Straussler V-4 | |
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Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | Kingdom of Hungary |
Service history | |
In service | 1937 |
Used by | Kingdom of Hungary |
Production history | |
Designer | Nicholas Straussler |
Designed | 1932-1937 |
Manufacturer | Manfréd Weiss Works |
Produced | 1933-38 |
No. built | 4+ |
Variants | V-3, V-4, V-4/40, Straussler Light, Type D, Type R, PV-T |
Specifications | |
Mass | 6–12 t (5.9–11.8 long tons) |
Length | 3.64 m (11 ft 11 in) |
Width | 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) |
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Crew | 3-4 |
Armor | 9-23 mm |
Main armament | 37 mm 1915M or 37 mm 36M L/45 or 40 mm 37M L/25 or L/40 (V-4/40) |
Secondary armament | 1-2 × 8 mm Gebauer 34/37M twin machine gun |
Engine | AC II (V-3) Manfréd Weiss V-OHC (V-4) Manfréd Weiss 8-cylinder (V-4/40) 100-180 hp |
Suspension | leaf spring |
Maximum speed | 60-45 km/h (on wheels) 40-32 km/h (on tracks) 8 km/h (on water) |
The Straussler V-4, also known as Light Tank V4 was a Hungarian amphibious light tank design of the interwar period and it was designed by Nicholas Straussler. It was developed from the V-3, one of Nicholas Straussler's earlier models.[1]