38M Toldi

38M Toldi

38M Toldi (Toldi I variant)
Type Light tank
Place of origin Kingdom of Hungary
Service history
Used by Kingdom of Hungary
Wars World War II
Production history
Produced 1939–1942
Number built 202
Variants Toldi I, Toldi II, Toldi IIa, Toldi III
Specifications
Weight Toldi I: 8.5 t
Toldi IIa: 9.3 t
Length 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
Width 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Crew 3

Armour Toldi I: 20 mm maximum
Toldi II: 35 mm
Main
armament
20 mm gun (Toldi I and Toldi II)
40 mm gun (Toldi IIa and Toldi III)
Secondary
armament
1x 8 mm machine gun
Engine Bussing-Nag V8 7.9 litres
155 bhp
Operational
range
200 km (120 mi)
Speed 47 km/h (29 mph) on road

The 38M Toldi was a Hungarian light tank, based on the Swedish Landsverk L-60B tank. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi.

Production history

The 38M Toldi was produced and developed under license from Swedish company AB Landsverk between 1939 and 1942. Only 202 were produced.

Variants

Combat history

Toldi tanks entered Hungarian service in 1940. They first saw action with the Hungarian Army against Yugoslavia in 1941.

These tanks were mostly used against the USSR between 1941 and 1944. Because of their light armour, armament and good communications equipment, they were mostly used for reconnaissance. The design was not effective in head-on engagements with Soviet T-34 medium tanks encountered during the early stages of Operation Barbarossa.

Survivors

Two known surviving 38M Toldi tanks (one Toldi I and one Toldi IIa) are preserved on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum.

See also

References

External links

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