporting equipment was hung on the aft wall of the tower, modeled on German tanks. This machine received the designation 38M "Toldi IIA". In experimental order, "Toldi IIA" was equipped with hinged 5-mm armor screens that protected the sides of the hull and turret. At the same time, the combat weight increased to 9,85 tons. The R-5 radio station was replaced with a modernized R / 5a. Tank "Toldi IIA" with armor screens GUNS OF HUNGARIAN TANKS 20/82 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 20/82 Mark 36.M Vertical guidance angles, degrees   Armor-piercing projectile weight, kg   High-explosive fragmentation projectile weight   The initial velocity of an armor-piercing projectile, m / s 735 high-explosive fragmentation projectile m / s   Rate of fire, rds / min   The thickness of the penetrated armor in mm at an angle of 30 ° to the normal from a distance 300 m 14 600 m 10 1000 m 7,5 1500 m — 40/51 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 40/51 Mark 41.M Vertical guidance angles, degrees + 25 °, -10 ° Armor-piercing projectile weight, kg   High-explosive fragmentation projectile weight   The initial velocity of an armor-piercing projectile, m / s 800 high-explosive fragmentation projectile m / s   Rate of fire, rds / min 12 The thickness of the penetrated armor in mm at an angle of 30 ° to the normal from a distance 300 m 42 600 m 36 1000 m 30 1500 m   40/60 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 40/60 Mark 36.M Vertical guidance angles, degrees + 85 °, -4 ° Armor-piercing projectile weight, kg   High-explosive fragmentation projectile weight 0,95 The initial velocity of an armor-piercing projectile, m / s 850 high-explosive fragmentation projectile m / s   Rate of fire, rds / min 120 The thickness of the penetrated armor in mm at an angle of 30 ° to the normal from a distance 300 m 42 600 m 36 1000 m 26 1500 m 19 75/25 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 75/25 Mark 41.M Vertical guidance angles, degrees + 30 °, -10 ° Armor-piercing projectile weight, kg   High-explosive fragmentation projectile weight   The initial velocity of an armor-piercing projectile, m / s 450 high-explosive fragmentation projectile m / s 400 Rate of fire, rds / min 12 The thickness of the penetrated armor in mm at an angle of 30 ° to the normal from a distance 300 m   600 m   1000 m   1500 m   75/43 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 75/43 Mark 43.M Vertical guidance angles, degrees + 20 °, -10 ° Armor-piercing projectile weight, kg   High-explosive fragmentation projectile weight   The initial velocity of an armor-piercing projectile, m / s 770 high-explosive fragmentation projectile m / s 550 Rate of fire, rds / min 12 The thickness of the penetrated armor in mm at an angle of 30 ° to the normal from a distance 300 m 80 600 m 76 1000 m 66 1500 m 57 105/25 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 105/25 Mark 41.M or 40/43. M Vertical guidance angles, degrees + 25 °, -8 ° Armor-piercing projectile weight, kg   High-explosive fragmentation projectile weight   The initial velocity of an armor-piercing projectile, m / s   high-explosive fragmentation projectile m / s 448 Rate of fire, rds / min   The thickness of the penetrated armor in mm at an angle of 30 ° to the normal from a distance 300 m   600 m   1000 m   1500 m   47/38,7 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 47/38,7 Mark Skoda A-9 Vertical guidance angles, degrees + 25 °, -10 ° Armor-piercing projectile weight, kg 1,65 High-explosive fragmentation projectile weight   The initial velocity of an armor-piercing projectile, m / s 780 high-explosive fragmentation projectile m / s   Rate of fire, rds / min   The thickness of the penetrated armor in mm at an angle of 30 ° to the normal from a distance 300 m   600 m   1000 m   1500 m   Until our time, only two tanks have survived - "Toldi I" and "Toldi IIA" (registration number H460). Both of them are on display at the Military Historical Museum of armored weapons and equipment in Kubinka near Moscow. An attempt was made to create a light anti-tank self-propelled gun on the Toldi chassis, similar to the German Marder installation. Instead of a turret in the middle of the hull, a German 75-mm anti-tank gun Cancer 40 was installed in a lightly armored wheelhouse open on top and behind. This combat vehicle never made it out of the experimental stage. Anti-tank self-propelled guns on the chassis "Toldi" Sources: M. B. Baryatinsky. Tanks of Honvedsheg. (Armored Collection No. 3 (60) - 2005); I.P.Shmelev. Armored vehicles of Hungary (1940-1945); G.L. Kholyavsky "The Complete Encyclopedia of World Tanks 1915 - 2000"; Tibor Ivan Berend, Gyorgy Ranki:The development of the manufacturing industry in Hungary, 1900-1944; Andrzej Zasieczny: Tanks of World War II.