Toldi (tank)

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For the epic poem, see Toldi trilogy.
Hungarian Tanks

II. World War archive photograph of
Toldi
General characteristics
Length: 4.75 m
Width: 2.14 m
Height: 1.87 m
Weight: 8.5 t (I), 9.3 t(IIa)
Speed: 47 km/h (road)
-(off-road)
Range: 200 km
Primary armament: 20 mm gun (Toldi I and II)
40 mm gun (Toldi IIa and III)
Secondary armament: 1 x 8 mm machine gun
Maximum armour: 20 mm (I), 35 mm (II)
Power plant: 155 hp (116 kW)
Crew: 3

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

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[edit] Production History

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

[edit] Variants

  • Toldi I (k.hk. A20) - first variant armed with 20 mm gun, 80 made.
  • Toldi II (k.hk. B20) - variant with thicker front armour, 110 made.
  • Toldi IIa (k.hk. B40) - modification developed in 1942, armed with 40 mm gun - 80 tanks of earlier variant were rearmed this way.
  • Toldi III (k.hk. C40) - improved variant, only 12 made.

[edit] Combat History

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

These tanks were mostly used against the USSR in 1941-1944. For their light armour and armament and good radios, they were used mostly for reconnaissance. The design was no match against Soviet T-34 medium tanks.

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Hungarian armored fighting vehicles of World War II
Tanks
Toldi | Turan
Assault guns
Zrinyi
Armored cars
Csaba
Self propelled anti-aircraft
Nimrod
Hungarian armored fighting vehicle production during World War II