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

38M Toldi
38M Toldi I command tank with radio antenna
TypeLight tank
Place of originKingdom of Hungary
Service history
In service1939-1945
Used by Hungary
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerAB Landsverk, MÁVAG
Designed1936-38
ManufacturerMÁVAG, Ganz Works
Produced1939–1942
No. built202
VariantsToldi I, Toldi II, Toldi IIA, Toldi III
Specifications
MassToldi I: 8.5 t
Toldi IIA: 9.3 t
Length4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
Width2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Crew3

ArmorToldi I: 7-13 mm
Toldi II: 7-23 mm
Toldi III: 7-35 mm
Main
armament
20 mm Solothurn S-18/100 gun[lower-alpha 1] (Toldi I/II)
37/42M 40 mm L/42,5 or L/45 gun (Toldi IIA/III)
Secondary
armament
1x 8 mm (0.31 in) Gebauer machine gun
EngineBüssing-NAG L8V 7.9 litres
155-160 bhp
Power/weight19 hp/t
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
200 km (120 mi)
Maximum speed 50 km/h (31 mph) on road
Steering
system
clutch braking

Development and production


The Hungarian general staff wanted a modern light tank as soon as possible, after the domestically developed V-4 turned out to be too expensive by 1936 and work on it progressed slower than expected.[1]

Meanwhile, the Swedish AB Landsverk finished its recent development, the Landsverk L-60 in October, and was looking for a customer to cover the costs. After a series of trials in 1937 with the V-4 and the Panzer I, the MÁVAG heavy industries decided to purchase the license of the L-60, with a prototype for further development.[2][unreliable source?]

The turret of the vehicle was then modified, making space for the radio and other devices, with a cupola being placed on top (since the L-60 was still unfinished and lacked in many necessary features).[2] The original main armament, the 20 mm Madsen was also replaced initially by a 25 mm Bofors autocannon, and then by the 20 mm Solothurn anti-tank rifle, as it was already in service in the Hungarian army.[3] The hull would then be changed on the front, upper sides, and rear, to riveted plates instead of welded for faster and easier production, with the original Scania-Vabis 1664 engine being replaced by the German Büssing L8V.[4]

At first, 80 vehicles were ordered from MÁVAG, then an order for 110 more vehicles were placed in 1940.[4] In total, 202 units were produced.


Variants



Combat


The Toldi tanks first saw action with the Hungarian Army in the 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia .[4] These tanks were then 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 effective against Soviet light tanks widespread during the early stages of Operation Barbarossa, such as the obsolete T-26 and BT-5. However it was totally inadequate against the Soviet T-34 medium tanks encountered during the later stages of the war on the Eastern Front.


Service history


The Toldi entered Hungarian service in 1940. From 1942, the Toldi's were reassigned to reconnaissance, command and ambulance roles. [4]

Several Toldi tanks were captured by the USSR late in the war, two of them were transported to Kubinka for testing and are still preserved there.[2]

A few Toldis were captured by the Romanians after the 1944 coup d'etat removed the Axis-aligned government. Their further fate is unknown.[7]


Survivors


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


Notes


  1. known as '36M 20mm Nehézpuska'

References


  1. "Hadmérnök XIII/2. 2018. jún" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-22.
  2. "Magyar Harckocsik a II. Világháborúban". War Thunder - Official Forum (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. "38M "Toldi"". elfnet.hu. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. MarkoPantelic (2020-11-21). "Toldi I and II". tanks-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. Zaloga, Steven J. (2018). The Anti-Tank Rifle. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4728-1722-8.
  6. "Toldi tank destroyer". tanks-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. Axworthy, Mark (1995). Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945. London: Arms and Armour. p. 221. ISBN 9781854092670.



На других языках


- [en] 38M Toldi

[ru] Толди (танк)

38M «Толди» (венг. 38M Toldi) — венгерский лёгкий танк времён Второй мировой войны. Назван в честь венгерского рыцаря Миклоша Толди, жившего в XIV веке[2].



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