40M Turán medium tank
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The 40M Turán medium tank was a World War II-era Hungarian-designed armored fighting vehicle used primarily by the Royal Hungarian Army on the Eastern Front.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 41M Turán II medium tank | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
ⓘ
medium tank ⓘ |
| armorThicknessMax | 50 mm ⓘ |
| armorThicknessMin | 13 mm ⓘ |
| basedOn | Škoda T-21 tank prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hungarian World War II tanks
ⓘ
medium tanks of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| designer | Weiss Manfréd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engine | Manfréd Weiss V-8 gasoline engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 260 hp ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| height | 2.39 m ⓘ |
| hullLayout | front-mounted transmission ⓘ |
| introducedAs | 40M Turán I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 5.55 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
MÁVAG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weiss Manfréd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 47 km/h ⓘ |
| notableWeakness |
insufficient armor against late-war anti-tank weapons
ⓘ
underpowered main gun against Soviet medium and heavy tanks ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 285 ⓘ |
| operationalRange | 165 km ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Hungarian Army 1st Armored Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Hungarian Army 2nd Armored Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerToWeightRatio | about 14.4 hp/tonne ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 40 mm 41M gun ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 8 mm 34/40M Gebauer machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1942 ⓘ |
| successor |
41M Turán II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
43M Turán III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | leaf spring bogies ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| trackType | steel tracks ⓘ |
| turretType | single turret ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
defense of Hungary
ⓘ
operations against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| weight | 18 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 2.44 m ⓘ |
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41M Turán II medium tank