43M Turán III
| 43M Turán III | |
|---|---|
| Type | Weiss Manfréd Z-V8H-4 260 hp (195 kW) |
| Power/weight | 12.5 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | leaf-spring bogie |
Operational range | 165 km |
| Maximum speed | 40-47 km/h[2] |
The 43M Turán III or 44M Turán III was a
Development
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By 1943,
Two 7.5 cm 43M tank guns were manufactured; these were built into the Turán III and the 44M Zrínyi I.[5] The Hungarian 7.5 cm 43M was developed from the blueprints of the German 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun. Being a heavily modified derivative that was converted into a tank gun, it is not a direct copy of the Pak 40.[6]
The armor of the vehicle was reinforced to around 75-95 mm on the front of the turret and the hull, which further increased the weight and slowed the vehicle down compared to the earlier Turán variants.[3][5][7]
Production
Two Turán III vehicles were produced, a prototype and a fully functioning vehicle for the trials. The Turán III with the actual turret was finished in February 1944. Mobility and firing tests were then carried out. However, no more 43M Turáns (Turán III or Turán 75 long) were constructed because of a lack of materials and the fact that after the
Service
After successful trials, the tank was accepted for service and designated as the 43M Turán. There are no records indicating if it did or did not serve in combat and the fate of the Turán III is unknown. Although it didn’t see combat, its successors did and for quite a while.
See also
Related development
- 40/41M Turán I/II – Hungarian medium tanks from which the Turán III was developed
- 44M Zrínyi I – Hungarian tank destroyer with the same gun and hull
- Tanks of comparable role, performance, and era
- 44M Tas – Hungarian medium/heavy tank
- A27M Cromwell – British medium/cruiser tank
- Carro Armato P.43 – Italian medium/heavy tank proposal
- M4 Sherman – American medium tank
- Panzer IV – German medium tank
- T-34-85– Soviet medium tank
Notes
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- ^ ISBN 9633262836.
- ^ "40M/41M Turán". www.tanks-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b "Hungarian armor part 7 – Turán III | For the Record". Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b "Magyar Harckocsik a II. Világháborúban". War Thunder - Official Forum. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ISBN 9633271827.
References
- Bernad, Dénes & Kliment, Charles K. (2015). Magyar Warriors: The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces, 1919–1945. Vol. 1. Solihull, UK: Helion. ISBN 978-1-906033-88-0.
- Csaba, Becze (2007). Magyar Steel: Hungarian Armour in WWII. Sandomierz, Poland: STRATUS for Mushroom Model Publications. ISBN 978-83-89450-29-6.
- Mujzer, Péter (2018). Operational History of the Hungarian Armoured Troops in World War II. Lublin, Poland: Kagero Publications. ISBN 978-83-66148-07-9.