38M Toldi

Toldi light tank
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
DesignerMÁVAG
AB Landsverk
Designed1936–1938
ManufacturerMÁVAG
Ganz Works
Produced1939–1942
No. built202
Variants38M Toldi I
42M Toldi II
42M Toldi IIA
43M Toldi III
43M Toldi Páncélvadász
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[a] (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

The Toldi was a Hungarian light tank of World War II, developed on the basis of the Swedish Landsverk L-60. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi. The Toldi was made in several different variants including some armed with a 20 mm gun, some armed with a 40 mm gun, some fitted with schürzen plates, and even a prototype tank destroyer variant armed with a 75 mm gun. At least one was even fitted with heavy anti-tank rocket launchers.
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