Hungarian light tank 43.M "Toldi" III At the end of 1942, the Ganz company proposed a new version of the Toldi tank with frontal armor of the hull and turret increased to 20 mm. The gun mask and the driver's cabin were protected by 35 mm armor. The broadened stern of the turret made it possible to increase the ammunition load of the gun to 87 rounds. The order was issued, but it was decided to concentrate the efforts of the industry on the production of the Turan tank. There is evidence that only three tanks were built in 1943, which received the designation 43.M “Toldi” III k.hk, replaced in 1944 by Toldi” k.hk.C.40. It is possible that 1944 more of these machines were manufactured in 9, but it is not clear whether they were fully completed. For comparison: Tanks "Toldi" modifications IIA and III Toldy IIA tank Tank "Toldi III" Click on the tank to enlarge Tanks Toldi ”II, IIa, and III became part of the 1st and 2nd TD and 1st KD, restored or newly created in 1943. The 1st KD had 25 Toldi IIa. In July 1943, the newly formed 1st assault gun battalion received 10 Toldi IIa. When the 2nd TD left the fierce battles in Galicia in August 1944, 14 Toldi remained in it. The 1st KD, sent in 1944 to Poland, lost all their Toldi there.” There is evidence that on June 6, 1944, the Hungarian army had 66 Toldi with a 20-mm cannon and 63 with a 40-mm gun. The use of the remaining "Toldi" in the battles on the territory of Hungary in the autumn of 1944 was not marked by any outstanding events. The 2nd TD, surrounded in Budapest, had 16 Toldi. They all died, only a few vehicles took part in the final operations of 1945. Tank 43.M “Toldi” III Click on the Toldi tank to enlarge the image HUNGARIAN TANKS, SPGS AND ARMORED VEHICLES 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 Nimrod   "Nimrod" Year of construction 1940 Combat weight, t 10,5 Crew. 6 Body length, mm 5320 Length with gun forward, mm   Width 2300 Height, mm 2300 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 13 Hull board 10 Tower forehead (deckhouse) 13 Roof and bottom of the hull 6-7 weaponry   Gun brand 36. M Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 40/60 Ammunition shots 148 The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns — Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges   Engine, type, brand carb. L8V / 36 Motor Power, hp 155 Top speed km / h 60 Fuel capacity, l 253 Range on the highway, km 250 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2   Chabo   "Chabo" Year of construction 1940 Combat weight, t 5,95 Crew. 4 Body length, mm 4520 Length with gun forward, mm   Width 2100 Height, mm 2270 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 13 Hull board 7 Tower forehead (deckhouse) 100 Roof and bottom of the hull   weaponry   Gun brand 36.M Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 20/82 Ammunition shots 200 The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns 1-8,0 Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges 3000 Engine, type, brand carb. Ford G61T Motor Power, hp 87 Top speed km / h 65 Fuel capacity, l 135 Range on the highway, km 150 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2   Tosh   "Stone" Year of construction   Combat weight, t 38 Crew. 5 Body length, mm 6900 Length with gun forward, mm 9200 Width 3500 Height, mm 3000 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 100-120 Hull board 50 Tower forehead (deckhouse) 30 Roof and bottom of the hull   weaponry   Gun brand 43.M Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 75/70 Ammunition shots   The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns 2-8 Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges   Engine, type, brand carb. Z- TURAN Motor Power, hp 2 × 260 Top speed km / h 45 Fuel capacity, l   Range on the highway, km 200 Average ground pressure, kg / cm2 0,78 T-21   T-21 Year of construction 1940 Combat weight, t 16,7 Crew. 4 Body length, mm 5500 Length with gun forward, mm 5500 Width 2350 Height, mm 2390 Reservations, mm   Body forehead 30 Hull board 25 Tower forehead (deckhouse)   Roof and bottom of the hull   weaponry   Gun brand A-9 Caliber in mm / barrel length in calibers 47 Ammunition shots   The number and caliber (in mm) of machine guns 2-7,92 Anti-aircraft machine gun — Ammunition for machine guns, cartridges   Engine, type, brand Carb. Skoda V-8 Motor Power, hp 240 Top speed km / h 50 Fuel capacity, l   Range on the highway, km   Average ground pressure, kg / cm2 0,58 Modifications of the tank "Toldi": 38.M Toldi I - basic modification, 80 units produced 38.M Toldi II - modification with reinforced armor, 110 units produced 38.M Toldi IIA - re-armed with 40 mm gun 42.M Toldi II, converted 80 units 43.M Toldi III - modification with a 40-mm cannon and additionally reinforced armor, no more than 12 units were produced 40.M "Nimrod" - ZSU. A track roller was added (the tank became 0,66 m longer), a 40 mm Bofors automatic anti-aircraft gun was installed, which was located in a circular rotation turret with 13 mm armor open from above. At first it was supposed to make a tank destroyer, but in the end it turned out to be one of the most successful ZSUs of World War II to support armored units from air attacks. ZSU weight - 9,5 tons, speeds up to 35 km / h, crew - 6 people. A total of 46 units were built. Hungarian tank cannons 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   From the history of the name of the tank "Toldi". This name was given to the Hungarian tank in honor of the famous warrior Toldi Miklós, a man of high stature and great physical strength. Toldi Miklos (1320-22 November 1390) is the prototype of a character in Peter Iloshvai's story, Janos Aran's trilogy and Benedek Jelek's novel. Miklós, a young man of noble origin, gifted with remarkable physical strength, works shoulder to shoulder with farm laborers on the family estate. But, having quarreled with his brother Dördem, he decides to leave his home, dreaming of the life of a knight. He becomes a real folk hero of the time of King Louis. In 1903, Janos Fadrus created a sculptural composition - Toldi with wolves. 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.